The pergola, arbor, and trellis merge indoors and out in the Arts & Crafts garden.

This “Grecian garden” in Alabama presents Classicism in a context that’s decidedly 20th century.

The bungalow and then the California ranch helped popularize indoor–outdoor living, which included cooking en plein air. Fire remains a coveted element, whether it’s flaring in the grille, making embers in a stone “barbecue” of the 1950s, or warming the evening in an outdoor hearth.