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I’m addicted to Garden Porn

I have a new favorite blog to visit.  The title of this post comes from the heading on her blog “Garden Porn - is that a pistil in your calyx or are you just happy to see me?”. This woman is absolutely amazing. Michelle Derviss is a landscape designer from Marin County, California and [...]

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Heating for Outdoor Living Spaces

There are many ways to heat your outdoor space.  One way that is especially handsome is an outdoor fireplace, particularly when it either reflects or complements the architecture of the home. 
Outdoor Fireplaces for Heating
The fireplace in the photograph above nicely complements the space in which it is set.  It features a large stone boulder slab [...]

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Outdoor Living Spaces - Lighting

Now that it is almost spring here in the Northwest I’ve been thinking about gardening and our outdoor living space quite a bit. I’ve just begun to clean up my front garden, which is where we have our outdoor living space, and think about what I’d like to do to improve it for the [...]

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