Make the most of a backyard summer

In each episode of Summer Home, which premiered June 5 on HGTV...

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• How to keep your patio furniture looking its best
• What to consider when upgrading or installing a patio
• Backyard bling
• How to build a garden from scratch
• Growing veggies on balcony looks cool
• C'mon, baby, light your fire

Born from stone

Top Brass is leaving, and that saddens his creator, Lanark-area...

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• Video: Born of stone
• Art of decorating outdoors
• Backyard bling
• How do you spell curb appeal?
• Gnome sweet gnome
• What to consider when upgrading or installing a patio
• C'mon, baby, light your fire

Did you hear the one about the stolen front lawn?

Denise Thompson had a beautiful front lawn, thick and green. It was where her four children and two dogs played, and where she drank coffee on sunny mornings. Then someone stole it. They didn’t even leave a note.

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• Edmonton Journal: Did you hear the one about the stolen front lawn?
• Missing Edmonton lawn mystery solved
• Lawn replacement projects
• Ground control
• How to build a garden from scratch
• Greener gardening

Heirloom seeds produce vegetables full of flavor and variety

A generation or two ago, heirloom seeds were a bit of a mystery...

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• Dig in, tomato planting season has arrived
• Diversity site leads to seed discovery
• Great books for new food gardeners
• Growing veggies on balcony looks cool
• The expanding herb garden
• Our gardens are our food security

The expanding herb garden

Old standards are finding new company in the herb garden. Alongside...

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• Treat your green thumb to an indoor herb garden
• Homegrown food is safer, cheaper and pretty easy
• Veggie gardening for beginners
• Great books for new food gardeners
• How to build a garden from scratch
• Tiny yard? No yard? Don't rule out veggies
• Grow, harvest, sell & swap
• Notable disasters of an amateur gardener
• An edible garden for everyone

Phase out chemicals in your yard

Consider the issue of chemical pesticides. Most Prairie gardeners...

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• The green clean
• The no till garden movement
• Zen and the art of gardening
• An easier, 'greener' way to cut the grass
• Eight mini steps to an eco-friendly lifestyle
• Grow, harvest, sell & swap
• Growing veggies on balcony looks cool
• Smart planting for the dry days of summer
• How to go greener when you're renting

How to keep your patio furniture looking its best

Sun, rain, precision-bombing birds: outdoor furniture takes ...

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• What to consider when upgrading or installing a patio
• Backyard bling
• How to build a garden from scratch
• Growing veggies on balcony looks cool
• C'mon, baby, light your fire
• How do you spell curb appeal?
• Lawn replacement projects
• Ground control
• Prep time for cottage days