The curving stepping stone path entices you to explore the partially hidden Rose Garden. The stucco seat wall with softly rounded brick cap provides extra seating and creates a sense of enclosure on the lower patio.

This patio is nestled in a garden rather than pasted up against the house. Plants with colorful and interesting foliage and texture create year-round interest.

This yard had an old lawn that didn't provide anything either functionally or aesthetically. Pushing the plantings up against the fence with the lawn in the center calls attention to the boundaries of the yard and makes it feel smaller. The fruit trees along the fence were our starting point for...