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Decks - Making the Home to Garden Connection

Posted by Monique Allen on Tue, Feb 14, 2012 @ 06:23 AM
  
  
  
  

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Extreme Home Makeover - 2005 - In Medfield, Mass lives a family with a son in a wheelchair. Their wish was for him to be able to get in and out of the house with ease. Their property was multi leveled and filled with huge ledge outcroppings.

This deck is wide open and the composite deck boards are scribed right up to and anchored into the ledge. The paver patio then meets the deck and ledge seamlessly. Each paver and deck board custom cut to make the access smooth.

Pocket gardens surround this deck and patio along with ornamental planters make this space colorful in all seasons. Read more about The Garden Continuum's design and landscape development donation to the Johnson Family in Medfield Mass.

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Great project and beautifully constructed transition. So rare to do a project with such importance. I did one a few years back that transformed a large residential property into full accessibility for the property owner that was wheelchair bound. It took an entire summer to construct. Someday I may post it in its entirety.
Posted @ Tuesday, February 14, 2012 6:40 AM by Donna
Yes please do post it Donna! And let me know when it is up. I think these projects are so important to celebrate. I think that when a landscape solution changes a life for the better, it is a complete success! 
Thanks for the post.  
Monique
Posted @ Tuesday, February 14, 2012 6:58 AM by Monique
Besides being a great deed, I really love the design. I like how the straight lines of the deck play off the strong angles of the architecture. And then the gentle curves of the pavers softens the look.
Posted @ Tuesday, February 14, 2012 9:30 AM by Chris Heiler
Hey Chris, thanks for weighing in. This was one of those designs that evolved out of need and out of being forced to work with tight constraints. The coolest part, was that we had carpenters and landscapers working hand in hand to make the best transition possible! Amazing things happen when services are donated. 
-M
Posted @ Tuesday, February 14, 2012 9:49 AM by Monique
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