ABOUT THE PROJECT
- Dimensions: 25m2
- Build time: 1 weeks
Steps lead up to the raised garden where irregular stepping stones are positioned in 6mm silver grey Zen gravel. A planting bed curves around the garden, edged with silver grey granite setts. The bed features two Tenshi standing stones rising from evergreen planting. A block of dwarf Rhododendron ‘Bloombux’ provide all year round interest and they produce delicate pink/white flowers for a few weeks in early summer. Behind the standing stones is a tall green leaf Japanese Maple and a blue grey granite feature rock. Planting includes Leptinella and a tall Pieris shrubs.
In the centre of the bed, at its narrowist point, ornamental grasses and ground cover planting are alongside blue grey granite feature rocks. In the corner a tall red Japanese Maple provides a pop of colour.
The bed curves towards the house where a short section of decorative Four-eye bamboo fence separates large Pieris and a traditional Japanese water basin arrangement. The water feature includes a 45cm Tetsu bachi (Kyoto range), a 50cm upright bamboo spout, ‘kneeling’ stones and Kuro black basalt cobbles. The arrangement is complimented by a 96cm Oribe lantern which has an LED light and decorative diffuser for low ambient lighting in the evening. Planting around the arrangement includes Pieris, Ferns, Leptinella and Liriope. The planting beds are top dressed in slate mulch.
