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Best Reader Reuse Ideas 2013

Jun 19 2013 06:05:00AM

By reimagining discarded and undistinguished materials, these thrifty readers created projects that look far richer than their price tags

From Blah Lawn to Backyard Rose Garden Paradise

Jun 19 2013 06:05:00AM

On the way to swapping turf for cottage-style plantings, this self-taught gardener discovered a passion for her new pastime

Best Curb Appeal Before and Afters 2013

Jun 19 2013 06:05:00AM

You showed us your amazingly transformed home exteriors. Now see which ones were finalists in our annual Reader Remodel Contest

Keep Hardscaping Clean and Manicured

Jun 19 2013 06:05:00AM

From moss to cracks, TOH landscape contractor Roger Cook has your hardscaping answers

How to Build a Privacy Planter

Jun 19 2013 06:05:00AM

Use cedar and stock lumber to spruce up—and shield—your backyard

pouring concrete pad is typically a pro job

Jun 19 2013 06:05:00AM

Pouring a concrete pad is typically a pro job because there's no learning as you go—concrete begins to harden as soon as water is added.
—Building Blocks for a Perfect Patio