More and more families are now opting for “staycations,” vacation time off during which they relax at home and enjoy their comfortable backyard landscaping. With this new non-travel trend, more and more Canadians are looking at upgrading their backyard landscaping to create fabulous summer and year-round getaways--without having to get away. A survey of Toronto-area backyards will reveal wonderful outdoor rooms that seem to have even more features than an entertainer’s living room.

The Chic Lounge Outside Your Back Door

With the increased popularity of cooking outdoors, people want more than just backyard grills. Stone and brick ovens, wet bars, small, outdoor refrigerators, and even fire pits are bringing the entire party outside. In fact, fire pits are striking landscape features even in the winter. This kind of landscape design involves a lot of complexity, as it includes electrical, water, and structural considerations.

CedarGate Landscaping has many years’ experience in coordinating these design features as well as water features. Clients don’t need to worry about hiring several different contractors to create their yards, as they can rely on one professional service to provide all the services they need to go from design conception to construction of their outdoor spaces. CedarGate designers of Ontario, Canada also inform clients about the costs--from the very beginning of design planning--of their ideas. From family barbecues to poolside soirees, CedarGate has been the design planner for some of Ontario’s best stay-home-vacation events.