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This Old House expert home improvement advice on garden design and planning, including container gardens, native plants, hedges, and more

marigolds, asters, zinnias, and dusty miller in late summer

How to Get Late-Summer Color in Your Garden

A strategic mix of annuals and perennials yields a brilliant garden when the heat is really on… more

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LAWN Planning

A Backyard Built for Playing Games

More LAWN Planning:: Best Yard Before and Afters 2009; Which Grass is Best for Your Area?; Lawn-Care Timeline; Plants for Paths and Patio Edges; Grass Species

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PLANTS Planning

Grow a Healthy Vegetable Garden

More PLANTS Planning:: Using Rain Gardens to Keep Waterways Pollution-Free; 12 Deadliest Garden Plants; Succulent Plant Types; A Front Yard Becomes a Community Garden; How to Make an Herb Planter From a Wagon; Living Large in a Small Yard

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TREES & SHRUBS Planning

Evergreen Privacy Screens

More TREES & SHRUBS Planning:: How to Prune and Train Roses; Designing with Trees

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HARDSCAPING Planning

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Garden Planning Tip

Planting deciduous shade trees is a good way to obscure a neighbor’s view of your yard. The canopy provides privacy and shade in the summer, and in the winter the trees’ bare branches allow the sun to shine into the house. —10 Ways To Add Privacy To Your Yard