Build Your Ideal Deck: Materials & Resources
Do long, winter days have you dreaming of a new deck to relax on come spring and summer? Whether transforming an existing deck or building a new outdoor living space for backyard entertaining, now...
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Garden Superstars for Spring 2015
New Plants and Garden Accessories Take a Starring Role in Outdoor Rooms This Spring Short days and long nights lend themselves to dreaming of spring, triggering an itch to get out of the house...
Give your landscaping a no-maintenance makeover
Low- and no-maintenance features top the list when making over outdoor living spaces because less time maintaining means more time enjoying. Low-maintenance landscaping outranks native plantings, water features and food/vegetable gardens according to the...
Teaching Kids Gardening
A Fun, Healthy, Green and Nutritious Activity By Noel Smith Give them a vision! Make it fun and exciting through planning. Take them to the produce section of the market and show them what...
Keep the Home Fires Burning
No question that purchasing or building an outdoor fire pit can add warmth, style and drama to your backyard, patio or deck. That uniquely relaxing and captivating feeling of sitting around a campfire with...
Outside Clothes Drying
Save Money, Cut Carbon Emissions and… Get Outdoors! By Noel Smith Drying clothes outside is coming back. Using the timeless combination of sun and wind to dry clothing and linens is becoming popular. It...
