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Whether you are planting flowers in the garden, adding a water feature to the yard or just need to mow the grass, Family Handyman covers all your outdoor needs.

How to Build a Portable Prep Table for Your RV Road Trip

Running water and a work surface for convenient outdoor cooking.

How to Build a Compost Bin

This 'log cabin' bin will keep your compost pile from becoming an eyesore. These compost...

How to Build a Garden Shed Addition

Plenty of storage for outdoor tools and toys, only a step away from your back...

How to Build an A-Frame Picnic Table

Learn how to make a picnic table you can build in a day

How to Build an Outdoor Storage Bench

At first glance, this bench may look like a complex project. But take a closer...

Perfect Patio Combo: Wooden Bench Plans With Built-in End Table

This patio bench offers comfortable seating with built-in end tables to set your drinks at...

How to Build Cornhole Boards

Looking for a reason to get out of the house and play some lawn games?...

Saturday Morning Workshop: How To Build A Folding Stool

Build a few of these small folding stools in an afternoon, and take them out...

10 Easy Wooden Lawn Chairs & Benches to Build

These amazing wooden lawn chairs and benches may look difficult to build, but they're actually...

This is Why Using a Push Stick with Your Table Saw is So Important

Table saw kickback happens when a board trapped between the blade and the fence gets...

Saturday Morning Workshop: Outdoor Trestle Bench

Beautify your patio, deck or porch this summer with this attractive, easy-to-construct outdoor trestle bench.

How to Build a Multi-Level Indoor Plant Stand

With its multiple levels, you can get a lot of greenery into a conveniently small...

How to Build a Backyard Beverage Stand That Doubles as a Lawn Ornament

Take your backyard beverages to the next level with this super-simple DIY drink stand.

How to Build a Post and Beam Pavilion

Does it seem like whenever you want to spend your day off outside, the weather...

How to Build a Garden Arbor

Make a sturdy place to relax or a dramatic garden entrance in a weekend with...

Recipes for Perfect Flower Containers

Surefire combinations with great curb appeal

1-in. Stop Block for Multiple Cutoffs

When you have to crosscut a whole pile of short pieces to the same length,...

16 Reader Projects from The Family Handyman

We love seeing your versions of projects from The Family Handyman—so we’re showing them off!...

Reader Project: North Woods Bench

When reader Keith Simpson saw plans for the North Woods Bench, originally published in the...

Reader Project: Classic Garden Bench

Dan Kemper sent us a photo of his version of the Classic Garden Bench, originally...

How to Build a Timber Frame Garden Arbor

You can cut perfect, old-style joints with standard tools...and keep all the fasteners out of...

Build a Classic Garden DIY Bench with Dowel Construction

Dowel construction makes it solid-and surprisingly simple.

Do it right, do it yourself!

DIY Bench, North Woods Style

An inexpensive, easy-to-build classic

How to Build a Garden Bench

Make this attractive, comfortable garden bench. We show you how to build it with simple...