The recurring elements in your post are politics and planning. Group needs to agree on a plan that will work within all existing constraints, and implement it. Since gardens have already come and gone there before and there is pressure to use the small site for possibly incompatible activities it might work out best to limit additional planting to a small interpretive display that an interested individual or two could keep up with. The history of more extensive planting there has been for it to be lost in time, whereas the walnut trees have persisted to now provide a living link to the past - I definitely wouldn't take these out unless they are in poor condition (topped, rotting out etc.) and needing to be removed anyway for that reason.

That was my post. My initial reaction was that the 3 pendants were too much - they looked too crowded. But they are growing on me. I did not see them in person before ordering and installing - I had a vision of them being slimmer, so I think perhaps if they were a bit slimmer I would like them better (each pendant is @ 6 1/4"). If you have slim pendants, then I would say to use 3. Otherwise, I would lean more towards just using 2.

Post 2. Please help me organize my living room. There are too many doors going in and out of it. I have a sectional that is semi U shape that measures 9x7x13 feet. Door #1 opens right into the center of the living. I'm just worried that placing my sectional near that door will make it awkward with the limited space. Our house is located on the corner and both doors have porches. Its hard to choose which one is the main entrance. Also, can I have any space for a small entry way??? please see pics.

Ditto what Ron said about the situation: What's code here and what's a best practice are two different things. I don't think that the bar should be set at "what's code" in this situation. You will have to push your GC, but the standard here should be "what's serviceable" above and beyond "what's code". If GFCI nuisance tripping is shutting down your office, that may not be a code violation, but it shouldn't fly. Outside outlets have to be protected by a GFCI. Nuisance tripping of an outdoor GFCI is an easily foreseeable issue. Your office outlets should not be down stream of that (best practice). Do as suggested and make each outdoor outlet a GFCI (and don't connect anything on the "Load" side). That way one tripped GFCI doesn't take out all of the outlets AND you know which one caused the problem. Your laser printer can use large amounts of current when it starts printing. Using 8-12 amps isn't uncommon - primarily because of the fuser. Code requires that circuits be designed so that permanently attached loads not exceed 80% of the rated capacity of the circuit. A well designed residential electrical system takes into account likely uses for non-permanently attached loads (things plugged into outlets) and gives plenty of extra capacity (best practice). Things like a hair dryer / curling iron in a bedroom, a space heater in a room with lots of glass, electric lawn mower / hedge trimmers or holiday lights outside are all very easy to anticipate. So is electronics / laser printer / AV gear in an office or spare bedroom. Any one of these loads could put you near 60-80% of a 20 amp circuit all by themselves. I'm an advanced DIY - but when I do residential electrical work all general outlet circuits are 20 amp (code allows 15 amp). Circuits used for outlets are limited to one just one room (Bedroom 1 outlets, Bedroom 2 outlets, Living Room outlets, etc.). Some large rooms get will get more than one circuit. Outlets in a hall may be on a circuit with the nearby room. Outside outlets get at least 2 circuits - again for decor / power tools. These are my general guidelines. Some rooms (Kitchen, bath, for example) the minimum circuits are proscribed by code.