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Classic Post and Rail Fences

Traveling along the highway and those stretches of country roads, those long expanses of the classic post and rail fences are a familiar site, beautifully poised to follow the ...Read Classic Post and Rail Fences

Brick Wall Patterns

Classic outdoor brick walls have graced the outdoor spaces of all sizes of houses for centuries. Whether used to help define a property edge or accent a garden, the appeal of the outdoor brick wall has remained unchanged. Enhance your outdoor spaces with the beauty and classic tradition of …Read Brick Wall Patterns

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Outdoor Screening

Screen views for privacy or hiding an object from view. Use structures like a fence, or plants to create a screening effect in the yard...Read Outdoor Screening

Screening With Structures

Use a fence and gate, a trellis, an arbor, or a brick or stone wall to create interesting and beautiful structures to provide various screening effects ...Read Screening With Structures

The Basics of Sizing a Patio

Lay out an outdoor space in real dimensions before beginning your outdoor project. Make sure you are allowing for enough room for the proper use of your outdoor spaces ...Read The Basics of Sizing a Patio

Screening with Plants

Evergreens and other plants can be used to create various screening effects for privacy in the yard. Use the plant's characteristics of leaf size and branching to screen views ...Read Screening with Plants

Step Basics

Building correctly proportional steps is necessary for safety. Front porch steps, deck steps, a set of steps on a hillside, all need to be designed for safe use ...Read Step Basics

The Difference Between Concrete Pavers and Clay Brick Pavers

Using pavers will add ambience and interesting detail to a new or existing outdoor area. Both concrete pavers and clay brick pavers are longlasting, durable materials ...Read The Difference Between Concrete Pavers and Clay Brick Pavers

Brick Paver Patterns

Add rich, classic detailing to your outdoor walks, patio and driveway with brick or concrete pavers. Choose the pavement pattern that carries the architectural style of your house into your yard ...Read Brick Paver Patterns

Outdoor Lighting

Use outdoor lighting to enhance your outdoor living spaces with outdoor architectural lighting, outdoor accent lighting, and outdoor entry lighting to highlight and complement your homes architectural style and to create the perfect setting for all your outdoor rooms ...Read Outdoor Lighting

Plants to Use for a Formal Setting

If you are planning, or are in the thinking-about-it mode, for some type of outdoor entertaining area with a formal setting, you may be wondering what plants would be used in such a setting. There are indeed specific plants that have traditionally been ...Read Plants to Use for a Formal Setting