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Outdoor Rooms: A Bungalow Porch Makeover

This bare-bones porch went from lackluster to lovely on a budget. Luckily, a pretty porch only takes a little vision, some massed containers of plants, and a few…

Outdoor Rooms: A Vintage Glass House

Inspiration thrives amid the rusty relics and creative repurposing at Barbara and Brent Hochstetler’s mercantile, Sister’s Garden & Bloom, located between Iowa City and Kalona, Iowa. Their greatest…

Outdoor Living: An Instant Patio Makeover

Even the most uninspiring concrete slab can become a lively and welcoming outdoor room overnight with a cheerful infusion of color, character, and comfort. Talk about a blank…

Easy Garden Ideas: Flea Market Containers

Almost anything can be transformed from a flea market find or junk rescue into a planted pot. Look for inspiration in all the likely places: tag sales, farm…

Plan Your Garden: Keeping a Record

Do you ever find yourself at a loss when someone asks what variety of hydrangea you’re growing? Or wonder which kind of begonia it was that performed so…

Set Up a Flea Market Potting Bench

Organize your potting bench and give it character at the same time with flea market finds and repurposed treasures.   Start with a rustic piece like this weather-beaten…

Super Simple Supermarket Florals

Nothing perks a home up more, indoors or out, like fresh flowers. If you lack the luxury of a cutting garden, look down your grocer’s produce aisle. Cut…

10 Timeless Flea Market Finds

The popularity of and interest in vintage collectibles follows fashions like almost everything else but among the thousands of items on offer at even the biggest sale, you…

Gift Guides 2015: Plants & Planes

We’ve made our holiday lists and are checking them twice. And while we’re at it, we thought it might be nice to share some of the items that…

A Visit to the Apple Orchard

Have you ever noticed how much the pleasure of being outdoors is enhanced in the fall? The crisp air laced with the scents of fallen leaves and wood…

Fall Party on the Porch

Once the busyness of summer is gone and the slow dance of autumn begins, gather your friends and family for a relaxing harvest-theme party outdoors. We had an…

Texas in the Fall: Pumpkins as Far as the Eye Can See

After several days of shopping the Texas Antique Week, head to Dallas for a sight that will surely tickle your fall fancies.   The Pumpkin Village at the…