The brief centered on converting a plain side yard into a richly layered courtyard that celebrates color, food, and conviviality—somewhere the owners could pick herbs for dinner, unwind in a secluded spa, and host garden-party evenings that feel miles from the street. We overlaid the space with a tapestry of uses: stamped-stone paving guides circulation; cedar-framed vegetable beds and a living wall turn the hot-tub nook into a spa-meets-kitchen-garden; and a brick-clad fire pit anchors a lounge beneath twinkling café lights. A linear outdoor kitchen and long farmhouse table define the entertaining zone, while low steel-edged planters and specimen trees choreograph vibrant bloom sequences that screen neighbors, soften historic architecture, and keep the courtyard bursting with texture from early spring through frost.
