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1. A portable 120-inch screen that'll turn your family's regular movie night into a fun night out (at least, out to the backyard). This is lightweight, sturdy, and reviewers say it's a cinch to set up.
2. A poolside rocking chair — an elegant addition to your outdoor furniture sure to help you relax under the sun. Or, if you'd prefer, sit in this rocker, turn on some Led Zepplin, and *ahem* ROCK ON!! It's your yard, do what you want!
3. A canopy for creating some shade in your sunny yard without taking away from the open fresh-airy-ness that brought you outside in the first place.
4. A set of outdoor string lights — these'll be a particularly *bright* idea if your goal is dazzling everyone who steps into your yard at night.
5. A bug zapper designed to attract and zap creepy crawlies and nasty mosquitos who try and ~bug~ you all summer long (within a 1,500-square-foot area!).
Promising review: "You will not be disappointed. I just moved out to the country and have been working out in the garage late at night. With the weather getting warmer, I've had the garage doors opened and mosquitos, gnats, and everything else have been finding there way into my garage, so I had to do something about it. I bought this and hung it next to my garage door opener because there's an outlet there and it is way better than expected. I have dead bees, stink bugs, gnats, mosquitoes, and other bugs that I do not know what they are. My 8-year-old son keeps asking me to remove the bottom tray so he can see all of the dead bugs that got zapped. Again, you will not be disappointed, I'm extremely happy I bought this!" —Chris & Jenny
Get it from Amazon for $36.99.
6. Or a citronella candle so you can keep those bugs away while enjoying a soothing sent at the same time.
7. A portable Cuisinart vertical smoker for people who only cook outside. This *treasure* slow-cooks turkey, brisket, and the like. That's a smokin' hot accessory, if you ask me.
8. A four-piece furniture set that just might make your backyard better furnished than your living room.
9. A set of four motion sensor lights to help you see clearly when your black lab has no plans to come back inside after you let her out. Thanks to these lights, ol' Shadow will always be hiding in plain sight.
10. A raised cedar garden bed that'll help plants and produce grow weed-free. Just be sure to pour nutrient-rich soil on top. Don't have much space? "Square Foot Gardening" is a great video that'll show you how you can work with the space you've got!
11. A cedar oil insect killer to decrease the number of fleas, mosquitoes, scorpions, beetles, and gnats that are probably calling your yard home.
12. An expandable garden hose that can extend up to 50 feet long. ~Water~ you waiting for? Get this helpful hose before your yard dries out!
13. A bamboo mason bee house — a friendly way to let neighboring bees know they are welcome to hang out (and pollinate the flowers) in your yard.
14. A hanging hammock chair that'll make your backyard so cozy, you'll wonder why the indoors even exist.
15. A garden dump cart sure to help you out if moving around large amounts of dirt, rock, and other materials is a common occurrence with your backyard Tetris games. It has a 600-pound capacity and easily tilts to dump, which is great, considering you're thinking of moving the coy pond any day now.
16. A leaf blower/vacuum with a built-in mulcher. The angled snout of this blower is gonna make cleaning in awkward spots (like under your deck) a cinch. Grab this and suck up all those hidden leaves!
17. A reliable Webber charcoal grill that won't cost you a fortune, despite working like a far more expensive grill. Reviewers say it maintains its temperature, has a large cooking area, cooks food evenly, and is easy to clean.
18. A handy, dandy turf spreader so you can efficiently distribute seeds and fertilizer across your lawn with practically no effort.
19. A set of decorative throw pillows with darling botanical prints that'll totally make up for the fact that your yard doesn't have a living thing in site. Gardens are HARD.
20. A rechargeable, waterproof cooler light to help you out at night when you can barely see the cooler itself, let alone the drinks you have left inside it.
21. A color-changing inflatable pool ball that's solar powered and lasts about eight hours on a charge, so you can turn your pool into a pool PARTY — even if you're just enjoying it on your own.
22. An aesthetically pleasing firewood rack for folks who ~wood~ love to tidy up the pile of pine currently cluttering their back porch.
23. A finally, a bestselling squirrel picnic table that'll be the *most* practical purchase you could make for your yard...if ridiculously adorable wildlife photos are what you want in life.
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