DESIGN 
Are You Getting the Most Out of Your Outdoor Living Room? 
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BEFORE: Too often the entire back yard is a service yard and playground, with 
walks crowding the building, trees, clothesline or sand-box in the center, and no 
thought for either convenience or beauty. 
The same yard with walks set away from the building, gives an opportunity 
for design with foundation planting or patios of pleasing shapes. A definite point 
of interest, such as the statue shown in this lower plan, can be seen from several 
interesting points in the garden. A pattern made by flower beds, walks and patios 
actually allows more garden or utility space, and at the same time gives design and 
interest to an otherwise uninteresting or unsightly yard. 
Drawings by Jack Harenberg 
