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Staged Implementation and Long-Term Planning

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The Biggest Backyard Mistakes that Can Cost You Thousands

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The presenter reinforces the idea that an entire landscape project doesn't have to be completed all at once. He recommends splitting larger projects into manageable stages over several years, tackling one 'room' or foundational element at a time (e.g., the pond, the gazebo, the sauna). This staged approach allows for flexibility in budgeting and planning, as long as the initial 'bones before beauty' and 'function over features' principles are adhered to. He advises homeowners to seek contractors who can work with this long-term, staged vision, emphasizing that getting the order and process right is key to success and avoiding costly problems.

Goal: Understand that landscape projects can be executed in stages over time, focusing on getting the foundational elements right first.

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in the proper working order. As we look at the rooms in this outdoor landscaping, the living room is protected from the kids zone by this entertainment center. So, that provides a natural barrier, and that's also a natural barrier from the street, from traffic, from anything cuz there cars can drive there. There is a street over there and you can't see it from the videos because we strategically used landscaping to create that privacy screen. So, now we have access to the Zen Zone from two strategic places on the property. And so, when we're designing a landscape, we always want to think of it from the inside as well as from the outside and the different rooms. So, we're going back to the three core principles. We start with function. How do we want to use each place? Then we build the bones before the beauty. And then it's a matter of separating each of these strategic spaces into different rooms, not just one big backyard. All right, from inside of the house is one of the access points to the Zen Zone. So, as we go out here and you can call whatever you want, but when we go out here, multiple points of attraction bring us out to this zone. So, we have a built-in bird feeder. Maybe it's an old person thing, but I have crows, blue jays, orioles. I have This thing is always full. Woodpeckers. And so, that from that area, I can see the birds from the kitchen. I can see them from the the alcove. But also, it brings us to this area here and this is an outdoor wood-burning sauna. So, this whole area was designed to offer complete privacy from the street, from views on the backyard, from views from the outdoor living area, and complete and utter isolation from the kids zone so that you can come down here, you can go in the hot outdoor wood-burning sauna, and then you can grill as well. Now, so I have a grill all the way down here cuz sometimes those grills have grease fires and the last thing I needed was a wood house starting on fire. So, we have one set of grills down here. We have this set up. I know it looks messy right now because I've just been grilling, but you can also see where the wood-fired sauna is outside. And that just gives me complete privacy, but when I need access to the rest of the house, here's how we've connected the dots. Now, another thing that I need you guys to think of is a landscaping in stages. It does not have to be one and done. You don't have to complete your landscaping all in one season. This is another mistake that a lot of…

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