Category: Outdoor Living

Pergolas for Your Climbing Plants

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If you’re living in the northern hemisphere like me, you’ll be noticing the days getting longer. We’ve had an amazingly mild winter so far and although it’s only January, some days are cloudless and almost springlike. But I’m not letting it fool me – a blast from Siberia could come at any time. (Update: it’s…

How To Shade A Patio

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Because we live in such a warm climate it is essential that we have shade on our patio. When looking into how to shade a patio I came up with a number of different solutions. Simple shade umbrellas are an option, but to be honest they are not stable enough. A gust of wind and…

Where To Find Raised Garden Kits

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As I start planning for the upcoming gardening season, I am excited to try out the Square Gardening method as my soil quality in my backyard is not that great and I have never had much success growing a vegetable garden. I have been busy reading both the SGM book as well as a book…

Strathwood St. Thomas Deep Seat Motion Chair with Cushions Review

Strathwood St. Thomas Deep Seat Motion Chair with Cushions

If you are like me then you may have an old resin outdoor furniture set sitting there in the backyard taking up space, but really not doing much else at all. Unloved and under-utilized, I was looking for the perfect excuse to get rid of it. The fact that it seemed to always have mold…

Choosing the Right Outdoor Furniture

Big Granite: Gardening Tips and Tool Reviews

Choosing the right outdoor furniture is a case of matching the particular construction materials with the look that you want. Wooden outdoor settings are the more traditional type of setting but they may not last as long as something that is made from cast aluminum which is the more contemporary material of the two. Have…

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