Outdoor Living

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    Design

    Planting Around a Patio in the Pacific Northwest

    February in our region was a month of waiting for the weather to get better. Warm winds and longer days have finally arrived, and most of us are desperate to…

  • wider view of garden transformation and surrounding garden beds
    Design

    DeBorrah’s Garden Sanctuary

    My name is DeBorrah Tibbs. I live in the hot Georgia Peach state in Smyrna. Gardening is my passion and is ever changing. I have gardened most of my life,…

  • How-To

    Creating an Outdoor Shower

    Forget about rinsing off with the garden hose. After a day spent mulching and weeding under the hot sun, nothing beats an outdoor shower. All that fresh air, warm water,…

  • Purple and chartreuse form the backbone of the color scheme.
    Design

    A Garden That Has It All

    My husband and I moved into our house in November nine years ago. I recall the weather vividly because, instead of starting my new journey indoors with painting walls and…

  • Design

    Design a Better Deck

    Any outdoor space is better than no outdoor space. Even the kind of deck that we call a “penalty box”—the type you’ve probably seen attached to one side of a…

  • Design

    Seating Areas Made Simple

    Your ideal outdoor living space is only three steps away

  • Video

    Tour the Peggy Rockefellar Rose Garden

  • How-To

    How to Make a Straw-Bale Garden

    Why build a straw-bale garden? For starters, it’s the perfect solution if you only have a small space to garden. This whole concept was fairly straightforward and comes together easily.…

  • Design

    Gardening for wildlife

    See how this gardener designed her garden to be friendly to wildlife.

  • Video

    Controlling Weeds

    Here are the steps you need to take in order to keep weeds at bay: 1. Let sleeping seeds lie. Digging and cultivating brings weed seeds to the surface. 2.…