Organic Mosquito Control - how to keep mosquitoes away from your patio naturally. Everyone hates Mosquitoes, unless you’re some weirdo with a fetish for the dart-like demons… if so, you might want to stop reading now.
If you are like us, come summertime, fighting those bloodsuckers is just something you have to do. At least if you want a comfortable place to hang out with friends on a warm summer day. The reason we started looking for natural or organic ways to repel mosquitoes, is because of a few things. Two reasons really. We are always looking for a “greener” way to do things, and usually half the time that “greener” way is cheaper in the long run as a bonus. Natural Home Patio Pools & Outdoor Wood Deck Designs. Sure we all wanted to a swimming pool as kids, but did we ever think about the cost and space it would take up or work it would involve?
Once the hallmark of a luxury home, many people view high-end modernist back-yard swimming pools as either a play-place for the ultra-rich or a hard-to-maintain space-displacing burden of suburbia. A combined pool-and-deck design can be a great green way to make a useful swimming or lounging area that is both visually and ecologically more integrated and sustainable.
Surrounding greenery can provide privacy, rocks add to the aesthetic and make for functional seats as well. The use of wood also softens the transition between the man-made and natural portions of the design, blurring the lines between deck or patio and the peripheral environment. Covered patio & Patio Ideas and Designs.