Patio, Yard & Garden

Create a backyard oasis where you can sit back, relax, and enjoy the outdoors with these articles focused on making the most out of your patio, yard, & garden! 

Patio and Garden Decor Ideas

From the beauty of flowering crabapple trees to the timeless decor of outdoor wall clocks to summer BBQ recipes, this collection of articles helps you make the most of our your outdoor living space.

Whether you are a novice gardener or an expert landscaper, there are some tips, decor ideas, and fabulous inspiration to help you create your own perfectly private space for yourself or to entertain guests.

And please feel free to reach out to us if you have a particular Patio, Yard, or Garden subject that you would like to see covered.


Sustainable Backyard Landscaping

Why We All Need Sustainable Backyard Landscaping

Our planet needs all the help it can get. In the face of climate change, mass pollution, habitat destruction, and a growing human population, our environment has never been threatened like this before. While no single yard can reverse all these environmental threats, a Colorado landscape that practices sustainability can make a positive impact on …

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Low Maintenance Garden Perennials

Low Maintenance Perennials For an Easy-Care Garden

Gardening is a LOT of work. Between planning, planting, weeding, separating, trimming, and more weeding, taking care of a garden can be time-consuming. But with these low-maintenance perennials, you can create an easy-to-care-for garden that you can enjoy all summer long. While you do have to keep these plants watered (all plants, no matter how …

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Beautiful Spring Flowering Crabapple Trees

Flowering Crabapple Trees – A Glorious Display of Pink Spring Perfection

A true spring beauty, flowering crabapple trees put on a massive show of pink blossoms, and updated varieties have ditched the terrible mini-apples in favor of mini-berries that are loved by squirrels, birds, and homeowners alike. We had a flowering crabapple tree on our front lawn when I was growing up. I remember my mom …

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Backyard Landscaping Tips

4 Tips For Perfect Backyard Landscaping

As the warmer months approach, thoughts automatically turn to the outside. As a homeowner, that usually includes backyard landscaping. But before you begin, there are some important things to consider. There’s something about the onset of spring that compels you to spend more time outdoors. Barbeque parties, family picnics, road trips, and hikes – this …

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DIY Sheds vs Shed Kits

Building a Shed: Shed Kits Vs. Building a DIY Shed from Scratch

Perhaps you would like a shed for your backyard, but you certainly don’t want to break the bank. Here are some of the key differences between shed kits and a DIY shed from scratch. You need some extra storage space in your back yard, but you don’t want one of those plastic sheds from the …

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How to Upgrade Your Home's Exterior Decor

14 Ways to Enhance the Exterior Decor of Your Home

If you’re looking for quick and easy ways to enhance the exterior of your home, you’re in luck. Here are 14 exterior decor enhancements that can instantly upgrade your home’s curb appeal. Enhancing the exterior decor of your house adds curb appeal and aesthetic value to the overall home. Most homeowners decorate the inside of …

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Outdoor Clocks - A Timeless Addition to Your Outdoor Living Space

Outdoor Clocks – A Timeless Addition to Your Outdoor Living Space

An outdoor clock adds a touch of functional decor to your back yard or patio, providing a timely and timeless addition to your outdoor living space. Creating an outdoor living space combines style, comfort, and convenience in the great outdoors of your own backyard. Adding an outdoor wall clock helps to keep you on track, …

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Outdoor fun with Kids Playhouses

Kids Playhouses – Outdoor Fun in Your Own Back Yard

Looking for something to keep the kids entertained? These delightful kids playhouses will provide hours of fun! Spring is right around the corner and the kids are all itching to get outside. Soon enough, they will be itching from being outside (mosquito joke!), but – for now – it’s all about reclaiming that outdoor space …

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Benefits of Native Landscaping

Why You Should Consider Native Landscaping

Native landscaping takes inspiration from the plants that are all around you and helps you create a garden that is natural, low maintenance, and hardy. Landscaping should be a thoughtful process––one that doesn’t just focus on aesthetics, but also in choosing the right plants for the environment in ways that they will also be able …

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