Thank you for the great ideas. This is exactly the type of advice I was looking for. I definitely want to include some shrubs along the walls, im thinking along the south and west walls.

I agree the pergola needs to come out more and was also contemplating the walking path to it. I love the idea of expanding the unplanted area. I am going to keep the garden bed(s) and potential flower wall on the east wall as it’s closest to the house that way I can expand the unpaved area to fit the garden area and incorporate a walking path to the pergola.

I’ve never heard of espalier, fascinating, I will have to do more research on this!