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  • Finishing Touches
  • Finishing Touches
    From "Grounds for Improvement"
    episode DGFI-201


    Now that the backyard has a safe area for entertaining and play, it's time to add finishing touches.
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    Before

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    After


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    • A thick bed of mulch is placed over the hard-packed soil to provide a comfortable play surface -- and as an added bonus, it looks great (figure A).

    • Following in the spirit of Native American culture, the tepee is blessed with sage (figure B).

    With the hard work done and the campsite ready for campers, it's now time to invite family and friends over, gather around the first fire in the firepit and break out the S'mores (figure C).
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    Figure A

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    Figure B

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    Figure C



    RESOURCES :

    Black and Decker tools
    Website: www.blackanddecker.com
    Black & Decker, Inc. (Corporate)
    Website: www.bdk.com/main_bd.htm

    Porter-Cable Tools
    Porter-Cable Corporation
    Website: www.deltaportercable.com

    Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Website: www.irwin.com

    Ames True Temper Tools
    Ames-True Temper
    Website: www.ames-truetemper.com

    Sealants
    OSI Sealants, Inc.
    Website: www.osisealants.com

    American Society of Landscape Architects

    Delta Tools
    Deltak Power Tools
    Website: www.deltamachinery.com

    Tepee
    SensoryEdge
    Website: www.sensoryedge.com

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