Article: Open-air living: these garden rooms are well suited to entertaining, dining, and lounging.(Cover Story)

Picture yourself relaxing on a comfortable couch with a gentle breeze caressing your face. Or dining surrounded by fragrant flowers that bloom in garden beds. Or warming your hands over a crackling fire as the sounds of crickets fill the air. Or grilling a steak on a built-in stove with the sky as your ceiling. These are some of the pleasures of outdoor living in the West, where a garden is more than a spot to grow pretty flowers. "The best outdoor rooms are as comfortable and inviting as any room indoors," says Seattle landscape architect R. David Adams. "Create a comfort zone - a place surrounded by vegetation and pleasing to the eye. Use dropping water or even a ...

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