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Dream Landscape A landscape designer drafts a master plan for the Silvas' yard. |
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Garden Design 101 You've looked at your home, apartment, or condominium a thousand times, but have you looked at it through a gardener's eyes? Have you considered what's possible? |
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Yard Work The landscape plan takes shape at the Concord TV project house. |
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6 Questions for Roger Cook This Old House landscape contractor since 1982, Roger Cook talks landscaping trends, project challenges, his favorite plants, and more. |
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Use Excel as an Architectural Design Tool Here's how to you can use the spreadsheet app to design and build simple projects such as decks, porches, dog houses, and even furniture. |
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Can't a Fella Get a Little Peace and Quiet? How to block or diffuse the sound of cars and mowers penetrating your property. |
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A Private Matter Turn your yard into a secluded haven without giving your neighbors the cold shoulder... |
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Back to Nature The greenest approach to landscaping returns a yard to its roots. |
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place Here's how to choose the right outdoor speaker system for both performance and aesthetic requirements. |
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Finding the Right Design for Your Backyard Working on a deck? Plan ahead to avoid zoning, aesthetic, and budget problems. |
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From Plan to Plants The author puts David Hawk's landscape plan into action, creating an urban garden from a forgotten side yard. |
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My Retreat, The Shed Freestanding backyard rooms, even the prefab versions, are getting fancy. |
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Planning a Vegetable Garden How to design and build a vegetable garden that really works |
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Pool Time You can't have a true tropical oasis without a swimming hole, and Rob Thompson has one in the works in West Palm Beach. |
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Need to Justify Those New Plants? It's well known that attractive landscaping can increase the selling price of a house, but before you bank on a return on any big landscaping projects, here are some data to consider. |
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An Organized Garden The This Old House landscaping expert reveals an easy way to keep a well-ordered garden. |
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Reining in Water Use Ground rules for creating a lush yard that doesn't squander the available supply of H2O. |
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Best Trades and Building Specialists 2005 Most contractors no longer do everything from framing to finish flooring. For that, they've got a network of subcontractors, or "subs": plumbers, electricians, painters, roofers, and the like. |
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Yard Work The author, who's a landscape designer, picks the proper plants for Billerica's tough New England climate. |
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Why Barns are Red and More Paint Color Cues The stories behind certain hues associated with the American landscape. |
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Landscaping the Enterprise I find the parallels between yard work and enterprise-wide information delivery to be distinctly compelling. For example, in physical library collections, the gardening metaphor of weeding is widely accepted... |
