Outdoor Sitting Areas

Imagine the Possibilities

A lush terrace set amongst plants, flowers and planters - Johnsen Landscapes. The owners have added many planters in this magical spot.

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The first step in landscape design is vision. How to become a visionary? Observing, absorbing, visualizing. As Thomas Church, the great twentieth-century American landscape architect, said, “The only limit to your garden is at the boundaries of your imagination.”

If you want to be inspired about creating a lovely outdoor sitting area and garden, there is no better way to start than to look at photos of other landscapes. Through photos, you can dream a little. Have you always wanted to sit in a lush, secret garden? Push monetary considerations aside and let your imagination go.

My little slice of heaven - I had to have my Adirondack chairs. Those were high on my wish list but they do take up a lot of room.