Lowe's is a great place to visit before you begin any home improvement project. They have a lot of decorative ideas, and a large garden center. The only problem we have ever had, is that two things that we have purchased there were broken (2 different trips), and we had to return each one two times, before we finally got what we wanted that wasn't broken. I don't know if they just put returned merchandise back on the shelf, or they just handle it poorly, but I recommend throughly checking out whatever you are buying before you take it out the door!
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