We completed this installation on Capitol Hill last week amidst the incessant June rain! It was a couple of very muddy days, but it resulted in a wonderful shady oasis. As you can see from the before and after pictures (below) the garden already had some lovely mature Japanese Maples as well as numerous Hellebores and Sarcacocca. We tried to reuse as many plants as possible, and thin out the ones that were taking over. Another goal was to expose the beautiful stone wall along the front, so you could see its texture against the foliage. BEFORE: AFTER:  BEFORE: AFTER: Here are a couple more photos to show you more angles of the project. Its always wonderful to work with mixture of ... Read More