Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The appeal of cottage backyard ideas are rooted in their informal charm: brimming with color, texture, fragrance, and romantic ...

Q: What is a backyard cottage, and why would I want to build one? A: Imagine having a private getaway or guest house tucked neatly into your own backyard. Since 2009, when the city started permitting ...

Building a backyard cottage is legal, but current regulations make doing so almost as expensive as building an actual cottage. For years, the city’s attempts to ease the process for building so-called ...

Dweller is one of several West Coast startups trying to get more backyard cottages, like this one, into cities. (Dweller Image) Like many entrepreneurs, Bryan Copley had an ambitious — and slightly ...