Step-by-step: how to build an instant patio

Use these photos and instructions to finish it in a weekend

Instant patio Fall
Thomas J. Story

Three season, three uses: Fall

Make it your secret garden. Surround it with billowy bloomers like this Tagetes lemmonii for privacy, or ― for fragrance ― English lavender or mock orange (Choisya ternata).

Put a comfy Adirondack chair in the center.


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