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The intimate entertaining area centered on a custom outdoor fireplace that was built into the home's existing chimney. -
Some of the many plants on the property include arborvitae, birch trees, box trees, rhododendron, lavender, azaleas, cherry trees and paper bark maple trees. The front walkway is made of thermal top blue grey Pennsylvania bluestone.
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The dining patio sits atop thermal top blue grey Pennsylvania bluestone and is accentuated by an antique fountain.
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An antique fountain continuously circulates water and automatically refills when it evaporates, sitting on the edge of a well-manicured lawn and a variety of colorful plants and trees.
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A dark green, six-foot cedar fence disappears into the landscape due to its color and purposeful placement.
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The oil and native stone gravel driveway is heated so that no snow removal is needed. It features an antique Belgian block apron leading up to it, and is framed with Belgian block curbing and edging.
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The patio is made of thermal top blue grey Pennsylvania bluestone, and the fireplace has a gas ignition to start a wood burning fire.
This small space retreat shows what can be done on cozier properties, with only 1/3 acre of land to work with. Odd Job Landscaping designed and constructed the driveway, walkways, patios, fencing, lighting, landscape, and irrigation system. The oil and native stone gravel driveway is heated, so that shoveling and plowing are not necessary, as are the front walkway and the back patio. Arborvitae, birch trees, boxwoods, rhododendron, lavender, azaleas, cherry trees and paper bark maple fill the landscape with color. There are two patios in the back, an outside fireplace for entertaining, which steps down into another dining patio. Town regulations restricted the total area of hardscape, and this was the creative solution to working within the guidelines. An antique fountain adds ambiance to the dining area, and modest landscape lighting adds depth. A dark green cedar privacy fence creates isolation from the neighbors and blends in with the greenery to become almost invisible.