Latest articles by Emma Kendell
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Ikea’s New Garden Cabinets are the Chic Space-Saving Storage Solution Your Backyard NeedsStoring garden tools and patio clutter just got a whole lot simpler and more stylish – it's time to ditch that rotten shed…
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ALDI’s Rave $15 Raised Planter Sold Out in Days Last Year & Now it’s Back – Get Yours While You Still Can For Small-Garden Style & No-Mess CropsThis elevated planter is simple, stylish and deserves a spot in your garden.
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Prune These 7 Garden Shrubs in May – Here’s EXACTLY How Much to Snip Off to Get Lots More Flowers Next SpringPruning is scary when you’re a beginner gardener, we know, but be brave and show these spring-flowering plants some tough love.
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ALDI Just Dropped a New Garden Range You Need to Know About – the Lemon Print Pruners & Kneeler Pad Will Style up Your SummerBargain alert: these garden goodies arrive on April 29 and they’re not going to stay on the shelves for long.
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10 Accent Plants Landscape Designers Love But Anyone Can Grow – Add the Wow Factor to Your Backyard This WeekendPlant a standout but simple-to-grow garden centerpiece and get the designer look for less.
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These 5 Sense-Soothing Garden Plants Are Almost as Good as Therapy – and a Heck of a Lot CheaperCreate a relaxing backyard sanctuary with plants that calm your body and clear your mind.
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Chic Wildlife Houses to Welcome Beneficial Critters & Control Garden Pests This Spring – Natural Pest Control Never Looked So Good!These stylish wildlife homes work as gorgeous garden decor as well as providing habitat for ladybugs, birds, toads, bats, bees and butterflies who all help to control backyard pests.
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Ants Leave My Patio Alone All Summer, Thanks to This One Plant – and it’s So Cheap & Easy to Grow From SeedIf you’re only going to add one plant to your garden this year, make it this one: it gets rid of ants on your patio and smells amazing.
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7 Trailing Plants That Look Terrific Cascading From a Hanging Basket – April is the Perfect Time to Add Them to Your Garden PlantersThese thriller spiller plants will add plenty of drama to a hanging basket and they're all easy to grow, even if you're a beginner gardener.
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Meet Your Perfect Rose to Plant Now, With a Scent to Match Your Favorite Perfume & Fill Your Garden With a Fragrance You AdoreRoses have all sorts of different scents from sweet honey to spicy cloves, with fruity as well as floral notes, so use your favorite perfume to guide you to the exact right variety that will fragrance your backyard with an aroma you love.
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4 Magic Ingredients to Make Hanging Baskets Low Maintenance and Produce Lots More Flowers, All Summer LongHanging baskets are a beautiful addition to any backyard, but are they hard work? Not if you add these little extras that take all the stress out of growing a stunning suspended container.
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Discover the Exact Right Tomato to Grow for Maximum Flavor in Your Garden Space Whether That’s a Big Backyard, Balcony or Just a Windowsill!Here’s the expert edit you need to slice through the thousands of varieties on offer and find the very best tomato for whatever outdoor space you've got.
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Make a Small Backyard Feel Bigger With 8 DIY Garden Designer Tricks to Maximize Your Outdoor SpaceSteal a simple small-space rule or two from garden designers and make your backyard seem twice the size.
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10 Best Small-Space Veggies That Thrive in Containers For a Productive Kitchen Garden on Your Patio or DeckNo room for a vegetable patch? No problem! All these tasty veggie varieties grow exceptionally well in containers, bring abundant harvests and make attractive patio pots, too.
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How to Mow to Get Lush, Greener Grass: These 5 Gems of Expert Know-How Will Transform Your Lawn Without Any Extra Time, Effort or ExpenseSkip straight to the top of the lawn care learning curve with these simple mowing adjustments that naturally lead to a lush, luxurious sward of green, green grass.
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ALDI’s New Outdoor Rugs Turn a Backyard From Drab to Fab, Fast – it’s the $25 Spring Upgrade Your Garden’s Been Waiting ForAn outdoor rug brings instant style to a patio or deck, creating an outdoor living vibe as well as being soft underfoot for a barefoot backyard summer.
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6 Stylish Privacy Plants To Screen Your Garden if You’ve Already Had Enough of Your Annoying Neighbors This YearWhen you’re planting for privacy, using layers of airy planting is the smart and stylish DIY solution to screen your backyard from prying neighbors.
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Do This One Vital Task as Soon as Peony Shoots Emerge in Spring For Bigger, More Abundant FlowersAs soon as you spot those distinctive red shoots in spring, take 10 minutes to do this easy job and you’ll fuel your peony plant to produce luxuriously big blooms.
