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Saturday, February 4, 2012 - Page updated at 07:00 p.m.

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Valerie Easton is a Seattle freelance writer and contributing editor for Horticulture magazine. Her book, "Plant Life: Growing a Garden in the Pacific Northwest" (Sasquatch Books, 2002) is a selection of her columns in Pacific Northwest magazine.

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Tom and Mary Fisher's little screened porch-like outbuilding, complete with pizza oven, king-sized bed and a table for playing cards, was built from cedar logs found and hand hewn on their South Whidbey Island property.

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Tom and Mary Fisher's little screened porch-like outbuilding, complete with pizza oven, king-sized bed and a table for playing cards, was built from cedar logs found and hand hewn on their South Whidbey Island property. Read story

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Northwest gardeners' outbuildings charm and delight | Plant Life

Plant Life columnist Valerie Easton says that whether an outbuilding is meant as a garden focal point, a social space or a quiet retreat, it's always a playhouse.

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