Garden Enhancements

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Create a Garden Wall with a Trellis

With care and patience, you can create a new space.

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Building a Garden Wall

Create a beautiful and functional new landscape element.

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Easy Ways to Landscape Around Trees

Make the best use of your trunk space.

A rain barrel outside a garage.
How to Build a Rain Barrel

By building a rain barrel, you can save fresh water for everyday use in the garden or otherwise.

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Restoring An Outdoor Pergola

A structurally sound pergola might just need refreshed.

A retaining wall.
Building a Railroad Tie Retaining Wall: Mistakes to Avoid

This type of wall has tremendous character.

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The Painted Garden: Props, Ornaments and Paint

Add color to your garden, without planting anything.

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The Charm of a Garden Trellis

The fragrance of flowers and roses are inviting enough on their own.

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Statuary for Spectacular Gardens

The absolute appeal of garden statues remains constant.

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Garden Paths, Steps and Footbridges

No landscape is complete without a pathway through it. From simple flagstones to terrace steps.

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Ferns Can Make Your Garden Green

If you have a shady moist, area, ferns will thrive there.

A woodchip pathway in a blooming flower garden.
Designing Garden Walks and Pathways

For a formal walk or an informal stroll, design the path that fits your garden's setting.

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Stunning Garden Decorations

Make your garden more enticing with this simple guide.

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Awnings for your Home Retractable or fixed?

There are all kinds of good reasons for adding an awning to your home.

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All About Arbors

Nothing is prettier than an arbor covered in climbing roses, honeysuckle, or whatever is your favorite

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An Arbor Can Add Style and Value to Your Yard

When warm weather arrives we all want to spend time outside.

A picturesque garden wall with climbing vines and a bulls-eye window.
Garden Wall Ideas

Build or decorate a wall to suit your garden, and your personality.

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Choosing the Best Pergola

Add shade and visual appeal with this DIY task.

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Putting in a Garden Trellis

It's not difficult, requiring no special tools or knowledge.

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How To Assemble A Metal Trellis

Building a metal trellis for your garden is not a difficult task and can be completed in an afternoon.

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Design a Custom Trellis

Support the plants that offer visual appeal and shade.

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How To Design A Retaining Wall

Retaining walls offer support for your landscaping and home.

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Garden Gates

One of these 7 gate styles should suit your garden.

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Enhance Your Home Landscape with Rocks and Boulders

Add a dramatic hardscape element to your garden.

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Wire Garden Fencing Installation in 5 Steps

Protect your garden with simple to install wire fencing.

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Building an Arbor in Your Garden

Thinking about building an arbor in your garden this year but wondering if it will be worth the effort?

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How to Lay Retaining Wall Blocks

When there is the need to build up a wall along a hillside, retaining wall blocks are a great solution.

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How to Paint Concrete Garden Statues

Protect them from the elements.

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Living Wall: Create a Vertical Garden

Dress your home up with some living artwork.

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Temporary Awnings

Look around you when you take your next road trip and see if you can spot all the different awnings.

A decorative garden fence.
3 Decorative Garden Fence Ideas

Spruce up your garden fence with these ideas.

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Build a Garden Trellis for Vegetables, Vines and Flowers

Garden trellises are functional as well as beautiful.

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How to Fix Your Broken Garden Gnome

Life in the outdoors can be hard on a garden gnome.

A fan trellis sits against a wall in a residential yard.
How to Build a Fan Trellis

Add a statement piece to your garden landscape by following these steps.

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Where To Place An Outdoor Pergola

A pergola is a simple structure that has been in use for centuries.

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Build A Garden Swing In 10 Steps

The following method can be used to create a fantastic wooden garden swing in 10 easy steps.

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Make A Bubbler Fountain In 5 Steps

A bubbler fountain is an attractive and fun addition to any yard or garden.

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Things To Avoid With A Metal Trellis

Adding a metal trellis to your garden can be a beautiful and interesting visual garden element.

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How To Resurface A Concrete Retaining Wall

Concrete can crumble and you can piece it together.

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Building a Retaining Wall to Prevent Erosion

Erosion results in soil shifting downhill.

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Best Ways to Organize a Planter Trellis

A trellis helps your vines grow up.

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How to Install Garden Fencing Mesh

The height will depend on what animals you need to keep out.

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Adding an Outdoor Sink in the Garden

Adding an outdoor sink in the garden can be both useful and decorative. The sinks do not have to be new. They can be recycled from old sinks and installed into accent planters or newly built outdoor tables. Choosing a Location for Installation When installing an outdoor sink, it is necessary to choose

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Mistakes to Avoid when Building a Retaining Wall

If you have a sloping or uneven landscape, building a retaining wall can help to stabilize the soil. The wall helps to consolidate the ground and prevent erosion through the redistribution of lateral pressure caused by the slope. Concrete, bricks, wood, stone or railroad ties are some of the materials