Inspiring Design Jill and Todd Utz’s pretty and productive Oklahoma City garden makes good use of what was once a bare back corner behind the garage. “All that was there before was the neighbor’s brick wall and plenty of sun,” says John Fluitt, co-owner of Garden Design Associates. “When the homeowners asked us to design the garden, this space was the obvious choice.”

photo: Bell jars, or cloches, set atop sunken pots become ornamental during warm weather but are used for protecting young starts when the air is chilly.