By Yuqing Pan | realtor.com
Our backyards do far more each summer than just provide a place for the kids to splash or the adults to burn—in many ways, they define us. A luxe hot tub and cozy palapa? You probably dig intimate warm-weather get-togethers. A well-worn Slip ’n Slide, military-grade Super Soaker, and a great big trampoline? You’re the veteran host of more kiddie soirées than you’d like to recount. A fully appointed outdoor kitchen with built-in Alfresco ALX triple-burner gas grill, generating an eyebrow-searing 82,000 BTUs? You obsess over elaborate al fresco gourmet dinner parties even more than you do binge-watching the Food Network.
All of the above? You love throwing the best darn backyard parties anyone has ever seen.