The Screened Porch · Herb Garden

Where inside ends
and Carolina
begins.

A covered screened porch with warm timber framing, three panels of green, and the herb garden steps away. Nine to ten months of the year, this is where the day ends.

9–10
Months of outdoor living
Covered
Rain or shine
Screened
No insects, full breeze
Herbs
Steps from the kitchen door
West
Evening sunset view

The Screened Porch

Not a deck. Not a patio.
A room that happens to be outside.

The covered screened porch at 4007 Strendal is built properly — warm timber framing, a solid roof, full screening on three sides. It is not a screen bolted to a back door. It is a genuine outdoor room that functions in rain, in heat, in the first cool days of autumn.

Sit out here on a July evening and you'll understand why this family has spent so many hours on this porch. The screens keep the insects out. The roof keeps the rain out. The breeze comes straight through. And the view — over the herb garden, across the backyard, into the trees — is exactly what you imagine when you imagine a Carolina home.

Screened porch
Screened porch · Timber frame · Herb garden to the left
Aerial rear view
Aerial rear view · New roof · Screened porch · Herb garden · ⅓ acre
New 2023 Roof Screened Porch Herb Garden ⅓ Acre Lot

"Step onto your covered screened porch and watch the western sunset paint your private backyard. This is indoor-outdoor living at its finest."

4007 Strendal Dr · Cary, NC · 14 years

The Airflow Connection
Open the back porch door, open the storm door screen at the front — natural cross-ventilation flows through the entire home. Nine to ten months a year, no air conditioning needed in the mornings.
The Evening Ritual
The porch faces west. Evenings here, in the shade, watching the light change over the backyard — this is the hour the family gravitates to without planning to.
Year-Round Use
The roof means you're out here in light rain. The screens mean summer is comfortable. North Carolina's climate gives you nine to ten months of real outdoor living from this porch.
Herb garden
Herb garden · Just outside the kitchen door · Steps from the porch

The Herb Garden

Steps from the kitchen.
Always within reach.

The herb garden runs along the back wall of the house — between the kitchen door and the screened porch. Sheltered, south-facing, and established over years of careful tending without a single chemical application.

The stone pathway connects the back door to the porch, running right alongside it. In the mornings, on the way to the porch with a cup of tea, you pass the rosemary and mint. In the evenings, coming in from the porch, you brush past the basil. These are the small rituals that make a house feel like a home.

🌿 Rosemary Established, perennial · thrives year-round
🌱 Mint Fresh in summer · frozen for winter
🌿 Basil Summer · also dehydrated for the off-season
🌸 Seasonal flowering plants Colour and pollinator habitat · mulched beds
Inside the porch
Inside the porch · Three screens of green · Beadboard ceiling
Full rear overview
Full rear · New 2023 roof · Porch · Garden · ⅓ acre

Porch & Garden Details

Built to last.
Designed to be lived in.

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Warm Timber Framing
The porch is built with warm stained timber — not vinyl, not composite. A proper structure that ages beautifully.
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Covered Roof
A full roof means the porch works in light rain. No scrambling inside when the afternoon showers come.
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Full Screening
Three screened panels keep insects out entirely — summer evenings are genuinely comfortable, no repellent needed.
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Stone Pathway
A proper stone path connects the back door to the porch, running alongside the herb garden — no muddy shoes.
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West-Facing View
The porch faces west — afternoon light, sunset views, and the warmth of a Carolina evening settling over the backyard.
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New Roof · 2023
The entire roof — including the porch — was replaced in 2023 at ~$20,000. Peace of mind for decades.

Come and sit on the porch.

The best time to see this house is on a warm evening. Schedule a private tour of 4007 Strendal Drive and spend time on the porch that's been the heart of this home's outdoor life for fourteen years.

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