The different parts of your home have a spot for everything and designated storage: garages for tools, basements for miscellany, etc. But for gardening equipment itâ??s not convenient or sometimes big enough to store tools indoors. With the combination of a cedar potting table, a storage bench and a garden shed, youâ??ll keep the outdoors out of doors and organized all at the same time.   Cedar Potting Table Simple and effective in design, the cedar potting table makes for a convenient workspace that also doubles as a spot to store soil and small garden hand tools. Think of it as one-stop shopping when you need to re-pot a plant. The basic form usually starts with table thatâ??s slightly high set than usual so that you can work standing up without having to hunch over or work in the dirt. Next is a lower shelf unit, all held together with a tall backboard. Along the back wall, you can choose to either have extra shelves for storage, or a pegboard or latticework back along which tools can be hung. The table surface usually has a lipped edge for catching loose soil and a sliding tray or an attached catch [more..]

This is a video I took at the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation in Venice. It's a Garden Bench with a poetry on it, I think it's beautiful. Let me know if you need a transcription of the poetry. Jenny Holzer, "Garden Bench", 2001 at the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation in Venice. Music: Joe Hisaishi, "Day of the River", from the motion picture "Spirited Away". [more..]

Enjoying outdoor cedar garden bench in your plot, veranda or balcony is a great way to sit, relax, and get pleasure from your environment.A durable cedar garden bench is lovely in the yard or on your patio deck.  This fine cedar garden bench is the perfect place to stock up all of your lawn and garden tools, your children toys ,or whatever else you need in that  area. Cedar is naturally resistant to wetness and insects. Cedar has an remarkably high strength to weight ratio, which means that it is both tough and simple to move around.Cedar is a reliable option for outdoor furniture either as a finished or unfinished wood. .  Cedar garden furniture placed deliberately amidst the lazy fronds of palms render tropical warmth to the garden even in cool weather.White or red cedar wood, benches and chairs are sturdy, stylish and go well with complementing furniture items or landscaping decor.  The curves of the cedar benches let them to be placed into a tiny garden niche, placed at a round table, such as a round teak table or reverse the curves and join them for a unique flowing design .Cedar garden benches can vary in fashion from [more..]

It is always surprising to see the number of homes featuring beautiful foyers, only to see those foyers cluttered with items like shoes, hats, gloves, umbrellas, etc. Nothing can make a beautiful foyer lose its appeal faster than a cluttered mess. So how do homeowners keep their foyers in order? If you were to look at one thing clutter-free foyers most often have in common, it would be a foyer storage bench. If you have a foyer and you want to keep it tidy, you absolutely must have a foyer storage bench. Without one, it is inevitable that your foyer will eventually become a disarray of stranded shoes and abandoned umbrellas. A foyer storage bench can help prevent this unsightly mess by keeping your things tucked away and out of sight. A foyer storage bench is an invaluable benefit throughout the year. During the summer it can hold items such as your sun hat and beach towel. In winter, you'll have an out-of-sight area to store your hats and gloves. From umbrellas to briefcases, foyer storage benches offer the perfect place for hiding. Some foyer storage benches even have hooks to hang your hats and coats on, offering even more ways to [more..]

If style, quality and comfort are the top three characteristics you search for when selecting the outdoor furniture for your home, then, comfortable, decorative outdoor benches are the furniture for you. Quality benches make fantastic accents to any space. Custom made benches are available for both inside and outside your home. You can find different styles, sizes, colors and many other varieties to choose from to satisfy your needs and personal style. Outdoor benches are phenomenal pieces on any front porch. Since front porches are meant for relaxing and enjoying the weather on those beautiful spring and summer evenings, most people use these outdoor benches for relaxing. Due to the contouring of the seats, they are extremely comfortable to sit in. A terrific addition to any indoor or outdoor bench is the custom bench cushion. Not only do they add that extra splash of color to your home or garden, but they also give your bench a soft cushy feel. You can either order these cushions on line, or you can take some initiative and make them yourself. If you enjoy sewing or creating your own furnishings, then making them yourself may be for you. In order to custom make your own bench [more..]

Frances Hopkins, creator of the STEPABLES plant program shows how to plant STEPABLE perennial groundcovers around a garden bench. [more..]