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how
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Any way you stack
them,
bricks offer a stylish and steppable surface
that defines outdoor spaces the same way flooring defines
indoor rooms. Whether you love the crisp edge of a formal
walkway or the casual curves of a meandering path, bricks are
your best landscaping friend. “You can do just about anything
with brick,” says landscape designer Katie Ketelsen of
TimberPine Nursery & Greenhouse in Earlham, Iowa, who
designed and installed the project pictured here.
Before laying the first
brick, Katie suggests
the following:
PAINT YOUR PLAN
spray paint to
outline the perimeter
of the project. It helps
you visualize what it
will look like with your
house and landscape.”
GO W ITH THE FLOW
“Design for traffic
flow,” says Katie.
Creating easy
movement from patios
to home entries helps
an outdoor space
function better.
TAKE A SEAT
Make sure you have
enough room to scoot
dining chairs. “Most
people make their
patios too small,”
says Katie. Before
installation, put
furniture in the actual
space to ensure it is
large enough.
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