- Entry/egress to and from the property is via a custom built electric sliding gate with coded entry keypad, video camera and intercom system integrated with the property's master AV system, allowing vetting of visitors if desired.
- Approximately 4 of the 10+ acres are enclosed by a 7 foot tall free-form deer fence, thereby facilitating extensive garden development - several garden, orchard and vegetable growing areas are distributed throughout the enclosed acreage.
- Cut flower gardens laid out using cedar- and stone-walled raised garden beds, interspersed with lawns and parked-out lightly wooded areas
- Custom built 368 square foot wood & glass high ceiling greenhouse with passive solar heating design (concrete block rear wall, brick floor and passive convection ducting below floor), propane heater, thermostatically controlled integrated fan/vent system for automatic cooling in summer, overhead ceiling fans and dimmable lights for ambiance, potting workbenches with propagation facilities, custom sink and watering hoses (2)
- Greenhouse pond with circulating water system
- Large main pond with central island; pump and conduits in place for circulating water/stream landscape feature (incomplete); roof gutters from both buildings direct rainwater into pond; lower "overflow" pond
- Cedar 170 square foot garden shed with shelving and gravel floor (also houses well tank and water-softening system for the entire property).
- Extensive irrigation/sprinkler system with 40 zone automatic control capacity (3 control units)
- Low-voltage entry and landscape lighting controlled and programmable through Main Residence Lite-Touch system
- Sod-roofed 3-car garage complex (approx 1000 sq ft total) with workbenches and utility sinks (2) and supplemental equipment storage area; speakers and keypads for access to main AV system feeds.
- Back-up 10KW propane generator with automatic switching in event of not-infrequent power outages
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