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Landscape Project Plans  Improve your yard and landscape and increase the value of your home. With a little hard work and the help of these free project plans and landscape guides, you can do it yourself.  Build your own fences, gates, walks, flower beds, planters and patios.  

Edible Gardening Guides, Books and Project Plans   Grow your own vegetables, herbs and fruit. Have a bountiful backyard harvest of fresh healthy food year after year.

Water Garden, Fountain and Garden Bridge Plans  Create a beautiful water garden, cascading waterfall, Koi pond or decorative fountain in your backyard. Add a wooden bridge for access or as an accent.

Cold Frame and Hobby Greenhouse Building Plans  Grow fruit and veggies in your own hobby greenhouse. Get your seedlings off to an early start with a simple hot bed or cold frame. Learn how to build your own backyard greenhouse or cold frames.

Free Solar Power and Green Living Guides and Design Ideas   Learn how to create a new solar powered home or add solar energy and green living efficiency to your existing house.

Free Solar House Plans  Help yourself to downloadable blueprints that will get you started on an efficient home that saves on heat and electricity and takes advantage of free energy from the sun. 

Energy Saving Projects  These free hands-on project plans and how-to articles can help you build your own solar panels, wind turbines, solar hot water heaters, solar cookers, space heaters and more.  

Solar Homes 101  Learn how to live green, how to use free solar and wind power and how to save a fortune on home energy costs. Download four informative ebooks today for free.

DIY Building Lessons  Are you thinking of building all or part of your home yourself? Are you planning an extension or a free-standing garage, barn, shed or workshop? Read these online guides and downloadable building manuals first, and then refer to them throughout construction for a top quality, safe and durable project.

Wood Finishing  Learn how to put a professional looking, durable finish on all of your woodwork and home improvement projects. Get expert lessons, hints and tips on working with paints, stains and sealers. 

Solar Building Ideas  These guides, articles and sample designs can help you plan your new home or renovations to your existing house. 

Basic Woodworking Guides  Learn the basics of woodworking. Get started on a great new hobby, craft or small business. These free guides, lessons, tips and tricks from the experts are sure to help. 

Shed Building Guides  These free guidebooks, how to build articles and construction details can show you how to build any type of shed or small storage building in your backyard.  

Deck Building Lessons  Find out how to choose the best deck designs and materials, how to build your own deck, how to make it last for years and years and how to keep it looking like new that whole time. You can get free building manuals here. 

Little Houses  This short but growing list of blueprint and pre-manufactured home retailers may just be where you find your new cottage, cabin or small home.

Green, Solar and Energy Saving Home Resources   Buy books, magazines, plans, solar panels, wind generators and green products that can help you make your home green and efficient.

Garage Plans, Kits, Doors and More  These plans, prefab structures and products can help you build the right garage, hobby shop or home workshop for your needs.  

Barn Building Resources  These products, building kits, blueprints, contractors and prefab structures can help you plan, create and maintain a barn or country outbuilding.

Shed Building Help  Find how-to books, shed plans, easy precut building kits, prefab sheds and products that will help you with your shed building project. 

DIY Deck Building Products  Find deck building and project plans, materials, fasteners, lighting, railings, tools and much more. These retailers can help you plan, build and maintain the perfect deck for your backyard.  

Backyard Building Retailers  Order gazebo kits, pergolas, arbors, outdoor furniture, hobby greenhouses, garden bridges, porch swings, birdhouses and much more.

Kid's Project Building Help  These online retailers offer books, plans and products that will help you and your kids build a great playhouse, playground, wooden toy or child's room full of furniture and built-ins. 

Garden and Landscape Project Help  Find how-to books, seeds, plants, prefab greenhouses, garden furniture, tools and supplies that will help you with all of your backyard landscape and garden projects.

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eBackroad  Check out our selection of North American home and garden suppliers and services. Find plans, prefabs and building kits for homes, cabins, cottages, barns, garages, workshops and more. Improve your backyard and landscape with a shed, gazebo, pergola, deck, fence, arbor or garden gate. Have a better garden with a new greenhouse or potting shed. Spruce up your home with new furniture, design ideas and do-it-yourself home improvement guides. Find great web shops that are a little off of the beaten path.