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A to-do list for the yard
By TIMES STAFF WRITER
Published June 10, 2006
Americans will spend about $300 this year upgrading their outdoor entertaining spaces, according to a survey conducted for Sears. Other survey findings: What we'd like most * New patio furniture - 35 percent * Decorative lighting - 28 percent * Gazebo/screen rooms - 23 percent * Outdoor stereo - 25 percent * Firepit - 23 percent * Spa/hot tub - 19 percent * Fountain/water sculpture - 19 percent * Swimming pool - 16 percent You're invited * We'll entertain outdoors 5.4 times this year. * Two of three Americans use disposable dishes when they entertain. Worst things about outdoor entertaining * Bugs - 35 percent * Uncomfortable weather - 24 percent - Times staff writer
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