Fall Front Porch Shade Planters for a Warm Welcome in Low Light
The mums are already on the steps. The pumpkins are tucked beside the door. A plaid mat has been shaken out, the lanterns are clean and the porch looks, somehow, as if fall got lost on…
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Window Box Shade Ideas for Windows Without Much Sun
The tray of petunias looks cheerful at checkout. Two weeks later, it is sulking in the window box under the porch roof, all stems and almost no charm. You water more, then less, then stand back…
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From Backyard to Booth: A Home Gardener’s Guide to Farmers Market Signage
The tomatoes are finally ripe, your zinnias are taller than your fence and the kitchen counter has disappeared under a mountain of cucumbers. It’s time to load up the car and claim your spot at the…
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Tall Container Plants for Shade: The Vertical Fix Your Dark Corner Needs
Shade containers fail because everyone starts at ground level. For years I filled the dim corners of my rental patio with the usual suspects: low ferns, creeping jenny and those dwarf hostas that look like they…
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Front Yard Borders Full Sun: Pretty Edges for Sunny, Exposed Gardens
By noon, the front path is blazing, the lawn edge is fading and that bare strip beside the driveway looks like it lost the fight weeks ago. This is where front yard borders full sun have…
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Farmers Market Booth Setup Ideas for Sellers Who Want Shoppers to Stop
The canopy leg jams halfway open, one tablecloth is still folded in the car and the first shopper is already drifting down the aisle with coffee in hand. This is the moment a farmers market booth…
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10 x 10 Farmers Market Booth Layout Ideas for Sellers Who Need Room to Work
A good 10 x 10 farmers market booth layout starts with the way your stall needs to work on market day. Before choosing tables, crates or display stands, look at what you sell, how much stock…
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Selling Produce at Farmers Markets: How Gardeners Can Turn a Big Harvest Into a Better Market Day
The truck is packed before sunrise. Tomatoes are rolling in shallow crates, basil is wrapped in damp towels and a folding table is wedged against the back door because of course it doesn’t fit the way…
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Coleus Planter Ideas That Make Plain Pots Look Full Fast
The pot by the front door has gone flat. The flowers have thinned, the soil is showing and the whole thing has started to look like a little apology beside the welcome mat. You could start…
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Narrow Front Porch Designs That Make a Small Entry Feel Beautiful and Useful
The door swings open, catches the edge of the mat and nearly knocks into the planter you bought because it looked perfect at the garden center. A delivery box sits sideways against the step. Someone has…
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4th of July Wreath Ideas for a Patriotic Front Door
The doorbell rings, the grill is already smoking out back and someone is balancing a bowl of potato salad against their hip. Before they step inside, they see the front door. That small patch of porch…
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Patriotic Front Porch Ideas for a Classic Summer Welcome
The front door swings open, the porch light clicks on and one tired little flag in a flower pot is trying to carry the whole summer mood by itself. It’s not enough. A patriotic front porch…
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Thriller Filler Spiller Ideas Full Sun Pots that Make for More Exciting Summer Containers
The patio pot looked fine in May. Respectable, even. A tall salvia stood in the middle, a few marigolds filled the sides and the whole thing had that fresh-from-the-garden-center promise. Then July arrived. The soil pulled…
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Backyard | Front Yard | Plants
Clematis Trellis Ideas for a Pretty Climbing Garden
The fence is bare, the wall looks flat, and the patio has that slightly unfinished feeling that makes you keep moving pots around as if one more terracotta planter will solve it. Then clematis enters the…
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Window Box Summer Flowers: Pretty Ideas for Full, Colorful Planters
The first hot week of summer is when a window box tells on you. The flowers that looked sweet at the garden center start sagging by Tuesday, the soil turns dry by lunch and the whole…
