1 August 2011

Herb Gardens: Flavorful Gardening Landscape Additions

An easy way to ease into gardening is when you receive a tangible benefit. A cottage herb garden provides visual interest, delightful scents and a perpetual supply of fresh herbs. A snip here, a…

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29 July 2011

Keep Hornets From Crashing Your Picnic

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26 July 2011

How to Illuminate Your Yard With Landscape Lighting

Create a stunning landscape that can be enjoyed during the day and night with inventive outdoor lighting solutions.Outdoor LivingLighting

23 July 2011

Plan of the Week – “Soak in the Summer!”

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19 July 2011

Complete Your Landscape With a Backyard Cottage

Charming Outbuildings Provide Storage, Workspace or a Quick Getaway

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15 July 2011

DIY Project – How to Install a Porch Swing

Nothing says summertime quite like a tall pitcher of iced tea or lemonade while swaying on a porch swing. This DIY article from our friends at BuildDirect shows how to add this attractive addition to…

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10 July 2011

Your Yard: Are You Ready to Loose the Lawn?

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9 July 2011

Plan of the Week – “Designed to Minimize Flood Damage”

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5 July 2011

Great Grill Setups Take the Party Outside – Over 1500 Ideas!

  tropical patio design by boston showroom…

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29 June 2011

How to Collect Water With Rainbarrels

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25 June 2011

Plan of the Week – “4-Bedroom Home with Bonus Bachelor Suite”

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22 June 2011

How to Aerate Your Lawn

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14 June 2011

Screen the Porch for a Living Room (Almost) all Year

traditional porch…

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3 June 2011

Entrance Canopies – The New Porch (13 images)

Creative Overhangs Offer Sheltered Passage to the Front Door  

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24 May 2011

12 Ways to Prep the Porch for Summer

  traditional porch design by charleston…

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21 May 2011

Plan of the Week – “Stunning 5-Bedroom Getaway”

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9 May 2011

How to Improve Home Cooling with Trees

While green homes often sport all manner of technical solutions to keep them optimized and efficient, the landscaping can have a significant effect on the building and its energy use. Site…

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1 May 2011

What’s Hiding Under the Stairs – A Space With Possibilities!

Many new homeowners are looking for efficient uses of space. I would like to share this article from one of my favourite inspirations sources, the Houzz website. This site is a mecca for ideas and…

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26 April 2011

Garden Tip: Create your own compost for a green garden

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20 April 2011

Landscaping for curb appeal made easy

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