Ron--

That looks like a VERY inviting spot. I think a hammock will be wonderful there. You've certainly EARNED those cigars! And your beverage of choice.

melanie

Will you come a do my yard? Wow!

Ditto what Melanie said. Sort of like a grown-up tree house. Happy New Year!

I am fascinated by the tropical (to me) vegetaion. You are a worker! Perfect spot for cigar, a beverage and a good book.

You know what I would tuck in amongst the rocks in pictures three and four (Assuming the light is right?) Some of the kalanchoes and succulents that I can't grow here--but wish I could. Like Kalanchoe thrysiflora or some Lithops...you can probably grow all KINDS of succulents and sedums that have to be house plants here in zone 7.

melanie

Wow, what a difference a year and a half makes. I've been slowly adding some cycad seedlings and a few other things along the path I built. Down below I pulled out the remainder of the iceplant and finished most of the plantings. Added a RR-tie retaining wall and some other stuff.

So, here is how it looks now. The hammock has been up since last summer.

-Ron-

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It really gives the flavor of being in southern California/San Diego, and I like the rustic quality that the Schinus and the Agaves impart to the scene. I would guess that water is the limiting factor in keeping the plantings somewhat sparse, as well as San Diego's notoriously difficult combination of clay, hardpans and rock. It looks inviting, especially with the heat wave we have been having all over in California, even here in Berkeley.

The combination of colours, especially of the different rocks, is alluring. Amazing composition. Amazing construction.

KarinL

Thanks for the update...it's lovely. ALMOST enough to make me wish DH had taken that job in SoCal. Of course, we wouldn't have been able to afford a house with a yard...but a girl can dream.