Home & Garden
Classic Garden Ideas from European Estates, and Which One Belongs in Your Yard
The gardens people fall for on European estates are almost never the grand ones. It's the worn corners, a bench gone grey under a climb...
This Summer, You Protect Your Home From Heat With Better Windows
Summer is here, and if you're the type who dreads the heat more than you look forward to the seaside, you're probably already thinking ...
What Alaska Property Owners Do in the Six Weeks Before Freeze Up
Termination dust shows up on the Chugach in early September. That's the first snow line on the peaks, visible from anywhere in the Anch...
Luxury Backyard Transformations: 7 Ideas That Turn a Yard Into a Living Space
Spend enough time around finished pool projects and you start to notice something. The yards that feel genuinely high-end aren't always...
Why Native Plants Are the Smartest Investment for a Low-Maintenance Yard
Now, if you've been gardening seriously for any length of time, you've eliminated the obvious errors of the frost-tender tropicals that...
6 Beautiful Material Ideas for a Softer, More Inviting Patio or Terrace
Somewhere between the polished concrete trend of the 2010s and the current desire for outdoor spaces that actually feel like extensions...
How to Light a Large Backyard When You Don’t Have Streetlights Doing the Work
If you live rural or semi-rural, you already know the problem. The sun goes down and your backyard disappears. Not dimly lit — gone. Th...
Why More Homeowners Are Converting Shipping Containers Into Garden Studios (And What Goes Wrong)
A shipping container garden studio is a repurposed 20ft or 40ft steel freight unit — originally built to carry goods across oceans — co...
How to Build an Outdoor Living Room with an Outdoor Sofa Set
Many people spend a lot on decorating their living room. They choose outdoor sofas, rugs, and lighting carefully. But the balcony or pa...
Is a Solar Waterfall Pump Kit Worth It?
Adding a waterfall to your outdoor space is a big undertaking for many people. This is especially true if you think of the work involve...
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