Entertaining Backyards From A-Z

Prepare your lawns, gardens, patios, and porches for outdoor-dining season.

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Photography Joseph De Sciose, William Dickey / Styling Leigh Anne Montgomery

Y is for Yard Calendar

Taking your yard from bleak to blooming requires a little patience. Though you may have some control over constructed features, plants grow on their own schedule. Keeping a yard calendar with snapshots will quell antsy feelings while you wait. Blog the transformation to whet guests' appetite for your first party.


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