For many families in the San Fernando Valley, the easiest way to escape the daily stresses of life is to open the backdoor, go outside, and relax in the yard. This is California, after all, and people want to be outdoors, enjoying the great weather. Long ago, the backyard was the realm of children, with toys, a slide, maybe a pool if they were lucky and a few trees on the boundaries. Today... the backyard is the new vacation spot for the family escape, customized for entertaining.

“We had nothing,” recalls David Speyer of his old backyard in Porter Ranch. It was just dirt- that's all...So they called family friend Scott Cohen,...whose company The Green Scene had been featured a number of times on HGTV. Like all his customers, Scott began by putting the Speyers through his design questionnaire, which Cohen says is essential...and then he can draw from the information when imaging the perfect backyard entertainment space.

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