A fabulous spring day like Thursday makes anyone want to be outside, maybe even climb a tree house.t's hard to deny the inner-child when climbing 20-feet up into a tree house that looks like it was built for Peter Pan.
Tree house designer Pete Nelson said he finds the trees first before coming up with a design."The trees dictate the design," Nelson said.Nelson has been making "big kids" dreams come true and "little kids" back yards into fairytale lands with his custom, luxury tree houses for 20 years."It's so fun to see people's faces when they come to a tree house. It just puts a smile on everybody's face. It's a beautiful thing," Nelson said.The tree house that you only imagined when you were a child is coming to life next Friday at Longwood Gardens.NBC 10 got a sneak peak Thursday of the three tree houses that will be on display. One is called the birdhouse, one is designed after a Norwegian church and one that is almost like a tree house gazebo was built to be wheelchair accessible."I always say there's a universal age in a tree house. Older people act younger," Nelson said.Longwood Gardens calls the latest exhibit "Nature's Castles."Like something out of the "Swiss Family Robinson" and made from all types of wood, the trio of tree houses is luxurious compared to that tree fort you tried to make as a child.These tree houses have cathedral ceilings, sliding doors and decks perched high amongst nature. There is no secret knock needed to get in, just bring your imagination."I haven't grown up yet I don't want to," Nelson said.
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