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Outdoor rooms are different from ordinary rooms.  They serve as an intermezzo between home and nature.  Redwood decks are living rooms.  Breakfast rooms.  Exercise rooms. Rooms for sunbathing.  Rooms for gatherings of friends and family.  Rooms for quiet times with a good book.  Redwood performance characteristics include resistance to shrinking, warping and checking in addition to durability. This means redwood projects age beautifully. Decks, fences and shelters made with redwood simply look better ten, fifteen and twenty years? after construction.garden

Quality landscape architecture requires building materials that are beautiful and long lasting. Materials need to withstand environmental elements yet retain their symmetry and aesthetic purpose. Redwood has a well-earned reputation for meeting these requirements. Equally important, there are cost-effective redwood grades to specify for every project, whether it is a public plaza or a residential garden.

Click here to learn more about the grain, grade and design that best suits each outdoor living space.

 

Printable Projects

Garden Tool Shed

Garden Tool Shed

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The gardener in the family is sure to delight in the storage convenience this handsome and soundly-built garden tool shed will provide.

Monterey Potting Center

Monterey Potting Center

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Whether you are displaying prize bonsai or potting new impatiens, this free-standing redwood potting center creates a peaceful sanctuary and will give years of service.

Petaluma Planters

Petaluma Planters

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For quality planter boxes of all shapes and sizes, California redwood lumber provides outstanding endurance and rich beauty unmatched by other woods and planter materials. Redwood is easy to care for and easy to use.

Santa Cruz Sandbox

Santa Cruz Sandbox

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Bring the fun of the beach to your backyard with this medium-sized sandbox constructed of durable heartwood redwood. Add a wading pool and a beach umbrella, and store the kid’s pails, shovels, and play things in the storage box.

Real Redwood vs. Plastic

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