Backyard with small play ground

Backyard with pergola, built in children’s activity wall, blue stone paving with synthetic grass inserts for the play area with swings. Outdoor storage boxes double up as benches.

Construction-strength steel was used to build the pergola. On the top of the steel structure is a wooden slat designed for shade. One side of the pergola is a dedicated activity wall for the kids, with rock-climbing holds and circles and a rope ladder. The climbing holds are attached to a wall made of marine plywood stained with Benjamin Moore’s Arborcoat. On the front side of the pergola, we attached two swings: a rubber toddler swing and a rope swing with a wooden seat. The swings are spaced with enough clearance for the back-and-forth motion. As the kids get older, the homeowners can swap out the swings or consider adding a bench swing. The top bar is drilled with holes spaced 61cm apart so the homeowners can adjust the eyehole hooks as they would like. “If the adults want to entertain and add bubble chairs or swap in a new swing, they can. We wanted to make the feature interchangeable,” .Behind the play wall, we planted a weeping ‘Purple Fountain’ beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Purple Fountain’). “The ‘Purple Fountain’ variety is very slender and will provide a fairy tale-like mysterious feel spilling out from behind the play wall,”