text: The Western Terrace is among my favorite summer meal spots. The pergola is covered with kiwi vines that are original to the home. The faux bois pots are planted with Bismark palm, Bismarckia nobilis, which grows from a solitary trunk, gray to tan in color, and slightly bulging at the base. The nearly rounded leaves are divided to a third its length into 20 or more stiff, once-folded segments. The entire area begins to take on more life with all the planted specimens.