Answer:
The area of the garden is 17 yd^2
Explanation:
Ok, let's divide the garden into 2 parts. The small part to the left of the patio let's call it area A. This area has 1 yd of width and 2 yd of length as it has the same length as the patio.
Therefore area A has an area of 1*2=2 yd
Let's call the remaining area area B.
We can see that its length is 3 yd and its width is 5 yd so:
3*5=15
Summing both areas to obtain the area of the garden we get
15+2=17