How to Create Functional Outdoor Family Spaces in an Eco-Friendly Landscape

This garden makes the most of a compact space, with several spots to get comfortable.

Functionality is a key element to any good garden design . Even a landscape created as a natural and wildlife - friendly ecosystem should still be accessible for gardener to catch one’s breath , relax , and relish the outdoors . In an area smaller than 3,000 square fundament , incorporating outdoor life element may seem like a challenge , but this garden makes the most of a succinct distance , with several maculation to get comfortable . See more of this garden and hear about the designhere .

The deck seamlessly integrates with the invention and maximizes functionality

To produce ample outdoor sustenance space , we take to reduce planting in the rear without making the deck field feel too large or to a fault constructed . We used similar material , such as locally sourced hardwood , to match the deck to the menage and other surrounding social organization , and organically integrated it with the environ stonework . This small area has room for chairs , a red-hot bathing tub , an outside kitchen , and a dining table , all covered with a pergola . It packs a clout while still providing deal of living blank and remaining cohesive with the ease of the minuscule rear railyard .

A semi - enclosed outside structure provides privacy and spook

This much - used outdoor space , which we call the shade house , was part of an honour - winning exhibit designed for the 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show to show multiuse outdoor living . look on the season and the mood , the shade theater can act as an outdoor billet , meeting blank space , secluded show nook , or playact space for our two girl . Vertical slats create the feeling of elevation , which is so crucial in a tight area . These slats also make the privileged clear and airy , which feels wonderful in summer .

Even on the smallest lawn , folks can tuck around a firepit

We had playfulness using lifelike textile unexpectedly . The chunky stone around the firepit were flipped on their side to create unorthodox permanent seating . The firepit itself is an cheap bottomless ring , easy found in most ironware storage , that was fill with a bed of beat out stone . We covered it with a patina using conducting wire woolen and acetum . Lounge chairs circumvent the firepit for cozier seating alternative in addition to the large Oliver Stone .

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