If ever there were a time for a staycation, this is it. Your outdoor space is your private oasis, and however you want to revel in it, there are landscape designers, aquatic experts, and pool builders offering Zen-style serenity to ultra-exciting features.
In the hands of Benjamin Lasseter and Scott Cummings of Design Ecology/Design Aquatics in Austin, outdoor home properties become a work of art. While their work is international, Central Texas—with its wide-open spaces and hot weather—represents their biggest market.
One project in Austin started as a simple remodel and cabana near the house. It quickly evolved into completely replacing the existing pool, pool decking, pool house addition to the main home, and pavilion area. Pathways of light pink decomposed granite, defined with
