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TOP 2017 TRENDS IN
OUTDOOR LIVING
Experts point to an emphasis on natural materials and eco-friendly
practices in uencing today’s backyards and gardens.
T
he amenities found in the typical HARDSCAPES
backyard have changed over the To counteract the high stress pace of today’s lifestyles and the depletion of
past 15 years from a focus on
natural resources, installing low-maintenance gardens with drought-tolerant
children’s recreational equipment such as plants and less turf grass is becoming a common practice. In addition, there
swing sets and slides to hardy duplications is a grow-it-yourself movement that has led to the development of vegetable
of decorative interior furnishings strong gardens (perhaps modeled a er Michelle Obama’s White House edible garden).
enough to withstand nature’s elements.
Water features – such as fountains and ponds – have become popular, along with
pergolas and arbors to provide shade.
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