The Courtyard

The Courtyard

There is a small courtyard at the front entrance to the house with an aggregate sidewalk down the middle.  A simple design is here using brick left from the house and courtyard with decomposed granite. 

A drainage system is run under the sidewalk using only a large PVC pipe with drainage to one side. This seems to work quite well even in heavy downpours.

The courtyard is such a hot spot from the intense west sun and plants have never done well here even with the sprinkler system. There are a number of plants just outside the front gate entrance which is more in shade and the plants do better there. It was decided that the courtyard  would be used as a small statue garden.