NIcE ANd
EASy dOES IT
Feature
creative concept cuts down on yard care
by Pat st. germain
Photos courtesy of broadview homes
h a P Py h o M e b u ye r s
Cont'd on page 34
>> Lots of people talk about thinking outside the
box. leslie and Peter Savinkoff actually did it when they
bought a courtyard home in 2013.
designed and landscaped to mini-
mize yard work, the upton model
from Broadview homes, a Qualico
company, gave the couple all the
space they need indoors and out,
but it let them downsize the time
they spend on upkeep.
With a short, 16-foot driveway to
the back lane, snow clearing is a
breeze, and the two-storey house
has a unique built-in niche on one
side for a large, secluded wood
deck and small lawn, so it only
takes about 15 minutes to cut all
the grass.
Because the courtyard concept ap-
plies to every home on the block,
windows that overlook neighbouring side yards are
frosted, allowing for maximum privacy.
'With a short, 16-foot
driveway to the back lane,
snow clearing is a breeze,
and the two-storey house
has a unique built-in
niche on one side for a
large, secluded wood deck
and small lawn'
32 Parade of Homes Spring 2015
