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Gardens & Exteriors

Gardens and Exteriors

Advice for the exterior of your old house, whether it’s the roofing that needs repairs or the garden that could use some inspiration. Find tips on curb appeal from mailboxes to exterior lighting.

How To Grow Heirloom Tomatoes

Thumbnail image for How To Grow Heirloom Tomatoes Old-fashioned varieties yield a more flavorful fruit and are easier to grow than you might expect.
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How To Grow Vines on Buildings

Thumbnail image for How To Grow Vines on Buildings So pretty, so historical—and potentially so damaging! Here’s some basic information to help you decide when and where to grow vines.
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How To Prevent Lightning Damage

Thumbnail image for How To Prevent Lightning Damage Make sure your house and its contents are well-grounded with an approved and inspected lightning protection system.
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How To Save Energy With Awnings

Thumbnail image for How To Save Energy With Awnings Awnings have fallen out of fashion in recent years, but consider them as an easy, period-appropriate way to save money on energy bills.
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Lessons from the Woodrow Wilson Garden

Thumbnail image for Lessons from the Woodrow Wilson Garden The classical gardens around the Greek Revival home where President Woodrow Wilson was born provide a trove of ideas for historically minded garden design.
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Medieval Garden Inspiration from The Cloisters

Thumbnail image for Medieval Garden Inspiration from The Cloisters Discover the secrets of a serene medieval garden, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Merging the Garden with Rooms Inside

Thumbnail image for Merging the Garden with Rooms Inside A Connecticut home boasts a seamless blend of indoors and out, with architecture in the garden, and flowers and wicker inside.
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New Annuals for Historic Gardens

Thumbnail image for New Annuals for Historic Gardens Today’s newest bedding annuals combine old-fashioned appeal with long-lasting beauty.
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New Porches for Old Houses

Thumbnail image for New Porches for Old Houses It’s not always easy to add (or replace) a porch that’s compatible, but help is at hand from period-friendly systems and new wood substitutes.
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Old House, New Landscape

Thumbnail image for Old House, New Landscape Adopting an orphaned 18th-century house was just the beginning. Homeowners added history-inspired gardens to create a lush setting.
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Old-Fashioned Bulbs for Old-House Gardens

Thumbnail image for Old-Fashioned Bulbs for Old-House Gardens The 17th-century Dutch traded them like stocks on Wall Street. Monet gave them pride of place in some of his most famous paintings. What are they? Old-fashioned bulbs.
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Ornamenting the Roof

Thumbnail image for Ornamenting the Roof Add a decorative touch to your roof with finials and filigree, weathervanes, chimney pots, and fancy shapes.
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Outdoor Accessories for Arts & Crafts Houses

Thumbnail image for Outdoor Accessories for Arts & Crafts Houses Exterior Arts & Crafts-style fixtures—from door knockers to doormats—carry on the movement's age-old traditions of handicraft and natural living.
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Paint Colors for Sears Houses

Thumbnail image for Paint Colors for Sears Houses Our expert updates the original palettes on the most popular kit houses offered by Sears in the early 20th-century, and updates them for today.
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Plants for the Arts & Crafts Garden

Thumbnail image for Plants for the Arts & Crafts Garden Arts & Crafts gardeners and environmental activists have something in common: a love of native plants. Use them to create a period-perfect (and eco-friendly) garden.
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Porch Details for Every Era

Thumbnail image for Porch Details for Every Era Old catalogs yield clues to appropriate styles for columns and other millwork.
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Primroses in the Old-House Garden

Thumbnail image for Primroses in the Old-House Garden These diverse little stalwarts perform throughout the growing season.
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Products for Organizing Your Garden Shed

Thumbnail image for Products for Organizing Your Garden Shed These traditionally styled storage solutions will ensure that everything stays in its place in your garden shed.
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Re-creating a 1912 Garden

Thumbnail image for Re-creating a 1912 Garden In New York, a 1912 garden of intimate scale is an attainable model for English-derived gardens with Arts & Crafts influence.
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Sculpting Classic Terra Cotta Pottery

Thumbnail image for Sculpting Classic Terra Cotta Pottery Guy Wolff, a potter and musician, makes terra cotta garden pots using traditional techniques—containers with roots, so to speak.
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