Back by Popular Demand... my blog

I know I've been quiet as a mouse. To make up for it I'm posting lots of photos of my latest project. I had a stint in decoupage last Sunday night (for a fleeting moment I was sure there would be a craze for magazine cutouts on cheap wooden frames)...

I'm referring of course, to my Japanese Garden project.

Memoirs of...

I took advantage of my poor, old father on Saturday and as always, he did a fabulous carpentry job for me. We worked from dawn until dusk, adding an additional privacy screen toward the front of the house, filled in around 6 cubic feet of dirt to compensate for the grade and before that, we spent two glorious hours in Home Depot.

For us, the gigantic home store is like a candy shop. It was cool for me to go with my dad because he could answer all my random questions. Each new aisle was like a gift... including the roofing aisle and I'm not kidding! Yard work is a fun hobby and how cool is it to have a Japanese Garden?!

Please see my earlier blog entries for the "before" pictures.

Let's Take a tour of the Japanese Garden!

Front Entry

When you walk up the stairs you notice the lantern which is made of nickel. Next you see the small, Japanese maple tree. I originally wanted a trained spruce until I learned that they are around $500 and grow to be very large. My Maple is adorable and will grow to 4-6 feet, which is perfect for that space.

In the entry, you will also notice the gravel. I copied the gravel idea from the Japanese Garden at the Seattle Arboretum for several reasons; I like the sound the gravel makes when you walk on it, I like the way the gravel looks, especially when it's wet and lastly, if the Arboretum did it, there is probably a reason.

THE REST OF THIS POST WAS CORRUPTED- I will finish writing the rest this week. : (