Principle #3: Outdoor 'Rooms'

We're not worried about the aesthetics out of the gate. The aesthetics are the fun thing. That's the Bob Ross color your things, enjoy what you're doing after you get everything right. Now, this is another outdoor room and it's a great example how we divide a big backyard into separate spaces and then be able to create a buffer zone between these spaces whenever possible. Now, every landscape is unique, but here's what the way I want you guys to think. The window over there, that's the kitchen window. So, the moms can look out and see the kids playing and as well and the kids are pretty safe because this zone is entirely closed in. They can't get to the street, they can't get to the front yard. The only place they can get to is the backyard pond and that is a danger zone because that's a 5-ft deep pond. But, in that case, if the kids ever get out of sight, out of mind from that window, you can look out the big patio doors and instantly look into the pond to make sure they're secure. But, to have that buffer zone of privacy between the kids zone and the living room zone, here's a couple of unique things that have been done. As we design and build these things, we take all of these nuances into consideration. The kids zone is here. That's the outdoor living area that you can't see. So, as you're inside the outdoor living area, behind us is the flow of traffic, cars, vehicle, people, what have you. Nobody wants to see that. So, as you're relaxing, this blocks the street view, and then the fence blocks that, and then the plantings initially block it as well. So, we have a combination of all three working in unison to provide privacy as we do this. So, we first we started with function, then we built the bones, and then we think in outdoor rooms, and then finally we use the plantings as your buffer zone. So, we're able to put these plants This has plants on both the outside and inside to provide 360° protection 365 days a year protection for privacy. So, it's a combination of arborvitae's evergreens. I'm in Minnesota, these are going to grow up, provide constant um screening in the winter time. But, if you don't want to see just all evergreens, we have lilacs for flowers, and then evergreens on the other side of the fence to complement it. So, it's a crisscross applesauce type of a situation so that you if you're not stuck with just one or another. Again, this is all strategy that goes into this, but it's also putting everything in the proper working order. As…