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One trip to the Desert Botanical Garden bookstore and you’ll be full of ideas for your own garden. Some are practical and others require winning the lottery or moving. Luckily, they carry Concrete ...

Guide to Concrete (Creative Publishing International, 2008) takes readers through some of the most popular home concrete and masonry projects. Endorsed by Quikrete, this book includes tips and expert ...

Before you pitch the pieces of an old concrete patio into landfill, consider giving them a second wind. Broken concrete blocks set in concrete can make a cobblestone-like garden path that adds ...

Just because you live in a concrete jungle doesn't mean that you can't have a bit of nature to soothe your sight. You've probably seen how tenacious some plants can be - finding any little crack in a ...

THE SPACE: A Metairie backyard transformed from an empty expanse of concrete into a patio and deck filled with colorful flowers and potted trees THE OWNER: Cathy Middleberg, a personal trainer, who ...

Everyone knows it’s important to water the garden, but what about watering the furniture? Normally, that might just be proof of insanity, but if you plant a few of these of these customizable chairs, ...

When the city of San Francisco tagged Steve Carlson's cracked sidewalk for repairs last spring, he saw an opportunity to add a little more green to his Sunset District neighborhood. "We had always ...