Front-Yard Seating Makes for a Public and Private Space
Green design for a bungalow's outdoor living area.
This front yard garden offers a connection to the street, and also a quiet “secret” space to watch the passers by. Paths of crushed granite and wooden decking lead through the garden.
You can see more of the gardens in the new book, New Landscaping Ideas That Work, by Julie Moir Messervy.
Susan Teare (a Through the Lens contributor) posted a Sunken Outdoor Living Room, which is included in the book as well.
Landscape Design – Banyontreedesign
Photograph – http://www.kengutmaker.com
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