Most advice ranks raised beds above pots, and the ranking hides the property that separates them. That property is exposed wall per litre of soil, because the wall is where …
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Most advice ranks raised beds above pots, and the ranking hides the property that separates them. That property is exposed wall per litre of soil, because the wall is where …
What is there to look at in a small backyard in January? Mostly shadow. At noon on 21 December the sun stands about 15° above the horizon. A 1.8 m …
“The coffee things are everywhere and the morning still takes twice as long.” That complaint describes a corner arranged around the objects instead of the order you use them in. …
Five pots, each 30 cm wide, stand along the porch’s front edge. The brick behind them looks as bare as before. A front porch still looks plain after planting when …
A sheet of white paper held at the door of a porch looks greyer than the same sheet held at the front edge. That is how a front porch that …
Many porches look flat because everything made of wood is painted one pale tone. Whether bold front doors are replacing neutral ones across a street is a market question I …
What should the first money buy on a porch that looks tired? Paint, and the preparation that makes it last. Front porch curb appeal comes from surfaces a visitor sees …
“We oil the boards every spring, and the porch still looks tired by autumn.” That complaint comes from a floor that weathers unevenly. Take wood if you’ll sand and recoat …
“Our porch looks fine, yet it feels like a place to drop parcels.” That complaint belongs to a porch dressed for the pavement and left bare at the door. A …
A two-seat sofa of 150 by 85 cm faces a bed of 140 by 200 cm, and the bed owns more than twice the floor. That lopsided pair is why …
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