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Old 08-23-2013, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by gomoho View Post
Take some deep breaths, relax and enjoy your new home one step at a time. I remember when we moved in last year I thought I had to get everything done right away and made some mistakes as a result.

My suggestion is to sit on the lanai and study the area till you get a picture in your mind what it is you would like to accomplish. There are so many wonderful tropical
looking plants you can use as climbers on the wall if that is your desire. Or vertical
shrubs that will give it a more stately appearance. Do you want fragrance? how about
the sound of palm fronds rustling in the wind? You have a blank slate - talk to a few
landscapers and pick their brains for ideas. Most important take you time and enjoy.

Absolutely right!!!!

You can wait and then find what you want at a good price by buying the items everyone else thought would work for them, and now has to sell off cheap! Ha!

Landscapers can make a lackluster lanai into your perfect outdoor room.

I would wait to enclose the lanai to see how much you use it outside. We have chosen, so far, to not enclose. We love sitting outside. Others have made the choice to enclose. Take your time.

Get ideas from your neighbors. I find that each home/lanai is more beautiful than the next! *sigh*
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