Backyard gardening can improve your mental health with minimal effort on your part. Join landscape designer and Done-In-A-Weekend Projects host Doug Scott to learn how. This post is sponsored by Exmark. Gardening can take your mind off of daily stresses. (happy_finch, Getty Images) Benefits of Backyard Gardening The positive impacts of gardening are almost endless, … Read more
Enjoy a perfect slice of backyard life by making a DIY pizza oven stand. No day full of family, friends, and fun is complete without a great dinner to close out the night — and pizza makes for the perfect topping to any backyard party. Follow along with Doug Scott, landscape designer and host of … Read more
Boosting your home’s curb appeal doesn’t require a massive amount of time and effort. Here are five modern front porch ideas — best of all, you can tackle all of these projects in just one weekend. This front porch is low to the ground, and the homeowners don’t have special accessibility needs, so we removed the … Read more
Running out of room to plant things? Don’t fret! Instead, look up — and create a vertical garden. Whether you’re planting an herb garden or an array of annuals, this build is bound to boost your backyard’s appearance. Even better, you can use vertical gardens to create consistent aesthetics throughout your yard, defining separate living … Read more
Building an outdoor TV cabinet isn’t hard at all. And the result is more than worth the effort. Best of all, you’ll be able to watch the game — or anything else — while dining or lounging on your deck or patio. Materials Half-inch treated plywood Pressure-treated 2-by-6s Coated deck screws TV mount and hardware … Read more
Video Playback Not Supported Moving water from gutters to the ground in a controlled fashion is a necessary chore, but rain chains are the perfect blend of form and function because they do it with style. Rain chains come in all kinds of materials to match just about any home. From black powder-coated aluminum to … Read more