The front yard had a shallow slope to it. Enough that we decided to put in three terraces. The first terrace was three to five feet from the house. It contained a variety of plants, mostly plants that required a lot of care. The trees in this area were ornamental pear, weeping cherry tree and a small magnolia. The next area was a grass area with fescue. It stayed green all year. The third part of the yard was a desert area. It contained only drought tolerant plants.

This area received light watering every two - four weeks depending on the temperature. The higher the temperature, the more water used. Flowers that grow in this area are blue and white flax, tithonia (Mexican Sunflower), and port-u-laca. Euphorbia myrsinites was the crowning glory. You can see this plant located next to the hedgehog cactus. The shrubs are apache plume and are magnificent when in bloom.