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‘I-Really-Can’t-Deal!’ Patio Problems Solved.
By: Leanne Potts
 
Size problems. Shade problems. The wind-is-blowing-our-cocktails-over problems.
 
Summertiiiime and the living is supposed to be easy — but not if you live on a hot mess of a patio.
 
Whether it’s dying plants, a view of your neighbor’s garbage cans, or mosquitos that threaten to drain you before you can drain a beer, patios tend to develop some chill-disrupting problems. Here’s some of the more annoying ones, and how to fix them.
 
#1 My Patio Is Too Small:
Train a vine to grow up a wall, hang plants from the roof, or set potted plants on shelves on the wall. “Anything that draws the eye upward makes the space feel larger,” says Brian Patrick Flynn, designer from “HGTV Dream Home.”
 
Tying the patio space visually to your yard will also make it feel larger, too. Layer plants around the patio’s edge — short ones at the front and taller ones as you get farther from the patio. Don’t have planting beds? Use containers of plants to get the same effect.
 
#2 My Patio Is Near a Busy Street:
Nothing kills a patio buzz like a swarm of noisy traffic. A masonry wall is the best way block the car horns and sirens, of course, but that’s ... more

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