Top 5 ways Pittsburghers Are Using Outdoor Living Spaces

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The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly changed the way we work and spend our leisure time. This has had a significant effect on how Pittsburghers are using their outdoor living spaces and our landscape design process.

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1. Outdoor Office

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2. Wine Terrace

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3. Family Time

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4. 20 Minutes of Calm

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5. Small Gatherings

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What we are seeing now is nothing short of a Renaissance, a renewed realization in the importance of basic human needs over our increasingly fast paced lifestyle. Family, friendship, social interaction, the vital role that nature has on our well-being, are in vogue.

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