The patio is cracked. The plantings are overgrown. The lawn thins in the same spots every summer. The drainage pools against the house after every rain. And the backyard, which should be the most used space on the property, is the space the family walks past on the way to somewhere else.

A backyard renovation changes that. Not by patching the problems one at a time, but by reimagining the outdoor space as a complete environment designed for how the family lives now, built with materials specified for the climate, and maintained by a plan that keeps it performing year after year.