A Patio Without a Puropse Peter and Nancy live in an elegant 2,500-square-foot Spanish Mediterranean home with their four children and a dog — a full house, to say the least. The exterior features two yards — the upper yard, which houses a beautiful pool and pool house, and the lower yard, which is really more of an eyesore. This lower section of the yard is visible from the kitchen window, so the couple would like to make it a little more picturesque. Three landscape designers rise to the challenge and offer three tempting design solutions.