When it comes to getting set to move life outdoors, taking care of landscaping—like weeding and hedge pruning—may be a top priority. Yet, once the basics are taken care of, consider brightening up a ...

The first step to making your own fire pit is to dig out a dedicated space in your yard for the fire pit base. The following are the fire pit dimensions we used for this project. A 3-ft.-diameter ...

Many homes have fireplaces or propane stoves inside, but there’s nothing quite like enjoying a fire pit under the stars in your own backyard. On a cool night in the summer, you can cook up a feast of ...

S’mores, stargazing, crackling flames: there’s nothing like an evening spent around a cozy fire pit. Gathering around an outdoor fire isn’t restricted to camping trips, though. Making a permanent fire ...

A fire pit is a welcoming addition to any backyard. It can become a central gathering point and can extend the warm season by keeping you cozy from spring through fall. Building a fire pit yourself is ...

Andrew Blok covered home energy, with a focus on solar, and navigated the changing energy landscape to help people make smart energy decisions. He's a graduate of the Knight Center for Environmental ...

If you haven’t already outfitted your backyard to welcome visitors after the CDC eased restrictions, now is the time to add the best yard feature: a fire pit. Most fire pits involve quite a bit of ...

Recent smokeless fire pit testing got me to thinking that it might not be too hard to make one myself. Without taking anything away from the companies making smokeless fire pits, they’re fairly simple ...

Forget roughing it in the great outdoors this winter. We’ve picked the best backyard wood burning and gas burning fire pits that are easy to install and clean. There really is something special about ...

They rank among the top requested design features on American Society of Landscape Architecture surveys. Among outdoor décor renovations, “fire features” (fire pits and fireplaces) were among the top: ...

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