A transitional space can be a destination in its own right
When Scott Endres moved into his home 12 years ago , he felt compact by the amount of space available for garden . With a belittled front yard , a tiny backyard , and a narrow side yard , he knew he would have to make the most of every square inch of space . The side garden proved to be the most thought-provoking . He want it to be an experience , not just an expressway between the front and the back . He also needed more quad for planting , and wanted to bask this quad as much as the other area .
So , he broaden the place psychologically and made it into a destination that would Edgar Albert Guest to lollygag as they clear from the public to the private areas of his garden . His success relied on wise hardscape decisions , the deliberate placement of plants and focal points , and the inventive exercise of repeat to pull it all together .
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