Tag Archives: porches

front porches

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Denise

The front porch, that shaded darling of New Urbanism. Decompression chamber and threshold between the kick-you-in-the-shins workaday world and the sanctity of home. Preferred lookout post for hard-working dogs. “The porch – as an intermediate space, even a sphere of … Continue reading →

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The Porch Steps Up

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Denise

As garden space shrinks, the focus becomes ever more minute, with no strip of soil too narrow to remain unexploited. For example, I’m really starting to work the back porch. Every inch, as in the crevice between porch and brick … Continue reading →

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