This project offers a way to enjoy intimate and distinctive dining in your own back yard.
Extra charm is added with a pair of flagstone walkways that cross a curving stone wall.
Working near San Francisco at the Bay-area home of Jeanne Castro, host Ken Bastida uses the expertise of landscape designer Dan Berger of LandPlan in Pleasanton, California. Preparing the Site To maximize intimacy and privacy, choose a secluded corner near a fence or wall, or pick an open spot surrounded by trees or plants. Clear the site to bare ground, and use a can of landscaper's spray paint to mark the boundary of the pit for the table and seating. Make the pit five feet in diameter, with the circumference about six feet away from nearby trees, fences or other structures. Also use the paint to lay out the line of the curving stone wall at the front edge of your chosen site.