Add beauty to your porch and pergolas with vines

Repot if necessary in early spring with clay-based compost such as John Innes 3 If packaged, place outdoors in full sun, preferably 18-21°C (65-70°F) at night, a few degrees warmer during the day When plants are growing vigorously around mid-April, water freely and feed weekly with a high-nitrogen liquid feed …

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Modern captivating design ideas for small backyards

Ideas for small backyard patios are endless! Don’t be discouraged if your backyard is small and you think it can’t accommodate a hard surface. A patio can easily be built in a corner. Just think how nice it would be to escape to an outdoor oasis in your own backyard. …

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Stunning stairs with bookcases for your living room

The last thing you want is to spend time and money finding the perfect book to add to your collection, only to find a year later that they are damaged due to improper storage strategies. There are lots of considerations to keep track of when storing your collection, but perhaps …

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Add sparkle to your interior with white and blue

Blue and white interior ideas are perfect for those who want to create a sanctuary with a timeless and calm feel. A classic and versatile combination, blue and white can be used to evoke a variety of styles, from cool coastal to elegant and luxurious. To help you get inspired …

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Amazing 23+ wall art ideas for your home

Designing a wall can be a lot of fun, and the end result can be really beautiful. However, it’s important to remember that you don’t have to use traditional design principles when designing a wall. In fact, you can go completely against the grain and create something truly unique and …

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Add elegance to your backyard with raised garden designs

When gardening in areas where water drainage is poor, raised garden beds proved to be the most sensible method of gardening. Because of the much less compaction of the soil, raised gardens can improve moisture retention, helping roots develop higher and allowing higher drainage. The big advantage of raised backyard …

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Simple and elegant modern vintage designs

Sarah has been a leading interior designer for more than 20 years. Although she leans towards classical, symmetrical architecture, her style has a modern edge with her own innovative and distinctive designs of fabric, wallpaper and furniture with color and pattern. Over the past few years, Sarah has worked on …

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Growing and caring for Coleus the easy way

Plant coleus in a sunny or partially shaded location, in moist but well-drained soil. Coleus are low-growing, so they look best at the front of a border, in combination with other bedding plants, or in pots on a patio. If you are growing coleus as a houseplant, grow it in …

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Awesome flowers to plant this year

Summer may be over, but don’t put those flower vases away just yet. With the arrival of fall and colder weather comes beautiful, varied floral varieties and backyard foliage like sunny goldenrod, jewel-toned dahlias, seasonal seeds pods and much more. The warm hues and rustic textures of fall florals make …

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Astonishing outdoor lighting ideas

A variety of lighting techniques are available to highlight landscaped gardens, backyards, paths, waterways, plantings, nooks and crannies etc in houses. Lighting or spotlighting can be used to focus attention on a specific interior element such as an artifact, plant or a mural. Moonlighting or downlighting, like the moon, focuses …

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