what design features would increase the amount of time a homeowner spends in the garden?
and what's the tradeoff between truly out in nature / garden vs on an adjacent porch / in a room w big modern windows opening to the garden...? wrapping a house w porches n patios kinda makes the windows less effective
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Reply · Jan 21, 2023@chrisgardenuk yeah, it's the area to the south of the house which needs to stay open for the sun for the solar panels... other parts are more trees…Reply · May 15, 2023I love the creativity! am designing a house n garden now, so looking for the full range of possibilities...Reply · Jun 1, 2025@Pathless110 yeah agree! i like the balance of windows and walls with this design, lots of nature but feels protectedReply · Jul 16, 2026@thkostolansky 😅 i'm naturepilled but also a nerd so expensive triple glazed glass windows to nature and sunlight from two sides, plus mic & speaker…