Angelika Garlej managed to transform an unloved courtyard into a relaxing BBQ space using online and high street bargains. (Latestdeals.co.uk) While we may aspire to create a garden of dreams, the cost of a makeover can put many off taking on the project. But one woman has provided proof that […]
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Melania Trump is still complaining about criticism of her “Beverly Hillbillies” Rose Garden damage / LGBTQ Nation
Melania TrumpPhoto: Screenshot/Twitter Melania Trump is getting mocked online after she showed that she’s still bitter about the criticism she got for her “Beverly Hillbillies” changes to the White House Rose Garden a year later. Last year, presidential historian and author Michael Beschloss went viral last year when he tweeted […]
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How to Create Privacy in Your Garden Using Plants
Photo credit: meldayus – Getty Images Now that you’ve created a beautiful garden in your backyard or on your deck, patio or balcony, you want to enjoy it! There’s only one problem: You’ve got an unobstructed view of your neighbor’s funky garbage cans or an ugly concrete wall staring back […]
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How to Create Privacy in Your Garden with Plants
Photo credit: meldayus – Getty Images Now that you’ve created a beautiful garden in your backyard or on your deck, patio or balcony, you want to enjoy it! There’s only one problem: You’ve got an unobstructed view of your neighbor’s funky garbage cans or an ugly concrete wall staring back […]
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How lockdown garden practice and fatherhood honed Max Whitlock’s Olympic charge
Ask a layman which gymnastics apparatus gives off the most terrifying vibe, and they will probably go for the rings – where the crucifix is an essential pose – or the beam on the women’s side. Few would mention the pommel horse. It has a friendly look about it: a […]
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These Italian villages want to pay you $33,000 to move in | Home & Garden
A lost city is resurfacing after being submerged beneath an Italian lake for over seven decades. Buzz60’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story. Ever dreamed of opening an artisan boutique and settling down for good in an idyllic village in Italy’s […]
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This Scandinavian-Inspired Dollhouse Has a Mini Rock Garden
Good news, miniature lovers! Dollhouse Beautiful is back for Season 2. This time, House Beautiful gave six California designers the same midcentury modern dollhouse and $500 to decorate it any way they wanted. A whole lot of Krazy Glue, DIY accents, and miniature accessories later, we present Dollhouse Beautiful. Tune […]
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10 best garden benches to suit every outdoor space
Materials matter when it comes to choosing the right bench for you and wood looks naturally appropriate outdoors (The Independent) Sales of garden furniture have boomed, growing by 120 per cent in the first three months of 2021 alone, as many of us continue to socialise outdoors amid the coronavirus […]
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How to create a Japanese zen garden, according to experts
What are Japanese gardens? Kato said Japanese gardens are designed to allow people to connect with nature. They create a sense of peace, harmony and tranquility. Grzybek added that Japanese gardens promote being present and mindful in the moment. “It’s a very closely guarded cultural art form,” Grzybek said. “It’s […]
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How the pros plan the perfect garden party
This summer, I’m embracing yellow, orange and pink. I don’t know if it’s a subconscious thing because yellow is the Pantone Colour of the Year, but I’m craving bright colours, sunshine, cheer and playfulness. I like the idea of barefoot, carefree escapism and dirt-floor decadence – a little bit “Summer […]
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Kovels Antiques: Auctions are good places to find an interesting decoration for a room | Home & Garden
Current prices Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions. Advertising calendar, 1944, Atlantic Gas & Oil, George H. Emerick, patriotic images, Fife & Drummers marching, Eagle, Liberty Bell, crossed American flags, […]
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7 ways to update a basic bathroom | Home & Garden
Inexpensive DIY projects can easily update your bathroom. Praiwan Wasanruk/Getty Images/iStockphoto/TNS BHG.com Sure, the ever-functional bathroom is sometimes swept aside in favor of decorating more grandiose rooms. But your bathroom doesn’t have to be boring! It’s the little details that count, so we’ve rounded up seven easy DIY updates for […]
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Lutron Caseta Outdoor Smart Plug Review: Flexibility in the garden
I’m not saying the Lutron Caseta Wireless Outdoor Smart Plug saved me from being viciously attacked by wild birds, but that’s certainly a possibility. Latest addition to the Caseta smart home range, the outdoor plug does exactly what you’d expect: give you weatherproof control over exterior devices, without having to […]
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Is the open floor plan on its last legs? Not in Lancaster County | Home & Garden
It’s a question that’s been posed every so often for years. And now, after an extended period of homebound family togetherness and staring at the walls — or in many cases lack thereof — people are asking it again. “Is the Open Floor Plan Really Dead?” inquired a headline in […]
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Garden by Homebase at Next launches in stores today
Next’s collaboration with Homebase will be available in stores from today (12 April) as non-essential shops across England open their doors to the public once again. The retailer will now feature a garden centre section in some stores, as part of a new partnership with Homebase. Garden by Homebase at […]
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women on the joys of their garden retreats
Photograph: Suki Dhanda/The Observer Angela Benjamin At the entrance to Angela Benjamin’s shed is a copper sign that reads: “She Cave”, and a deep purple clematis weaves its way through the letters. The shed is a simple wooden structure at the end of her garden in Ealing, west London that […]
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The 9 Wildest Garden Design Requests These Pros Have Fielded
SOME OF US might debate placing any sort of decoration in our yard. Will our neighbors find even a discreet tin deer statue pretentious? Other homeowners, however, freely pursue extravagant landscape ambitions limited only by their imaginations. Santa Barbara designer Margie Grace recalled designing and installing over 10 types of gardens on a three-acre site in five months. ”A […]
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Who needs pubs anyway? How to create the ultimate garden bar at home
“We got married two weeks before the first lockdown, on my 40th birthday. In lieu of our planned honeymoon, we set out to create an extra entertainment room – an escape from the kids where we could display Ryan’s cricket memorabilia, and which we could use in both good and […]
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DIY SOS-style rally for lucky family ‘blasted into garden’ by gas explosion
NEIGHBOURS have launched a DIY SOS style plan to help a family whose house was obliterated in a gas explosion. Darren Cornish, 48, was with parents Alan, 73, and Josie, 75, when the property collapsed around them – but the trio somehow made it out alive. Darren Cornish, 48, was […]
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The best indoor garden for every type of gardener in 2021
As the old proverb goes “no garden is without its weeds.” While that may be a sage metaphor, there is, in fact, an entire category of indoor gardens free from weeds, bugs and even soil in some cases: Indoor pod gardens fitted with LED grow lights and self-watering mechanisms abound […]