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Celebrate summer: Tips for simple party planning
Time to spruce up the backyard, dust off the patio furniture and fill up the propane tank. With the weather reaching the double-digits and long weekends around the corner, it may be time to host an outdoor party. While the thought of planning a party can be daunting, with these hints, you will have people envious of your party planning skills.

Al fresco dining with a dash of style
Dress up your backyard this summer with this season's fashion trends and colours when you take your entertaining from the living room to the outdoors.

Impress your friends with a tea party in your garden this summer
This summer, host an unforgettable tea party in your backyard garden. A tea party is the ideal format for celebrations such as a bridal or baby shower, a retirement party, or a birthday party. Or, invite your closest friends over for an afternoon of good food, great conversation and refreshing iced tea.

Ten Tips for the Perfect Deck Party
The outdoors is in. The number of homeowners with an outdoor living space of some kind is expected to double by 2007. With the summer months coming many people want to show off their decks and outdoor living spaces. One way to do so is by hosting an outdoor party or event. One way to do so is by hosting an outdoor party or event. Susanna Salk, editor at House & Garden magazine, offers these 10 tips for planning and hosting the perfect deck party.

Top Teen Chef's Recipe for Backyard Entertaining
Adreena Winnfield knows a little something about cooking. As winner of The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef 2005 scholarship competition, Winnfield beat out competitors from all over the U.S. and Canada to take home the prestigious title and a full scholarship worth $35,000 to study culinary arts. Here, she shares some of her recipes.

Make Summer Entertaining a Breeze
This summer, stop struggling to find the time and money needed for formal entertaining and focus on casual, inexpensive get-togethers in your own back yard. Make the switch from uptight to laid-back and get ready to greet company with a glass of wine in your hand and flip-flops on your feet. Whatever the occasion, here are a few major ideas that require only minor planning.