IS MID-AUGUST too late to think about Washington’s great outdoors? Not at all! Given the steamy clime we’ve been living in lately, no one will want to stay out there until, probably, October. Till then, we have a dozen ideas for your very own back 40. They come from writer Becky Harris, a contributor at Houzz.com. You’ll hear more from new partners as we ease into the fall.
–Nancy McKeon