Small Patio Designs8 small patios that make the most of limited space From Landscaping Network They say that good things come in small packages. This age-old quip certainly applies to landscape design. Just because one doesn't have multiple sprawling acres...
From Belgard
If you live in the Midwest, it seems like the Summer hasn't really even started. Unfortunately, with the 4th of July in the rear view mirror, the Summer is all downhill from here, and Fall is literally weeks away. If you haven't had a chance to utilize your fabulous outdoor living space yet for entertaining, this Fall may provide that opportunity. This post from Belgard provides some essential outdoor products that will make your Fall entertaining season memorable, and easier.
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From Cipriano Custom Swimming Pools
Nothing adds interest, verticality, shade and a focal point like an outdoor structure. Skilled Landscape Designers will use canopies, gazebos, pergolas as tools in their arsenal to create interest, gathering areas, and to create vignettes in the outoor space. This post from Cipriano Landscape Design and Custom Pools in New Jersey presents a short treatise on these outdoor structures, and discusses when the various forms of these structures are appropriate to incorporate into an outdoor living space.
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From Landscaping Network
Outdoor Living is not a fad, its a way for Americans to enjoy their lives while staying nearer to home. Over the past two decades, the proliferation of Outdoor Living and Outdoor Kitchens has become completely mainstream. Newer to this idea of outdoor living, however, is the Outdoor Dining Room. It just makes perfect sense: If you are going to encourage family and friends to enjoy your fabulous backyard living area and dine al fresco with you, you'll need to make an outdoor dining area for maximum enjoyment. This post from the Landscaping Network presents 8 wonderful design-inspiring outdoor dining area ideas to incorporate into your own outdoor paradise.
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Choosing a Design for Your Outdoor Fireplace or Fire Pit From Luxury Pools Nothing adds excitement, warmth, and drama to an outdoor living space like Fire. Fire can be the icing on the cake to complete the perfect outdoor living...
Luxury Pools with Fire Features From Luxury Pools One of the most dramatic advances in luxury swimming pool design and construction has been the incorporation of fire into the design. Once limited to fire pits and tiki torches, fire can...
Modern Furniture Brings the Indoors Outdoors: Conversation Seating From Pools Spas & Patios Planning outdoor rooms can take a tremendous amount of forethought. Where will people congregate? Where will the traffic patterns take guests? What vignettes will be created to...
Great ideas for outdoor rooms Reinvent your yard with a new deck, patio, cottage, dining room, or curl-up space From Sunset Outdoor living, as an increasing number of Americans are discovering, is a way to carry your lifestyle and tastes...
8 Awesome Water Games for Backyard Fun on Hot Days From The Stir The dog days of summer can mean oppressive heat for weeks if not more. The kids aren't yet back in school, and their natural instinct is to...
Poolscaping Basics From Arizona Pottery While we usually advocate for Professional Landscape Architects to assist in designing any outdoor living space, we also believe that the homeowner should educate themselves as much as possible. It is never a bad idea...