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Our first step in the garden design was to cut a flat area in the side yard. Since we live on a hill we needed to build a retaining wall to prevent the soil from sliding down the hill into the pond upon the first rain...
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Here is a picture of the yard in its virgin state.>> |
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Soil cut from the hill side was used to create more usable land on the downward side>> The retaining wall,.. 7 tons of rock>>> |
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Panoramic View of the pond cut into the soil, and my $100.00 Faux Torri Gate>> |
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Here you can see the underliner being laid.>> |
The rocks go in,.. All 26 Tons of them...>> |
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Pond
Specs. Large Panoramic View of pond>> |
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4/18/04 Plants and Gravel Added>> |
Panoramic Photo |
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Updates 5/1/04
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(Zen Gravel Area) |
(Japanese Maple) |
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(Big Black Butterfly (Kawarimono Magoi) ) |
(Big Butterfly Taisho Sanke Left and Kohaku Right) |
(Water Plants, Sugar Cane, Vietnamese mints, Fern, & baby Juniper) |
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New rocks for Christmas 12-24-04 |