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[6 Feb 2011 | No Comment | 4,902 views]
Tips on Buying Children’s Picnic Tables

Keep your kids happy with furniture all their own when you buy children’s picnic tables for your home. These small picnic tables can accommodate kids up to about age 7 and allow them to eat comfortably when they’re not big enough for traditional patio dining sets. Whether you’d like durable plastic picnic tables to keep in your backyard or simple wooden picnic tables for your deck, the following suggestions will help you buy picnic tables that your children and your friends’ children will love. Read on for tips on buying …

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[3 Jan 2009 | 2 Comments | 19,018 views]
Pergola Decorating Ideas

Pergolas need to add the style, art and the structure of a court. Use your imagination and decorate as you would a room inside.
A pergola is similar to a truss, but is generally larger and not attached to a house. It can add elegance to your home while providing a focal point for decorating and design. A pergola can link different parts of the garden, such as public spaces, to more private spaces. It can provide a remote area in the courtyard which can be used for dining or relaxing. …

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[24 Apr 2008 | 10 Comments | 66,109 views]
Landscape Elements – Hardscapes

A landscape is never complete if its soft elements are not completed correctly by its hardscape. Hardscape or “hardscaping” is composed of inanimate elements of landscaping, particularly the work of masonry or carpentry. For example, stone walls, concrete or brick patios, tile roads, bridges made of wood and wooden trees would all be considered as part of the hardscape. But hardscape goes beyond large-scale projects like these. Any non-life ornamentation in your landscaping is technically part of the hardscape.
Without the clever arrangement of stone and other components hardscape, the most …

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[25 Mar 2008 | 6 Comments | 14,920 views]
Water Features and Lighting on Patio

Water Features
Water features such as water garden ponds and garden fountains are pleasant additions to the design of a landscape, because it provides diversion scenes simply plants. Nothing can transform a landscape quite like water. It relieves the monotony of the garden and provides functionality accent that makes the garden or landscape interesting.

Whether it is a spectacular waterfall or a quiet pond, water works its magic on any garden, providing a focal point and a region that soothes the soul. Movement of water provides delightful background music and masks traffic …