backyard - Fine Gardening
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Design
How to Build a Garden Sanctuary With an Ecological Pond
In her article Building a Backyard Retreat, Sabrena Schweyer shares how she went about transforming a small, ordinary backyard into a place for the homeowners and their guests to connect,…
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Article
How to Build a Better Backyard Retreat
What could be more satisfying than transforming an unused outdoor space into a sanctuary? Fifteen years ago, Larry Jacobs contacted our sustainable landscape design firm because he wanted to add…
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Article
Sharing Plants for a Beautiful Garden
Today’s photos come from Teresa Greco’s garden in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon. Teresa says that her garden is planted with some 80% shared plants, bulbs, and tubers from friends.…
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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,…
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Design
Using Containers as a Design Element
Careful and considered placement can add a sense of coherence to a garden
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Design
Transforming a Barren Backyard
Berms and a dry streambed change the terrain from flat to rolling