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Products of the Week

Allied Window

Storm Windows & Interior Panels

Allied Window is a manufacturer of invisible storm windows ®, customized for historic properties and renovation projects. Special shapes and custom colors; interior and exterior applications.

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Repair Products & Tools

Woodcraft is one of the nation's oldest and largest suppliers of over 20,000 quality woodworking tools, supplies and services.

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Kitchen Cabinetry

Crown Point Cabinetry offers custom cabinets for period style kitchens, baths, offices, laundry rooms, home bars and more. Styles include Shaker, Arts & Crafts, Early American, Victorian and Transitional.

Upstairs Box Gardens

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Window boxes may be part of a “vertical garden” that includes pots and urns, hanging baskets, wall trellises, and even a pergola (an open-roofed porch structure that accommodates climbers).

A pair of Hosta sieboldiana flank the gate to the shed and greenhouse; the plants winter under the porch.

A Garden Designer Finds His Muse in His Own Garden Surrounding an Arts & Crafts Summer Cottage in Cape Neddick, Maine.

This view is toward the house from the English cottage garden’s far axis, marked by Rosa ‘Social Climber’ making headway on a wood arbor.

Down the woodland path to a formal garden.

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Ontario–based Virginia Burt weaves century-old construction materials into a contemporary landscape on two residential acres in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Gardening Projects

Give your curb appeal an instant boost with this easy one-day window box project.

Achieving the maximum results in a cutting garden requires planning and patience.

Gardening Projects

Lilacs are an old-house staple; new breeds like Bloomerang Purple have a longer growing season.

Planting bulbs outside your window or in a flower box will offer beautiful views when spring comes.

Tomatoes ripen in the summer sun along with a host of perennials.

Learn how to create a cutting garden by combining flowers and vegetables in the same garden bed.

Less finicky than modern roses, antique varieties offer a carefree, informal look that perfectly complements the charm of old houses.

The distinctive blossoms of the 'crown imperial' fritillary.

Clivia is a hardy plant and needs minimal care. Native to the Horn of Africa, its red or yellow blooms resemble lilies.

Gardening Projects

Heirloom species such as Dahlia atropurpurea, which dates back to the late 18th century, can be found at nurseries like Old House Gardens.

Matching nicely with the moss phlox of spring, Primula kisoana is a fast-moving groundcover.

H. macrophylla ‘Glory Blue’, hydrangeas

Hydrangeas come in a variety of colors and sizes making them a great way to spruce up any historic garden.