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Posts tagged “landscaping”

Before and After: Tyler's Front Yard

before You may remember Tyler's Modern Credenza IKEA Hack, and the swap-out of his house numbers. Tyler's most recent project has been making over the front yard of his home in Washington state. Che...

Garden Inspiration: EBMUD Plants and Landscapes for Summer Dry Climates

Inspiration sometimes comes from the most unlikely of sources. This has been sitting on our "to-blog list" for a while now, and somehow always gets bumped down. But with this summer's water rationin...

14 Tips for Native Landscaping
Oregon Home

Using plants native to your climate means that they're more apt to use less water, and survive during a drought. Eco-friendly landscaping can also help protect your property in a fire zone. Check out...

Patio Transformation: The Retaining Wall

before, jump below for after A while back, we showed you our patio transformation; from dirt pit to granite sitting area. But we failed to mention that the before state we showed off wasn't really the...

Mulch and a Backyard Makeover

In the process of cleaning up and redoing our backyard, the amount of garden debris that we've collected has far outrun our weekly curbside composting pickup. In a recent dead tree branch and overgr...