Covered with low-maintenance plantings and other material that require minimum care, easy care is appropriate in a garden like that is meant for maximum enjoyment of outdoor leisure and recreation. The landscape is designed for full-time use by an active family with growing children. In the backyard are separate “Carpets” of pebbled concrete to provide for outdoor living, cooking and dining and for play with space for a ping-pong table. Swimming, basketball and tennis practice are further invitations to play instead of work in the garden. Inspiration is from “Reader’s Digest Practical Guide to Home Landscaping.”