Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith keep their marriage alive by having dates in the garden.

The couple, who got married in 1997, believe it's important to spend some time alone with one another in order to keep their romance alive, but they would rather bond at their house than sit in a luxury restaurant surrounded by people watching them.

Speaking in October's issue of Health magazine, Jada said: ''A lot of times, we'll do it [have a date] at the house because when we go out it can be a little hectic.'' The loved-up duo - who have 16-year-old son Jaden and 13-year-old daughter Willow together - thoroughly enjoy setting up a tent in their garden and chilling out under the stars while sipping on glasses of wine.

She explained: ''We have different places around our yard where we like to set up a little Arabian tent, pillows, wine and cheese, candlelight. Will likes really thought out productions.'' Meanwhile, the 42-year-old actress recently admitted she is ''ecstatic'' about the way her 17-year marriage with the 45-year-old hunk has evolved over time.

She said previously: ''Will, to me, encompasses everything. It's almost as if calling him 'my husband' is too small of a word for what he means in my life ... I think I had a very stuck idea of what a husband looks like, what a wife should be. ''Once I broke all of that, a whole new world opened for me and man, oh, man, I got to see him in all his glory.

And so that's what it's evolved into. And I'm just ecstatic about it.'' Meanwhile, Will also has 21-year-old son Trey from his previous marriage to Sheree Zampino.