Garden Blog

[caption id="attachment_914" align="alignleft" width="300"] Seven foot rise over eighteen feet of run[/caption] One of my favorite boardgames of childhood was Chutes and Ladders.  It was a lower-calorie version of CandyLand, also a favorite.  One of the benefits of being an adult with a moderately sucessful landscape...

[caption id="attachment_611" align="alignleft" width="300"] At the Stoneyard[/caption] I really do get a lot of satisfaction out of building staircases out of natural stone.  Fortunately several factors are at work that help me have lots of opportunity to build them.  Primarily, Nancy likes to include them in...

[caption id="attachment_595" align="alignleft" width="300"] 2008 Bobcat 323[/caption] Our Bobcat 323 excavator is a clever workhorse.  It has a retractable undercarriage that allows it to fit through 42" openings, so its an excellent urban landscaping tool.  It can fit through a typical Seattle side yard to access...