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10 Flowering Shrubs for Your Garden
If you're going to invest the money, time and valuable garden space in shrubs, you may as well make sure...
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9 Butterfly Flowers to Grow From Seed
Want to attract butterflies on a budget? Fill your garden with beautiful butterfly flowers from just a few dollars' worth...
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What is Paver Base and Should You Use It
When you look out over your patio, what you see (hopefully) are nice solid patio stones or pavers laid in...
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37 Sensational Fire Pits that Will Let You Soak Up Sunsets
Fire pits come in all shapes and sizes. Check out our 37 favorite fire pits, and be inspired to create...
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Finally Build Your Dream Shed
Build your dream shed with easy access, storage galore and a private porch for lounging. Here's how to do it:
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Don’t Make These Mistakes When Planting a Tree
Reap rewards from your investment of time and money by planting a tree correctly. Avoid these costly mistakes—all of which...
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How to Build a Privacy Screen on Your Patio
This wooden privacy screen works as a fence-like barrier between your patio or deck and your neighbors.
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Garden and Lawn Maintenance Tips
Yard maintenance: Our experts weigh in with their best tips ever about how to get a healthy and beautiful lawn...
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How to Repair a Chain Link Fence
Save money with this simple DIY repair
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Miter Saw Tuneup
If your miter saw isn’t cutting square, the problem is easy to fix. Unplug the saw, loosen the fence bolts,...
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The Best Herbs to Grow in a Patio Garden
You don't need a lot of space to grow herbs. In fact, herbs are easy to grow and great candidates...
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10 Lawn Care Myths You Really Need To Stop Believing
When to fertilize, when to water, how short to cut the grass. You've surely heard one or more of these...
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12 Inspiring DIY Flower Walls
Move over planters and flower beds. This year, everyone wants a living flower wall! Display your favorite flowers and plants...
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21 Shed Organization Ideas and Projects You Should Know
Looking for ways to clean up your garden shed mess? We've got the best projects for organizing your shed and...
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Tips for Tidy Outdoor Storage
Wouldn't it be nice to have all of your gardening tools and supplies organized and in a handy location? Read...
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14 Awesome Plans for DIY Patio Furniture
Upgrade your patio with DIY furniture. It may seem daunting to try to build your own furniture but we'll show...
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Greenhouse from the Salad Bar
The next time you hit up a salad bar for lunch, save the plastic clamshell container. It can be reused...
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Grass Seed Broadcaster
Plastic berry containers have more uses than simply keeping your fruit fresh. The holes in the bottom make them perfect...
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10 Tips for Winter Composting
There's no reason to let compost go dormant over the winter. Keeping your compost active year-round offers a range of...
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15 Useful Tools for Collecting Leaves
With fall comes of the promise of leaves, clumping up on your grass and matting down on your flowerbeds (even...
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10 Ornamental Grasses to Grow in Your Yard
Ornamental grass is beautiful, boisterous and bountiful. They're also easy to grow and pretty much deer- and drought-tolerant. Here are...
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Square Foot Gardening
Make the most of your time and space with a smarter way to plant your garden: square foot gardening
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Build a License Plate Birdhouse
Personalize a DIY birdhouse with an old license plate, and you’ll have a real one-of-a-kind place for birds to call...
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10 Wildflowers That Do Well in Home Gardens
Wildflowers are a good option for the gardener who wants plants to do the "heavy lifting" without a lot of...
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11 Sparkling Shrubs for Today’s Yards
Shrubs have come a long way since the days of "blink and you'll miss seeing it bloom" forsythias. Advances in...
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What Is the Best Height to Cut Grass?
There is more to a healthy lawn than watering and fertilizing.
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How To Kill Weeds With Broadleaf Herbicide
Learn how to mix and apply concentrated broadleaf herbicide to eliminate pesky weeds in the yard.
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Everything You Need for a Backyard Movie Theater
An outdoor movie night isn't just for a park or public lawn — you can create a DIY backyard movie...
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10 Stone Patio Ideas
Patios are made for relaxing. Trying to find the perfect look for your patio shouldn't be stressful. Here are ten...