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Add some interest to your landscape with a pavilion.
Building a garden pavilion provides a versatile addition to your landscape. Gatherings with friends and family, weddings, and outdoor dining are just a few of the possibilities.
Kevin Boyle is a...
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Enter our photo contest today and share your beautiful place.
Living the Country Life magazine held its first Beautiful Places contest in 2007, and it was so popular, we did it again in 2008. Our readers love to share their places in the country, so we're...
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Tuck some air-activated warmers into your clothing to keep you toasty.
Radio interview source: Dan Tkachuk, Sales Manager, Grabber
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Hands and feet are usually the first to feel the cold when you're outside, but...
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Keep the heat out of the kitchen, and enjoy the backyard while cooking dinner!
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Pasture Gate Kickstand
Bend one end of solid round stock 90 degrees. Weld a piece of pipe to the gate. The bent rod slides in the pipe. Weld an electric conduit strap to the gate to hold the rod...
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When you open the tap and no water comes out, you might have a problem with your well pump. Proper maintenance and yearly checkups can extend the life of the pump.
Radio interview source: Ron...
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Having an emergency drinking water supply is crucial, especially for those who live in rural areas and depend on water from a well. A three-day supply is the minimum recommended.
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A septic system that's working right shouldn't need a lot of maintenance, unless you're putting stuff into it that you shouldn't. There are two categories of items that can wreak...
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Want to go to an auction but don't know how to bid? We have a few suggestions for helping you understand the chant and getting the most for your money.
Radio interview source: Tommy Williams,...
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For centuries, people have captured rain water in cisterns. If you don't have space for an aboveground unit, consider installing an underground cistern.
Radio interview source: Kathy DeBusk,...