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Yard Work
AFTER JULY FOURTH I start to recalibrate every activity I do in my garden. In early spring I head out of the house right after breakfast and happily spend hours planting, feeding, watering, and weeding. Nursery shopping and placing plants are among my favorite activities, so I've usually pretty much blown my plant budget by mid-June.
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Just the Ticket
Put these clever tricks on your itinerary to make travel easier and more fun.
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Campus Checklist
The Better Homes & Gardens® Collection at Walmart is teaming up with Her Campus, an online magazine for college students, to curate product picks that help students elevate the style and function of their dorm rooms and apartments.
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Pages: 16, 17, 18
Great ESCAPE
We're longing to retreat into the cool comfort of a tented bedroom swathed in yards of striped fabric. This cabana-like space conjures an instant staycation.
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Pages: 26, 29
Take It Outside
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the park is calling. It's time to upgrade your picnic kit and gather a few friends for lunch under the trees.
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Pages: 30, 32, 33
Shades OF Celadon
Named after a character in a 17th-- century French romance novel-- a shepherd who always dressed in green-- celadon is neutral without being boring. The color of spring leaves and pale jade, it's a sophisticated choice for a room that you want to feel soothing.
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Pages: 34, 36, 41
Park & Rec
A pair of vintage aluminum RVs joined by a platform deck create an unexpected work-from-home, play-frorn-home bonus space.
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Honor SOCIETY
The thrill of the hunt was never truer for Rhode Island writer Elyse Major than when she embarked on a quest for self-service farm stands and serenity.
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Pages: 52, 53
BASIL
The delicious heat-loving herb is a no-- brainer in the summer garden. This year, plant several types so you can sample its range of flavors.
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Pages: 57, 58, 60
Under the Texan Sun
A couple creates a backyard to beat the heat, filling it with shady spots, tough plants, and spaces to cool off.
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Pages: 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 73
Blue-Sky Thinking
A clever use of space, plenty of hometown support, and gallons of blue paint made it possible for this young couple to remake a little cottage into their dream home.
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Pages: 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79
FROM THE GROUND UP
Take a background in biology, add some serious building skills, sprinkle in a lot of love, and what you end up with is a garden. Over the past four years, Ashlie Thomas, a health coach and graduate student in nutritional science, and her husband, Tyler, a fourth-generation builder, have approached gardening with zeal.
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Pages: 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91
Open-Door Policy
This home near the sea blurs the lines between indoors and out with a laid-back surfer vibe and sliding doors that open wide to create the ultimate family home.
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Pages: 108, 110, 113
Sweat IT OUT
Perspiration-- the good, the bad, the sweaty. Surprising facts and helpful tips to manage your most moisture-prone state.
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In the Know
5 SECONDS Taking your eyes off the road to read a text While driving at 55 mph for that brief amount of time is equivalent to driving a football field With your eyes closed.
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Part-Time Pets
Fostering cats and dogs can have untold rewards-- both for you and the animal Learn tram one BHG editor's experience.
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Pages: 120, 122
Smart Summer SNACKING
Spending a sunny day outdoors? Feeling lethargic or thirsty? Each of these recipes features essential nutrients and ingredients that target issues that can come with hot temps and sun.
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Page: 124
Joanna Goddard
Joanna started her lifestyle blog, Cup of Jo, as a creative outlet after a bad breakup in 2007. Since then, millions of readers have followed along as she's gone from single New Yorker to mother of two preteen boys, with refreshingly honest relationship posts, breakfast hacks, and fantastic shoe recommendations along the way. Today, the site includes posts from a diverse group of contributors, each sparking lively conversations.
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