Maximizing a Tiny Backyard: Three Distinct Outdoor Rooms in 640 Square Feet

Landscape architect Pamela Palmer: decide where you'll spend time (morning coffee, cocktail hour, play). In a 20x32 ft Venice, CA yard, she fit a concrete deck, a lower concrete pad (play by day, dining by night), and a lawn rectangle. Front yard serves as a vestibule. Tips: screen with green, plant evergreens for permanence, leave open center, overload senses (scent, sound, touch). Style: balance boldness with simplicity.