Innovative Summer Garden Tips

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If you're looking to make your yard a little more interesting than just grass, there are plenty of simple ways to spruce it up. Transform a plain lawn into your own summer oasis. Create the perfect place to host a summer party or just relax in a tranquil area. With these innovative tips from Better Homes and Gardens you can move past the battle with brown grassy patches and begin improving your yard into a beautiful, cool and relaxing environment.

Put In a Path

Divide and conquer! That's a surefire way to improve any shady backyard. Here, simple pavers create a sense of purpose and destination among a mass of hostas and other foliage plants.

Reduce Grass

Every lawn grass -- even those labeled as shade-tolerant -- struggles if it doesn't get enough light. So instead of fighting a big patch of fading grass, keep only a small section of turf and make it a landscape element by surrounding it with a wide swath of shade-loving plants. Or give up the grass and select shade-loving groundcovers.

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