Backyard Regrade

Looks very inviting!!!

That looks so relaxing (sitting in the chairs, not the positioning the stones). It's like a mountain hillside transported into your garden.

Maury, that is exactly what Sam had envisioned -- I will let him know he succeeded. He spent a great deal of time placing the boulders, and even redug a couple that were bothering him. I could not be more pleased with the whole project.

I love it so much! And just in time for summer!

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it! What a ton of work. I think it is so awesome that your son worked on this with you. Memories forever.....
Sherry

bonehead that is just an awesome project. So beautiful!

In response to some gentle nudgings on other threads, I thought I would update some photos of the fill-ins. I'm still working on this -- I found myself in a 'pink year' last season which I don't really like against the bronze/orange of the boulders so I'm replacing some things and still cogitating on others. Here's a view coming from the ADA access.

One of the stairs. I particularly like how the red thyme has filled in, and will encourage it to spread out to either side as a ground cover. Meanwhile, Sam keeps tinkering. He added the flagstone landing at the top of the steps and we've planted Irish moss between the stones which blends nicely with the surrounding lawn.

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This shot is directly to the left of the stairs looking up.

That turned out to be so beautiful. Your team does good work. Love that red columbine. And the maple.

This is so inviting!!! Thanks for the update.

Looking good!!

Wow, you have both a stunning home and property. I think you need to be in a magazine!

Hey, there is a spin-off question for everyone: if you could have your garden in any magazine, which one would you pick? Sunset? Fine Gardening? Organic Gardening? Better Homes and Gardens? I think I'd most love to see mine in Country Gardens (a BH and G publication). Not as many people read it, but it's my favorite so it would be a great honor for me and my home most fits with that. BH--I could see yours easily in Sunset. They love stonework/rocks with the gardens and homes they often feature. Plus your firepit---they would love that!

I love 'Country Gardens" also. Now I get 'The English Garden" because of the beautiful homes and the gardens. I took 'Fine Gardening' for years. Like it also.

Garden Gate is my current fav - no ads. An individual copy of Fine Gardening is my treat for road trips. I find Horticulture to be have a tad superiority complex. I enjoy Sunset's garden articles, but most of their recipes seem to call for some strange and exotic ingredient only found in Timbucktu every other Wednesday during the rainy season...

I love Garden Gate too. I started with the first issue and had them all up to three years ago and then I gave the whole collection to the Master Gardener to use for reference books. I agree about Horticulture also. Just too too. Sunset I can do without unless I find one in a doctor office.