I am moving into a antebellum home in Mississippi this week. My entrance is on the side of the home and I have about permission to create a garden area just behind my porch. The space from the wall of the house to the tall shrubs bordering the neighbor's yard is about 15 ft wide and about 20 ft deep. I have been looking at photos to get an idea of what the elements of a New Orleans courtyard are. I will be using red 18 X 18 inch concrete pavers (rather than brick, due to cost). I have come up with the following list of elements to incorporate to try to get the "feel". Wrought Iron (will try to find fence pieces at local junk stores) and table and chairs. Palm trees (many have some type of green trees overhead) Tropical plants in terra cotta pots water element (they love fountains, will try to find a small one) Statues (classical) white paint (many have a touch of white, the back of my porch and the house wall should work) overhanging plants (shepard's hooks should give some height) old bricks (I can get a few and will use them to give varying heights to the potted plants. I have a few tall shutters to stand together as a outdoor screen to set against the bushes as a wall. I do need ideas for a "wall" to border the back of the courtyard as it faces the backyard. Does anyone else have any suggestions on any ideas I may have missed?

Like how many rooms/square ft./extras? mine is about 2,300 sq. ft. 3 bedrooms 3 bathrooms living room dining room sitting room laundry room kitchen 2 car garage front courtyard w/ fountain back patio 3 storage sheds pool room w/ bathroom& shower outdoor pool shower swimming pool basket ball hoop I swear im not bragging or anything, just wondering how my home compares to others. also, would you rather live in a nice, big spacious house..or a smally,cozy and homey house? i would rather have a small cozey house actually:]

Today I was in the courtyard of the building where I work, and in the fountain sitting atop a stone was a dark spider about the size of a quarter (legs included). When spiders die, they tend to curl up into a ball, and so I assume it isn't dead, though I didn't see it move at all. I wasn't aware of any species of spider which lived underwater, except for the very large "sea spiders". Are underwater species of spider common?

I have a contractor willing to do anything. Already we have a fountain planned. I'd like it to resemble the internal courtyards one sees in Morroco. We also plan on putting in some type of stone mosaic on the ground, though I'm not sure what a good pattern would be. Any creative ideas would really help!

I say garden but really it's a tiny (2 meters by 3 meters) cobbled courtyard. It's walled off and has plants round the perimeter, mostly year long greens, ivy and some seasonal flowers. There's a small fountain in the wall which has fresh water. Now I put out bread every day and get the most adorable little birds, I'd love to do more (am a sucker for animals) so is there anything else? Do I have to wait till winter for balls of seeds?

Also, the name of the castle would be great. (I am writing a book, and I don't want to make up cities, I want it to be an actual place.) I would prefer a castle that had a huge water fountain and a courtyard please. Thanks in advance!

A new court house and public library is opened, and a large bronze symbol is erected in the courtyard between the court house and library, next to the fountain; that symbol is... The Cross The Star of David & Ten Commandments The Hammer and Sickle Star and Crescent The Sigil of Baphomet Which one(s) would the ACLU despise the most? Which one(s) would the ACLU champion and laud?

I got punched in the face next to the courtyard fountain, around my eye, and then I dropped the kid on his back and nthen a bunch of kids jumped the kid, so I just walked away. I just told a joke about his hometown bein small and boring, just cause I wanted to make this girl laugh who i liked, and they laughed, and so that was that. Any fights in a holy setting stories?