From Non-Useable Space to Secret Courtyard

The home was purchased in a neighborhood where garden space is at a premium. Fortunately this house came with an area that wasn't used to its fullest potential. This non-useable lawn area on the outside of the brick wall had no access from the house. Also, this house's front garden was only a brick courtyard lined with 2 foot wide planting spaces next to two of the walls. So we designed a secret, surprise courtyard that you can only see and get to once you've entered the front walled-in courtyard. We started by taking down the iron bars and leveled the ground using a reclaimed brick retaining wall to give this space a leveled area to hang out in. As this secret courtyard matures the space will get more and more intimate and truly become an oasis in this tightly packed neighborhood!

Garden Design-Build