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Affordable Ideas to Freshen Up Outdoor Rooms

It doesn't take much to spruce up your porch, patio, or garden. Find easy (and inexpensive) update you can do today.

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Forget bright orange flowers! A simple palette of ferns, flowering maple, hydrangeas, and anemones is luminous and lovely.

Substituting gravel for flagstone makes this tiny space seem larger. A layer no deeper than 1 inch works best for comfortable walking.

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