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Most people see outdoor dining as a more relaxed endeavor than its indoor counterpart. Indeed, going atfresco requires a certain flexibility of spirit. Beyond putting your lights on dimmers (highly recommended for ambience control), you are not in charge of the sun, moon, clouds, or rain. What you can do is design in anticipation of all possible variables. "It's important to ask what time of day you 'II be dining,"says Eric Blasen of Blasen Landscape Architecture. Lunches in a hot sun will be more comfortable under a pergola or trellis topped with vines, cloth, or woven bamboo or reed fencing.