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Outdoor Showers

Out East everyone seems to have an outdoor shower off their deck or in their backyard. I’ve come to enjoy showering outdoors on a sunny day, listening to the birds and just being outside. It’s nice after swimming or going for an early morning run- and you don’t have to wait in line for the bathroom! Other than being a pleasant outdoor experience it also makes some sense- keeping water and mess outside while infiltrating water back into the soil. Here are a some examples of showers I photographed in New Hampshire and Martha’s Vineyard.

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Manitou Island Entrance

Work in Progress: Before

The existing roof is propped up while the new foundation is built.

And after, a new Haddonstone entrance and fountain for this Manitou Island residence.

Work in Progress: After

A concrete pool and garden wall in Sioux City, South Dakota.

Sioux City South Dakota Pool

Stone and copper clad structure by Lake | Flato Architects.

Sioux City South Dakota Pool

Massive steel rain chains and gutters collect rain water. A prairie style landscape was planted last season. Can’t wait to see in two years!

Sioux City South Dakota Pool

Clearing Buckthorn in Spring

Clearing Buckthorn in Spring

Early spring is also a great time to cut down buckthorn. I like to pile it and burn it, as I go.

Spring Pruning and Trimming

Spring Pruning and Trimming

The snow is gone but, there is still ice on the lake! Let’s cut the perennials and grasses to the ground and prune and thin the shrubs- so they will be good for another season. If this is done each spring, you don’t need to trim and cut plants back during the growing season.

Rodent Damage

Rodent Damage

Rodent damage as seen after the snow melt. Time to find the pruners!

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