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Another water-saving project in Menlo Park includes a rock bed with succulents.

Concrete pavers line the new hardscape, which steps up to a deck built of ipe wood. Ipe wood has also been used for the built-in benches and fencing.

"The homeowners hoped to transform their lot into a unified, beautiful, indoor-outdoor oasis linking their home, yard, and a new backyard shed in a designed experience where every detail would come together to compose the many smaller sub-spaces into an integrated whole," notes the design firm.

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A 7-foot-tall cedar fence is sheathed on both sides to afford maximum privacy for owner and neighbor. For more info: www.howellsarc.com/pro...