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Keeping Your Garden Cool During Long Hot Summers

Contributed Post With the climate getting warmer and the summers becoming drier and longer, you might find it hard to find a cool and shady spot in the garden. With an increased need for sprinklers during the hot months, you might be looking to create a permanent solution so you can enjoy cooler temperatures inside the house and outside. Below you’ll find a few tips on how to transform your outdoor space into a shady paradise where you can spend your weekends, entertain your friends, and cool down on hot days. Pergolas Image via Max Pixel If you would like to create natural shade in your garden, you might simply have to erect a pergola. These are great for providing sanctuary from the shade. Select…
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Your Home Doesn’t End At The Front Door!

Contributed Post Image Source Most of us want to take the best possible care of our home. That should hardly come as much of a surprise since, if you spend the vast majority of your time somewhere, you’re pretty much guaranteed to want it to be as nice as possible. However, there’s one common mistake that pretty much everyone makes at one point or another. It’s the kind of thing that might not seem like a big deal but can make a huge difference to the overall quality of your home. Most people tend to only every focus on the interiors of their homes. They act as though everything from their front door onwards simply doesn’t matter. Of course, this is far from the truth!…
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Give Yourself A Lot More Room With A Shed Worth Living In

Whether you want a home office that’s well separated from the main property, a guest pad, or just a place to relax that offers a perfect view of the garden, outdoor interiors might be just the tool for you. Call them outbuildings, summer houses, granny flats, fancy sheds or whatever else you like. They can jack up the value of your home and offer tons of versatility. Providing you build them right. Let’s take a closer look at some of the cracks that can appear in your outbuilding project. Pic It’s all in the budget There are a lot of costs that can build up in the process of adding an outbuilding to the home. We’ll look at some of them in more detail, later….
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Planning A Backyard You Can Enjoy All Year Round

Contributed Post Your garden can often become a little neglected during the colder months, and you might only pull out the BBQ when the sun is shining, and it’s warm enough to put a T-shirt on. However, your backyard space is effectively another room to your house that you could be utilizing more often. If you’re paying your mortgage; you might be wasting a significant portion of what you paid for, which just doesn’t make sense. Therefore, it could be time to step outside and put some plans in place to create a garden that you, your friends, and family can use whatever the season is. There’s nothing like fresh air and a bit of nature to keep your life in balance, so give the…
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Don’t Give Up On A Lopsided Garden

Contributed Post A sloping garden can be a real pain to deal with. Trying to build a shed or anything on there is out of the question and it can even be dangerous out there if the slope is particularly steep. Most people with a sloping garden just end up letting it go to waste. You can’t sit out there because it’s not level and trying to plant anything is frustrating when you’re on that hill. It often leaves people resenting their garden, but it doesn’t have to be so difficult. A sloping garden isn’t a lost cause, you just need to make some adjustments and learn how to deal with it. Here’s how you can make the most of a mountainous garden. Source Get…
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