| This space is very small 11ft X11ft and between the garage and the back of the house with the fence between them to enclose the backyard. We have lived here 35 years and have had it landscaped many times professionally but I never really liked the small area with the various plantings. I have wanted a stone lantern for some time but couldn't decide where to put it. Discovered a place near Dallas called Noble House that had lots of carved granite and stone products and they had this 52 inch Kasuga stone lantern in stock so I loaded it up in my truck ( you wouln't beleive how heavy some of the pieces were) and brought it home on my last trip.
The pile of rocks in the corner were placed to hide a 1" main water line that I use whenever I do major water changes. There are two rain gutters, electral boxes and other distractions on the back of the house and the garage that interfer with the rock garden but all in all I like it better than anything there so far. I wasn't trying for authenic Japanese just a feeling of a Japanese rock garden. I am considering using bamboo fencing to enclose the sides and back to cover up some of the junk in the area better. |