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Garden Remodels

backyard with series of outdoor rooms, including a covered hot tub, fire pit and adirondack chairs, an outdoor kitchen, and more

While deployed 7,500 miles from home, this reader designed his dream backyard on paper, then spent months building it

A Seabee Designs a Long-Distance Backyard Remodel

a boy looks at a stream on a zig-zag bridge in a backyard garden retreat

Here's how an ordinary suburban lot became a nature playground for kid and adults alike—with ideas anyone can use

Into the Woods for a Lot Turned into Magical Garden Rooms

Latest Garden Video

How to Harvest Honey from a Beehive

Ask This Old House’s Roger Cook and a professional beekeeper harvest honey, talk about hive health and show you how to maintain and grow your hive

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Garden Design Inspiration

small child playing croquet in yard

Fill your yard with fun games and forts for the whole family to enjoy

13 DIY Backyard Games and Play Structures

a bubbling fountain

Adding the pleasing sights and sounds of flowing water to your backyard can transform it into a relaxing retreat

All About Garden Fountains

hemloft treehouse in forest

Living luxuriously among the leaves has never been so accessible

18 Treehouses That Are Nicer Than Your House

More Garden Ideas

Deer proofing shrubs

In this how-to video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows 5 ways to keep deer from lunching on your...

How to Deer-proof Shrubs

yard with brightly colored dahlias

In a showstopping array of colors, sizes, and shapes, dahlias can play a leading role in your garden's finale

Dahlias: Late Summer's Drama Queens

all about shade trees

Plant one to boost property values, lower energy costs—and leave a lasting legacy

All About Shade Trees

The TOH pros tackle the obstacles standing between you and the lush lawn of your dreams

Your Toughest Lawn Questions Answered

growing Irish potatoes in an egg carton

Don't throw these eight fruits and veggies in the compost bin. Give them a new life in an indoor garden

Grow a Garden From Kitchen Scraps

a farmhouse kitchen brightened with color and rustic touches

Carved out of an apple orchard, these colorful garden rooms show how fall-blooming perennials, long-flowering annuals...

Late-Season Garden Sensation

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