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Modern Oasis • Outdoor furniture to turn your backyard from bland to beautiful.

Posh Planters • Mid Mod-inspired housing for your potted plants.

Nifty Numerals • Add to your home’s curb appeal with these stylish address signs.

Petite Produce • How to get an abundant harvest from a small garden.

Brighten the Mood • Stylish picks to light up your nights.

Simple Swaps • Seven things anyone can do to make their garden more eco-friendly.

Where Flora Meets Fashion • Design is in the details when it comes to modern style and equally modern plants.

Subliminal & Sublime • The magic of this home’s exterior facelift is that it’s hard to even detect it.

A Window on Architectural Flow • THIS MID-CENTURY HOME IN CHESAPEAKE BAY WAS RENOVATED TO HAVE A SEAMLESS VIEW OF ITS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SPACES.

Mirroring Nature • A MID MOD HOME IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, GETS AN ADDITION THAT WEAVES RICH INTERIORS WITH THE BEAUTY OF NATURE.

Sentimental Scenery • This childhood-home renovation respects the past while modifying for the present and future.

The Holistic Approach • Tour a garden where architecture, plants and hardscapes are a union of modern thought.

Desert Oasis • A Palm Springs home’s exterior is updated to celebrate the city’s heyday as a Mid Mod-era watering hole.

Wildlife Welcome Here • An MCM-style courtyard, complete with a pond and illusionary walls, serves as an escape for the homeowners and a peaceful place for local wildlife.

Weathering the Elements in Style • See how designer JJ De Sousa composed a chic midcentury-style backyard that can entertain multitudes and withstand extreme California sun.

Grasses: Out with the Old, In with the New • Ornamental grasses are beautiful kinetic and poetic elements of a garden that should be considered for your modernist landscape.

Rock On • Discover the beauty of a rock garden and learn how to incorporate one into your landscape design.

Covering Plants from the Ground Up • Learn how to pick the right plants to layer into your garden as borders, edging and other ground covers.

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Ruth Shellhorn • Rigorous training, beautiful yet utilitarian designs and a respect for nature set the landscape architect’s work apart from her contemporaries.