Gazebo mania continues to sweep the nation. Every day, hundreds more of these charming structures are popping up in backyards, front yards, side yards, and courtyards across the country, bringing renewed beaut...

Time seems to be the most precious during the summer, because it feels as if we have way more things to do, and way less time in which to do them, than in any other season. One of the most time-consuming chores, for most people, is spending would-be leis...

Gazebos are really big – popularity-wise, that is. They continue to take on new roles, and new responsibilities, as summerhouses, cottages, guesthouses, pool houses, home offices, spas, and workout rooms. G...

As we sit around our picnic tables with friends and family, enjoying a barbecue, it seldom occurs to us that we are taking part in a long-standing tradition. That’s probably a good thing, because, if we did ...

It’s summertime, and we all want to get outside and gather around our picnic tables for hamburgers, hot dogs, ribs, and other grilled and barbecued favorites. After waiting all winter long, we try to get as ...

As we’ve established in earlier articles, gazebos are beautiful, practical, and utterly charming. A gazebo can instantly give almost any landscape the look of picturesque perfection. Many people would love ...

As kids, we spent our summer days playing outdoors, visiting our friends, going to ball fields, pools, and parks, running to the store for candy, and going on countless other important missions. The interesting thing is that, most of the time, we got to ...

A warm, sunny, autumn day can be gorgeous, refreshing, invigorating, and exciting. It may evoke feelings of nostalgia, as you remember the thrill of finding the perfect Halloween pumpkin on just such a day in your childhood. It may make you adventurous,...

People are always saying that it's the little things that make the biggest differences. As is the case with most expressions, you hear it, but you don't give it much thought. This one, however, deserves some consideration. Just think of what a string o...

For centuries, teakwood has been highly prized for its radiant beauty, as well as its incredible strength and natural decay-resistance. It is produced by the Tectona Grandis tree, which is indigenous to Asia, especially Myanmar, Thailand, India, and Indo...

There's no question about it – America has fallen in love with gazebos. If you have any doubt, just look around. You'll see them in backyards, front yards, and side yards, in public parks, overlooking rivers, lakes, and ponds, standing alone, or integra...

What's more important than our personal treasures? Having the right kinds of boxes for storing them, of course. Throughout the ages, every society has placed great emphasis and value on boxes that were made from stone, wood, marble, gold, silver, copper...

"TFCSOTSPBWL OCTOBER XVIII MDCCC." This curious inscription was carved by a stonemason, John Lewis, into a block of granite that he had lain as a support for a bridge that was being built by Timothy Palmer. Because of space restrictions, he simply used ...

With the fascination for outdoor living that has become so prevalent in recent years, millions of people have been augmenting their porches and patios, adding decks, and building gazebos, to give themselves more living room. In fact, with the incredible ...

For the past two centuries garden bridges, especially covered bridges have sparked fascination, imagination, and admiration across the nation. Once simply necessary modes of crossing w...