{"id":1501,"date":"2011-03-25T04:33:45","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T15:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backyardcity.wordpress.com\/?p=1501"},"modified":"2011-03-25T04:33:45","modified_gmt":"2011-03-25T15:33:45","slug":"make-your-garden-beautiful-while-making-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/make-your-garden-beautiful-while-making-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Garden Beautiful While Making a Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcity.com\/Images\/CCI\/1307%20Sm%20Picket%20Planter%20small.jpg?w=800\" alt=\"Cedar Fence Planter\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcity.com\/Images\/CCI\/2035-Small.jpg?w=800\" alt=\"Cedar Storage Box\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcity.com\/Images\/CCI\/1001-Dollys-small.jpg?w=800\" alt=\"Cedar Dollies\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cedar accessories can make a beautiful statement in your garden while serving a sturdy and long-lasting function. Beautiful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Garden-Containers\/CMB-Cedar-Planter-Boxes.htm\">cedar planter boxes<\/a> are perfect for people with limited space who want to grow delicious fruits, vegetable, and herbs. Because cedar is naturally weather and insect resistant, the planters will last for many years to come. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Garden-Containers\/Cedar-Plant-Dollies.htm\">Cedar plant dollies<\/a> have casters that make them a perfect solution for moving heavy plants or providing versatile plant stands. They offer stylish and functional support for a little price. If additional storage space is your goal, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/storage\/CCI-Storage-Box-2035.htm\">cedar storage boxes<\/a> make the perfect place to keep all of your lawn and garden tools, garden hoses, or whatever else you have in mind. The beautiful red wood color will no only give you stylish design, it will also last for many years to come.<\/p>\n<p>The best part about the products mentioned above is the source from which they come. Cedar Creek Illinois, Inc, or CCI, is a subsidiary of Knox County Council for Developmental Disabilities, Inc. (www.kccdd.com). CCI specializes in work and career opportunities for individuals with disabilities. This wonderful program allows the disabled to become self-supporting citizens who can contribute their talents, skills and labor to the communities in which they live. All of the fine cedar products listed above were made in the United States by disabled Americans working through this company. Your purchase not only gives you a beautiful addition to porch, patio, or garden; it also gives someone a chance at employment that they might have never gotten otherwise. What could be better than that?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cedar accessories can make a beautiful statement in your garden while serving a sturdy and long-lasting function. Beautiful cedar planter boxes are perfect for people with limited space who want to grow delicious fruits, vegetable, and herbs. Because cedar is naturally weather and insect resistant, the planters will last for many years to come. Cedar plant dollies have casters that make them a perfect solution &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/make-your-garden-beautiful-while-making-a-difference\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Make Your Garden Beautiful While Making a Difference<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7,12,20],"tags":[71,72,187,203,259],"class_list":["post-1501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-garden-tools-tips","category-innovative-solutions","category-storage-solutions","tag-cedar-creek-illinois","tag-cedar-garden-supplies","tag-garden-decor","tag-gardening","tag-inc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Nnyf-od","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1022,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/cedar-greenhouse-kits\/","url_meta":{"origin":1501,"position":0},"title":"Cedar Greenhouse Kits","author":"Trey Collier","date":"October 8, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 If you enjoy gardening year round, a greenhouse is a great investment to make. 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