Ah, the backyard – a space all your own to equip to your liking and nobody’s gonna tell you otherwise. Maybe you’re hankering to illuminate the night with solar lights, raise a bumper crop of vegetables, or savor fresh eggs from your own flock of contented chooks. No matter how ambitious your wishes, you’ll find all the construction know-how you’ll need in David Toht’s 40 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead. Its 256 pages are packed with practical, budget-friendly instructions for building raised beds and arbors, fences and pens, chicken coops, hives and sheds. Step-by-step instructions, exploded views and materials lists let you DIY with confidence, even if you’re only moderately handy.