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OutdOOr liVing:
WHAT'S NEW
fOr this summer
40 | indulge • june/july 2016 As the weather warms up, many By Emily Hirsch FIRE PIT ADDITIONS
of us find ourselves naturally
gravitating toward the outdoors. The states of disarray — and our languished, While stone fire pits have been
park beckons us on our lunch break, weed-choked garden beds. Luckily, popular for several years, according to
dinner prep moves outdoors as we trade for those of us who could use a patio Bill Slattery III, owner of Valley Made
the stove for the grill, and lazy Sunday makeover, local experts share what’s Landscaping in Fogelsville, the trend
afternoons are spent puttering around trending for 2016 and how to refresh on isn’t losing momentum anytime soon.
the garden. a budget. Instead, people are taking the concept
one step further — extending the
For some, however, the onset of hardscaping around the once solitary
warmer weather can also invoke panic as fire pit to create other features.
we think about our patio — in its various Popular add-ons include grilling areas,
WHAT'S NEW
fOr this summer
40 | indulge • june/july 2016 As the weather warms up, many By Emily Hirsch FIRE PIT ADDITIONS
of us find ourselves naturally
gravitating toward the outdoors. The states of disarray — and our languished, While stone fire pits have been
park beckons us on our lunch break, weed-choked garden beds. Luckily, popular for several years, according to
dinner prep moves outdoors as we trade for those of us who could use a patio Bill Slattery III, owner of Valley Made
the stove for the grill, and lazy Sunday makeover, local experts share what’s Landscaping in Fogelsville, the trend
afternoons are spent puttering around trending for 2016 and how to refresh on isn’t losing momentum anytime soon.
the garden. a budget. Instead, people are taking the concept
one step further — extending the
For some, however, the onset of hardscaping around the once solitary
warmer weather can also invoke panic as fire pit to create other features.
we think about our patio — in its various Popular add-ons include grilling areas,
