Outdoor Entertaining

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Today’s homeowners want their own private sanctuaries, and hardscapers are responding with inspired designs and meticulous craftsmanship. This backyard jewel, for example, includes a massive stone fire pit with room for plenty of guests. It’s perfect for large gatherings.

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Everything about this backyard is big. Here, the grill is installed in a huge island that has a whole lot of room to prepare enough food to feed a crowd.

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This big backyard features a massive patio that’s perfect for entertaining and a natural stone walkway that winds down from the deck to the patio. With plenty of room for guests, this backyard is sure to be the barbecue hot spot.

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The water feature in this backyard is a delightful, babbling stream that guides the walkway from the bottom of the deck stairs down to the patio. And as a plus, there isn’t a full pond to take care of; the stream drains right into the pebbles at the bottom.

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This backyard mixes mulch, rocks and boulders of all sizes seamlessly, and they all serve different purposes. Some of the larger boulders can be used as extensions of retaining walls, and small rocks can take the place of a pond reservoir.

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This big backyard features a massive patio that’s perfect for entertaining and a natural stone walkway that winds down from the deck to the patio. With plenty of room for guests, this backyard is sure to be the barbecue hot spot.