1960s
A dream-come-true vintage playhouse for the backyard: Creativity from the ’60s
This vintage playhouse from the ’60s is a real house, with a Dutch front door and hearts and flowers dormers and a white picket fence.
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1960s
Design & decor for a small but practical dream house (1960)
Our practical dream house: Practical in the sense of low maintenance. Dreamy in the way it realizes the family’s hopes. What a house costs to
1960s
Small gardens & sweet retreats: Clever ideas for secluded outdoor spaces from the 1960s
Practical ideas to help you plan small gardens of your own – a quiet, refreshing area close to your house where you can enjoy the plants and flowers you love!
1960s
3 fun backyard additions: Mini-barn, outdoor kitchen & play castle (1965)
If your family never stays home because there’s nothing to do, check out these ways to pep up your yard or garden. Sometimes the simplest things, as in the play castle here, yields the most imaginative results.
1950s
40 vintage backyard ideas so fab, you’ll want to re-create this relaxing sixties-style outdoor living vibe
If you love the mid-century retro style and want to create that gorgeous, peaceful vintage backyard feel, get 40 of the best patio, deck & porch ideas here.
1800s
How to have a proper Victorian garden party (1899)
A Victorian garden party may extend from afternoon into evening, or it may be entirely an evening affair, in which case the lawn and shrubberies are lighted by Japanese lanterns cleverly put about the place.
1970s
A Coleco pool for the backyard: Above-ground swimming pools (1970)
‘I just bought the only vacation you can keep — a Coleco pool. Would you believe it cost me less than taking the family away for two weeks?”‘
1960s
Space age: Amazing retro futuristic homes of the ’60s
What did the future look like from the ’60s? In this ad series for Motorola, commercial artist Charles Schridde depicted modernist homes of the future – and perfectly captured the era’s sleek style and space-age optimism.
1910s
Gray Gardens in the Hamptons: See this infamous mansion’s amazingly beautiful walled garden in color (1916)
Come take a stroll through these gated gardens, and lose yourself in another era. These photos show how the walled gardens at Gray Gardens in East Hampton, New York looked in the year 1916.
1970s
Mini gardens: The Folarium greenhouse & indoor sunshine machines (1974)
Ideal for displaying plants in any room, the Aladdin Folarium gives plants a healthy indoor environment.
1800s
Asheville’s Biltmore Mansion: A century of American opulence
The Biltmore (1900) Whoever has enjoyed the privilege of viewing the beautiful chains of the Blue Ridge — the Great Smoky Mountains spreading for fifty
1900s
New York’s summer splendor: Hotel Majestic’s roof garden (1903)
The Majestic is an attractive house at all times of the year, but it is additionally so in the summer, because of its beautiful roof garden.
1940s
‘DDT is good for me-e-e!’ The ad said it so it must be true (1947)
“DDT is good for me-e-e!” The great expectations held for DDT have been realized. During 1946, exhaustive scientific tests have shown that, when properly used,
1950s
Crafty “growing” fun with crayons (1957 & 1959)
Crayola Corner: “Growing” fun with crayons (1959) Crayola “family tree.” On shelf paper or a long strip of wrapping paper draw a six-foot “tree-trunk” with
1970s
Terrariums: Gardens under glass (1971)
A terrarium is not only easy and fun to put together, it’s a snap to care for. Here’s how you go about it.
2000s
Spring flowers, succulents & other plants in Arizona
While springtime might come a little late in some parts of the country, it tends to show up a little early in Arizona. Here, take a look at what was blooming in Phoenix’s Valley of the Sun in the middle of March, 2014!
1970s
Rubbermaid Border Fence (1972)
Rubbermaid Border Fence. An easy way to make your place look pretty. Rubbermaid Border Fence is flexible, so it will fit around anything. It can’t rust,
1970s
Max Factor garden gift sets in California colors (1970)
Max Factor’s Garden of Christmas Treasures Come gather a bouquet of exciting new gift ideas. All the pleasures of Christmas dressed in rich and ripe California
1960s
Bellingrath Gardens: Colorful remembrance of times past (1967)
Bellingrath Gardens: Colorful remembrance of times past by Carolyn Carter The fabled charm of the Old South is a rare commodity. But even in the
1950s
Make a backyard flower cart (1958)
Backyard decor: A flower cart This colorful plywood flower cart, which can also be used for serving refreshments out of doors, is an original design
1900s
A fortune for a rose (1905)
Fortune for a rose A wonderful new variety which brings thirty thousand dollars Is a ravishing pink and crimson tea — one to two hundred
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