Beginner Gardening: Considering building a dry creekbed, 1 by TexasLizzy

TexasLizzy wrote:
Where those double windows are is currently a bedroom, but will be converted to our morning/breakfast room when we build out the kitchen. We wanted a courtyard to drink our morning coffe and read the paper. THe larger windows in the center of the house is our formal dining room. The entry/foyer is just beyond.

When we designed the front yard, we knew we had the drainage issue, wanted to include the courtyard, make the entrance to the house more pronounced, and lots of year round color. My personal goal was as little grass as possible.

When we created the dry creek, we also included a bridge for the neighbors to cross to come to the courtyard. We have many Firday night impromptu happy hours out there with neighbors.

Recall in my dry creek discussion, that we used columns covered in venetian plaster to anchor the fence? The wall that you are seeing the picture that you commented about is make of the same material - steel frame with a hardi backer concrete board cover. HEre is a pic of midway