Here’s a NorthWest look, a project we did in Vancouver, British Columbia just prior to the World’s Fair there.  These are all Shirotae Cherries, gorgeous when in bloom and we just barely missed it, picture-wise.  Nevertheless, I love the look of the blossoms on the ground.  We planted them densely, making a literal grove out of them.  Believe it or not, there is a basement parking lot under this stand of trees.

This was a featured Model Home in an upscale development here in Reno.  It still acts as a model home and I still get work from it, after 4 years.  We applied stamped concrete as the surface and built this cute little bridge over a “strait” in the water feature.  Almost all of the rocks in the pond were large round boulders, giving it a “Lake Tahoe Look”.  This was taken soon after completion.  The plant growth to now is very pleasing, more mature and even a bit shadier. I shall try and take some soon of the maturer phase.

This one is a composite bubble rock.  By that I mean various rocks cemented together. We had a fairly sterile look going with this water feature we adapted and cut down in height.  By placing the bubble rock inside it, it gave a naturalistic edge to the scene plus the rock with water running looks excellent with lights hitting it at night.  Plenty of angles and shiny moments. The goal was always to drench the rock and allow the night lighting to play on it.

This is an unfortunately premature picture of this waterfall, prior to planting and finishing the landscape.  After getting this far, I lost my camera for a bit, lol.  Just the same, it was a fun project, shooting 500 gallons a minute over this thing, using 6 inch pipes, a huge roar and an upper basin that filled faster than my foreman and I expected.  We got drenched.