The side yard was transformed into a courtyard. Two intimate spaces were created with flagstone and inter-planted with Dymondia. A current window will be replaced with a door from the living room in the near future. Plants in this area include Salvia greggii (Autumn Sage in red, purple and white), Salvia elegans (Pineapple Sage), Phormium 'Yellow Wave' (New Zealand Flax), Penstemon, and Helictotrichon empervirens (Blue Oat Grass).