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How to Build a Timber Retaining Wall

This Old House landscaping contractor Roger Cook shows how to construct a wood-timber retaining wall to create a play area.

Punch up your outdoor style with these pretty, portable seats

Construct a carrier from oak boards and dowels

Bidding the basement good-bye, a wash-and-fold center moves to the second floor and gets old-fashioned finishes suited to the 1880s house

To ensure a tree has a good future, choose a nice specimen with attractive foliage, undamaged bark, and a burlapped root ball

Learn the facts behind some common folk wisdom to better your odds of plant-growing success

Architectural details and an inviting half porch put a fresh face on a tired one-story

Creative tinkering and a spiffy new look deliver major style and function to an outdated cook space

Expert picks for what you should have on hand in case the lights go out during stormy weather season

Our readers’ favorite do-it-yourself tricks—straight from their mothers