Yup: sitting at the back, on the deck, is observing wild birds and hearing the wind and ferns. We often hear an owl's hoot here and there throughout the summers. The front is a little harder to maintain. We tried a go at strawberries, to not much avail. Two rose bushes including one which never flowers yet. The other one is yellow flowers. An amazing 40 years old wisteria and honeysuckle is at our place.