Get The Look - Outdoor Living Architectural Structures

Photo Inspiration Better Homes and Gardens

With the emergence of pre-fabricated architecutral structures on the market, getting this outdoor living look - pergola and all is just a click away.

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Get The Look - Small Outdoor Space

Image Inpspiration - Canadian House and Home

Five items and some plants is all it took to fill out this appealing Asian inspired small outdoor space.

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Design 101 - Guest Blogger Sarah Kinbar on Urban Container Gardens

My first visit to New Orleans—just this fall—was a wake-up call for me on the importance of balcony gardens, which are the heart and soul of the French Quarter. Block after block, my eye was drawn to the balconies decorated with the most useful of garden accessories: glorious planters, alive with trailing ivy and pothos, bright with geraniums and petunias. There’s a reason these plants are standard fare for planters—they’re so easy to care for, they make a bold statement visually and they graciously accept the home of a small planter filled with healthy soil.

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Design 101 - Holiday Decorating with Empty Planters

Deborah Silver and CO.Just because your annuals have died back in your planters doesn’t mean you have to move them to the garage or basement for the winter.  Keep your beautiful planters outdoors and use them as the base for our gorgeous holiday decorating ideas.

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Inspiration Board - Let the Outdoor Holiday Decorating Begin!

We would like to believe that your outdoor spaces can be fantastic year round but if there are two times of the year that they are the stars of the show it is summer and the holidays.  All this month we will be inspiring you to make your outdoor space great for the holidays and we will start you off with this Inspiration Board.

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Get The Look - The Mid Atlantic Aesthetic

There is some general disagreement regarding the states that comprise the Mid Atlantic Region.  Generally the region is located between New England and the South and depending on with whom you are speaking the region will include some combination of the following states: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, Virginia, New York and West Virginia.  In this Get the Look we’ve zeroed in on a vignette from Virginia.

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Discover - Winter Care for Outdoor Planters and Fountains

Viterbo Scroll Garen Urn and PedetalIf you live in an area that receives below freezing temperatures during the winter a few simple steps will help to prevent most damage.

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Before & After - Coco from COCOCOZY

We ran across this outdoor room makeover from Coco at COCOCOZY and we thought it was a perfect example of Before & After for our week long discussion on color.  It was fortuitous that we ran across this great post because our blog is so new we have not received any reader submitted photos to share.  Send us your before and after photos - we can't wait to start posting them!

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Design 101 - Color for Fall Planters

As we transition from the bonanza of summer flowers to early fall and winter there are several things you can do to keep your outdoor space colorful and vibrant.

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