Only One More Garden Post, I Promise

Here's the first drawing of the rock garden (above) and the last (below).

Here's the work site on Saturday. Not so good--it's been that way since early on, and the big rock pile at the side of the patio has been basically unchanged since 2002, when we moved in.

But Amy and Jamison (and John and Chris) have been working obsessively hard this past week:


And here it is. The north half from the balcony:

Designing the sea, after we decided to put the maple tree in the middle of it:

and the finished sea in reality:

Here are drawings of the waterfall:

(this is why I don't do tech--it's amazing we got to reality from this):

The waterfall in progress:

The waterfall finished (more or less). We'll plant groundcover, more succulents and maybe creeping thyme and ice plants, and we may have to cover the gravel on top because the cats are looking a little too interested.

But the mess is cleaned up and the waterfall is on, gurgly and melodious.

Amy considers her handiwork: