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Popular Mechanics
September 2008
Fiona Gilsenan |
How to Build a Backyard Climbing Wall, Skate Ramp & BMX Jump The freedom and joy of childhood cannot be programmed into a video game or saved on TiVo. It takes real-life play, preferably outdoors. Here's how to turn your backyard into a place of adventure for your kids.   |
This Old House
Jeanne Huber |
Succulents: Ideal Plants for Summer Succulents thrive where most plants would shrivel. Here's how their ability to go days without water makes them ideal garden staples for the sweltering days of summer. |
Popular Mechanics
August 1, 2008
Harry Sawyers |
Beat the Heat: 11 Tips for Staying Comfortable as Temps Soar Here are tricks of the trade that we've learned from working everywhere from the balmy New England coast down to the sweltering Southeast. |
Popular Mechanics
July 25, 2008
Joseph Truini |
Your Ultimate Guide to the 5 Materials That Make a Modern Deck Decking options have grown exponentially over the past several years. It wasn't long ago that the only choice was wood. |
This Old House
Tabitha Sukhai |
Draw Birds and Butterflies to Your Yard Encourage butterflies to come to your place and stay awhile with these easy habitat gardening tips. |
This Old House
Nancy Beiles |
Outdoor Showers A place to rinse off outdoors is a no-brainer for beach dwellers. But it's also great for cleaning up grimy gardeners, sweaty Little Leaguers, and muddy mutts. Here's how to hook up one of your own. |
Popular Mechanics
June 27, 2008
Joseph Truini |
5 Secrets to Building a Better Shed: DIY Guy When you have questions that have something to do with shed design, framing or siding options, consider these tricks of the trade. |
This Old House
Jennifer Stimpson |
Reader Remodels: Ponds A couple of TOH web users got creative when building their own backyard water features. Here's a look at how they did it |
This Old House
Kathryn Keller |
Backyard from Scratch 7 features that will transform a plain stretch of lawn into a lush landscape you'll really use and enjoy |
Outside
June 2008 |
Homemade Grill Video To really impress at your next BBQ, grab a 55-gallon drum and make yourself the ultimate grill. This video shows how it's done. |
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