Dining Room
For an episode of HGTV’s “<a href="http://www.hgtv.com/holidays-and-entertaining/urban-backyard-wedding/pictures/index.html" target="_blank">Landscape Smart</a>,” one couple hosted their wedding in their long-neglected urban back yard. The centerpiece of the project (and the stage for their ceremony) was a circular flagstone patio, created by a <a href="http://remodeling.networx.com/remodeling-contractors/CA/Oakland/" target="_blank">contractor in Oakland</a>, CA. With all the concrete all over the city, it may seem counter-intuitive to pave over an existing yard space, but a nice flagstone patio, plus plants and furniture equals an outdoor dining room for the warm months. Of course, city thieves will prey on anything not nailed to the ground (and some things that are nailed to the ground), so scour city garage sales, freebies and thrift stores for cheap outdoor furniture. A paved space can still have landscaping of sorts. Put all your plants in containers, and you can move them around to chase the sun or accommodate groups of various sizes. If you use large containers, consider putting empty plastic bottles or other filler in the bottom of the containers to keep them from getting prohibitively heavy.
via http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/30/urban-backyards_n_3518777.html?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living&ir=Healthy%20Living
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