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In the rear garden, outdoor seating doubles as an aquaponics system for fish-waste harvesting and fertilizing the vertical lettuce garden running along the wall behind it. The owners’ interest in permaculture — gardens that sustain both themselves and their caregivers — drove the design of the rear garden. The owners say the garden acts as a social hub, drawing visitors subconsciously through the home and outside to sit among the plants and the chickens. They add that they enjoy the changing nature of a productive garden: Last summer, a papaya grew out of their compost, growing into a tree full of ripe fruit.

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Teak decking

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