Make Your Sunroom Sensational!
What an irony. Mankind spends a couple of million years perfecting homes that shield us from the elements and what happens? An estimated 3 million people a year build sunrooms specifically designed…
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How To Create An Amazing Container Garden
Yearning for petunias in Tucson or cactus in Chicago? Even if you have limited outdoor space you can still create a wonderful container garden. Growing plants in tubs, clay pots, wooden planters…
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Everything To Know About Picnics (And Picnic Tables!)
It will come, it really will. Picnic weather! Ah, picnics. What could be better than great food and delicious drinks eaten outside either on a blanket or (even better!) at your favorite…
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Creative Uses For Your Garden Storage Shed, Part I
The garden shed has come a long way from its humble beginnings. Back in the day, the garden shed was a pretty pathetic little building. How well I remember my Grandfather’s garden…
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Why Kids Need To Play Outside (And How To Get Them To Do It!)
Believe it or not, the national panic about kids spending too much time indoors has become so extreme that it even has a name now: Nature Deficit Disorder or “NDD.” A…
Read MoreWe’re Off To Use The (Fifthroom) Wizard
Ruby slippers are not necessary, nor is the Yellow Brick Road! However, the great thing about the Fifthroom Wizard is that it can help you easily walk through your next…
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6 Steps To Easy Easter Entertaining
Do family and friends like to gather at your place for Easter? Does it sometimes seem as though you spend all of your time working instead of enjoying the Easter…
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The 4 Best Perennial Spring Bloomers
Spring perennials are such a joy because they pop out of the ground the minute they sense warm weather. Here are some hardy spring bloomers which can give your flower garden the…
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Take A Seat. Great Outdoor Seating Options For The Deck, Patio & Porch!
Whether you’re young or old, the simple act of sitting down in a comfortable chair is one of life’s great pleasures! I’d dare say that many of us either have…
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Arbors
Arbors go way back in history, having originally been used to provide shaded passageways in Medieval and Renaissance gardens. Today, an arbor provides an immediate architectural statement in a garden (often used as…
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