Outdoor Kitchens, Kivas,

Fireplaces, Fire Pits

A source of warmth and location to cook are motivations for adding outdoor kitchens, kivas, and fire pits to one’s landscaping. Others choose to use portable grills and other means to add such function to their property. Those who love to cook and entertain outdoors will want to consider these features. Fire pits and kivas can create a great gathering space for family and friends. Talk to Rising Sun Landscaping & Maintenance, to discuss how these features can add enjoyment to your project and all the options available.

Outdoor Kitchens

Kitchens often become a center of activity inside a house. Having an outdoor kitchen does the same thing -- it draws everyone to participate in discussion and meal preparation in another location. Outdoor Kitchens are also a first alternative to a portable grill. These permanent structures usually hold a higher-end grilling and at times refrigerators, sinks with hot and cold running water, drawers, and cabinets. Some outdoor kitchens are protected by shade structures. It’s your choice how extravagant yours will become.

Kivas & Fireplaces

Fireplaces add a gathering space and area to warm family and guests. We refer to Kivas here as traditional southwest fireplace that add aesthetics and local custom to landscape. They often create gathering spaces with built in benches, or bancos. Portable clay pot kivas are an alternative to built-in kivas and might fit into smaller landscaping projects.

Fire Pits

Fire pits are open fireplaces that may be recessed into the ground or above ground. They create great gathering and entertaining spaces in a landscape, and are often accompanied by benches, or bancos. Fire pits usually have blocks or stones selected especially to provide safety under high temperatures. Fire pits can be empty for burning wood. They can also be fired by natural gas where they typically have artificial wood logs or a bed of small rocks or glass fragments that heat up and provide a more uniform warming to those gathering around.