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Free Landscaping Guides and
Project Plans
Improve your landscape and your home's curb
appeal at the same time. Learn how to build a deck, patio, front walk or garden
path. Create an elegant pergola, arbor or gazebo. Build that fence or screen
wall that you need. Have that Koi pond, water garden or fountain that you want.
Just scroll down this page to find hundreds of free plans and how-to lessons.
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Build a Pergola That's Perfect For Your
Backyard
Here's a structure that won't provide shelter from wind or rain,
and is only marginally better when it comes to the midday sun.
In the absence of walls and a roof, it
defines an outdoor space without constraining it. It's a unique
architectural blend that places you both inside and out at the
same time. |
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How to Build a Garden Arbor
Here's a simple woodworking project from Popular Mechanics Magazine. Use
step-by step plans to make a classic latticed arch
gateway. This guide includes 3D animation and
master-level blueprints. |
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Arbor Archway Plans
These free, instant
download, do-it-yourself building plans from
Georgia-Pacific include detailed drawings, material lists,
safety advice and how-to hints. |
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A Build Garden Gateway Pergola
Canadian Home Workshop offers tool and materials lists, step by step
instructions and clear diagrams for this unusual small pergola, in
an article by builder Steve Maxwell. |
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Free Garden Arbors and
Trellis Plans
Here are a bunch of free plans and building guides, from all
over the Internet, to help you build your own garden arbor,
trellis or small pergola.
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Build A Picket Fence
Here's a fence for those who refuse to buy off the rack. Its elegant
design features a distinctive cap rail over the picket tops, and the
easy-to-build cedar box posts are topped off with classic turned
finials that you can buy. You'll find a do it yourself building
guide at Popular Mechanics Magazine's web site. |
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Build a Shadowbox Privacy Fence
Learn how to plan and build an easy fence and matching gates. Follow
a free, step-by-step illustrated guide by Extreme How-To
Magazine. |
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How To Build A Classic Backyard Fence
If you just want a fence to keep out the neighbor's dog, there are
plenty of off-the-shelf choices at your local home center. If, on
the other hand, the idea of defining your personal landscape with a
touch of architectural flair grabs your imagination, check out this
do it yourself project. |
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Garden Gate Plans
These free, instant
download, do-it-yourself building plans from
Georgia-Pacific include detailed drawings, material lists,
safety advice and how-to hints. |
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Patio and Brick Walkway Plans and Guides
Improve your backyard and landscape with brick, concrete and paver
projects that will last and look great forever. Learn how with free,
illustrated step-by-step by Extreme How-To Magazine |
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Build Your Own Natural Stone Patio
A traditional flagstone patio can be a great addition to just about
anybody's yard. The material is attractive and durable, and nicely
complements a wide range of other landscaping features. Here's how
you can build your own, in an article by Steve Wilson at Popular
Mechanics Magazine. |
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Free
Patio and Garden Walk Building Guides
You
can improve your yard and landscape with brick and stone
walks and patios that you build yourself. Just use these
free DIY guides. You'll get great exercise and great
results.
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Free Deck Plans and Ideas
Design and build your own deck with the help
of free, stock deck plans. Or, create a custom deck that fits perfectly into the
shape of your home. Check out our list of dozens of free deck plans, deck building guides and how-to tips, and deck
furniture project plans. |
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Sheds;
Garages;
Barns;
Workshops
Get started on your
new shed, cabana, yard barn, garage, car barn, hobby shop,
carriage house, workshop or backyard studio right now. With one
order for just $29.00 you can download professional construction
blueprints for over one hundred different designs. You'll be
able to download any and all of the plans right away and print
as many copies as you need to get permits, to get contractors'
bids and for construction. The set comes with a full money-back guarantee.
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Free Organic Gardening
Guides
Have bountiful vegetable, fruit, herb and flower gardens without
using harmful chemicals. Learn how to use simple, safe and natural
methods to fertilize your garden and to rid it of pests and weeds. |
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Free Landscape Design Guides
Learn how to plan and create a beautiful flower garden or
home landscape design. Here are dozens of top guides that
are sure to help. |
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51 Budget Backyard DIYs
Kristen Parnell searches
the Internet to find and create fantastic lists of free projects and
helpful how-to guides for you. Then, she posts them on her blog at DIYCozyHome.com. Check out some of the great do it yourself backyard
and landscape that she found. |
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Build Your Own Pond
Gurgling
waterfalls are inherently appealing. Also, with the growing
popularity of "water gardening," many people look at their ponds
as an interesting, ongoing project. You can build yours with this quick
guide to building a stone-lined, fit-anywhere, good-looking
backyard pond. |
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How to Build an Arched
Garden Footbridge
Making an arched
footbridge out of lumber can be fun, hard work and also quite
rewarding. If you take your time and have modest woodworking skills
you can easily build this type of bridge. You can learn how with
this free, illustrated, step-by-step builder's guide by Rod Bird at RedwoodBridges.com. |
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Free Water Garden Plans and DIY Guides
Learn how to plan, design, build and maintain
a beautiful water garden
with this helpful guide from Extreme How-To
Magazine. Build yours in the ground with free-form or
prefabricated liners. Or, create a space-saving container water
garden, or a little, bubbling fountain from any ceramic pot. |
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A Simple Garden Bridge
WayneOfTheWoods.com offers woodworking tools,
hardware and great how-to-advice. Their free do-it-yourself woodwork
project plans include a simple bridge that you can build
for your Koi pond or to span a small creek or marshy
area of your property. |
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Free
Do It Yourself Koi Pond and Water Garden Plans and Guides
Learn how to create your own backyard water garden, Koi
pond, waterfall, fountain and garden bridge and more. Find
out which plants are toxic to fish, how to build a
decorative water wheel that works and how to grow moss on
rocks at the edges of your pond. |
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Plans, Kits, Prefabs, Do It Yourself Projects and Building Help
at BackroadHome.net
Build outdoor
furniture, backyard structures, small and simple homes, cabins,
cottages, barns, stables, garages, sheds and more with the help
of professional blueprints, building kits, manufactured
buildings, do-it-yourself project plans, construction products,
tools and good advice. Click to read more about hundreds of
great designs.
Photos: Rockler.com |
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Free Shed Plans
Use the directories here at Today's Plans to find
your new storage shed, garden shed, tool shed, mini barn, potting shed,
woodshed, hobby greenhouse or outdoor closet. Choose from hundreds
free plans. |
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Free Porch, Patio, Deck and Garden Furniture
Project Plans
Build your own
wooden outdoor furniture with the
help of free plans and step-by-step instructions from top woodworkers and
publishers. Find do it yourself plans for hundreds
of picnic tables, Adirondack chairs, porch swings and rockers, easy-to-store
folding furniture, outdoor storage solutions, tree benches, garden
benches and much more. |
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Free Building Guides
Learn how to build all types of buildings with the help of these illustrated, step-by-step lessons.
Turn any plan into a do-it-yourself project, save construction
costs by finding out which parts of the project you can handle
yourself, or learn enough to understand and follow your contractors'
progress. |
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More Free Building
Plans
Help yourself to hundreds of plans for sheds,
garages, workshops, cabins, cottages and solar homes, offered for free by some of the Internet's top
designers and publishers. Then, check out our lists of thousands of
free, do it yourself woodwork and home improvement project
plans too. |
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Backyard Mini-Barn Plans
Build the
perfect little barn for your property. Find construction
blueprints for small pole barns, barn-style sheds, little
pole-frame garages, all-purpose yard barns with lofts,
small storage barns and little pole-frame country
garages. |
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