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10 Dazzling DIY Ideas to Landscape Your Garden Fence and Add Style and Color to Your YardMake better use of your boundaries with these inspirational ideas that can be achieved in a weekend without busting the budget.
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4 Easy Ways to Turn Raised Beds Into Self-Watering Gardens That Thrive in Summer Heat & Drought – Even When You Leave TownSpend less time watering and more time enjoying your garden. Here's how to turn raised beds into self-watering systems you can practically ignore.
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Glorious Groundcover is the Soil-Cooling Secret to Blooming Borders This SummerActing as their own living mulch to lock moisture in the ground, these 7 flowering plants are a showstopper solution for tired beds in July, and will bring bobby-dazzler blooms that last into fall.
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9 Clever Landscape-Design Tricks to Make a Boxy Backyard Feel Big and BeautifulMany urban gardens are small, square plots but there are plenty of smart design techniques you can use to make your yard appear far more spacious.
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10 Ravishing Purple Flowers to Grow for the Most Beautiful Garden Borders of All Time – Get Ready to Swoon!This dazzling parade of perennial purple blooms will pack your yard with wonderful color and fill your heart with joy.
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DIY a Water Bowl Planter With a Cheap Solar Fountain and Bring Cooling Sound and Color to Your Summer GardenThis budget water feature is quick and easy to make, and sounds as good as it looks. Your weekend just got busy…
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9 Clever Landscape Designer Tricks to Make the Most of a Long Narrow GardenA skinny garden often feels like a corridor but there are plenty of designer ideas you can use to create a sense of width so your outdoor space feels bigger.
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These 7 Flowering Plants Look Like You Spent Hours Gardening But They Practically Grow ThemselvesYou don't have to work hard to have a gorgeous garden. These low-maintenance beauties fill your yard with color year after year, without much help from you.
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DIY a Stunning Water Feature to Light Summer Evenings in the Garden – it’s so Quick and Easy With a Floating Solar FountainA cheap solar fountain with LED lights lets you create a striking garden feature without busting the budget. Here's everything you need to know for a great result.
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Make a Garden Water Feature With a Floating Solar Fountain This Weekend – it's So Cheap, Easy and Sounds as Lovely as it LooksA container and a $20 solar powered fountain are all you need to create a cooling garden micropond without splashing the cash. Which of these 10 stylish ideas suits your backyard best?
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The Best Guide to Solar Garden Lighting You'll Ever ReadKnow these 5 facts about outdoor solar lights and you'll get a lot more for your money and a beautiful backyard after dark.
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Water Features You Can Easily Install Yourself For Cooling Sound in a Too-Hot GardenYou don't need to call in a landscaper to enjoy the soothing benefits of a garden water feature, however big or small your budget or backyard.
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Microponds are Replacing Trad Garden Water Features – and You Can DIY One This AfternoonA solar-powered mini pond in a pot brings soothing sound and movement, helps wildlife, and is ideal for a small yard: no wonder it’s the water feature we all want this summer.
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8 Stylish Ideas to Bring Welcome Shade to Your PatioAdd patio shade to create a cool retreat so you can seek respite from the sun and enjoy your garden through the summer heat.
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6 Low-Water Plants That Soften Hard Landscaping for a Divine Designer-Look Garden Without the Hard Work (and Yes, You Can Grow Them All in Planters, Too)Use these drought-tolerant plants alongside paths, patios, paving and walls to soften stone- and brickwork with cascading stems and billowing blooms.
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How to Paint Plant Pots For a Gorgeous Garden Upgrade – Here’s Everything You Need to Know to Get a Great Result and a Beautiful BackyardMatch up all your patio pots and planters, add a pop of color, or create an easy artistic design for a garden accent that’s uniquely yours.
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5 Outdoor Features That Make Your Home Harder to Sell – and What You Should Add to Your Yard InsteadIf you're thinking about selling your house or just want to get the biggest ROI when you do, avoid these outdoor features that make buyers think twice.
