Sacha McCrae, the founder of Living Gardens Landscape Design, notes how side yards are often forgotten and 'relegated to a utility area or pass-through for the maintenance gardeners'.

A narrow side yard supports food and flowers with permaculture techniques. What to do with that narrow strip between your house and the neighbor’s? With sustainable, permaculture techniques ...

6. Tantalizing focal point. This is an opulent side yard, but it offers an idea for smaller versions. The path becomes an axis leading to a fountain at the end of it.