With temperatures already creeping into the triple digits, there's no time like the present to bring the thermometer down in your outside spaces and make your backyard a place to chill (literally).

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Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

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Your home may be your castle, but rather than surround it with a moat, use any of these wonderful yard landscaping ideas to add warmth, color, and texture to the place you love to live. Whether you ...

If you are lucky enough to have a big backyard to hang out in, you probably want to be able to enjoy it for as much of the year as possible. That's especially true when it's summer and outdoor ...

Backyard landscape with pergola and gravel garden - Rabbitti/Getty Images Let's face it. Backyards (and front ones) can be a lot of work. Between weeding, watering, fertilizing, and pruning, ...

When you want to upgrade your backyard, you typically need a couple different experts: a designer and an installer. An experienced designer has a knack for where things should go and has spent years ...

Scott McMahon wanted to create a true desert landscape — one bursting with native and arid plants, He started by planting trees to provide shade and structure, but chose Sonoran natives By bringing ...