Charleston pool

 A beautiful morning in Charleston. My spring cleanup. The Japanese maples are getting beautiful as they mature. jc

New Work in Progress

I'm going to post some photos of a project from almost beginning to almost end. I forgot to take a picture before I tore up the bank, but the first shot is after one day with the skidsteer. I had to move a holly, a spirea and one rhodo to be placed later. The second shot shows after the liner is in the bottom pool. I build a block structure -- you can see a bit of it in the top pool -- put a liner in and add a stone rim. The third shot is after I glued a second piece of liner to the first and ran it to the top. jc

Spring in Charleston, 2011

Spring cleanup in Charleston. The trees around the pool are forming a beautiful canopy, and we're getting a nice assortment of annuals and perennials there, finally. I've been pruning that maple for over ten years now, and it may be my favorite anywhere. jc

stream into pool

This is the second stream into the pool at the house in Charleston. I don't think I have posted it before. It is just off the master bedroom window. jc

Irises

Another beautiful day in my neighborhood. Actually it was a cool, gray day, but these gardens looked lovely. The stream and pool are practically naturalized. The lilies and variegated irises live in the muddy bottom of both pools and act as natural filters. Other plants are growing in the stream, which is lined the entire length with rubber.
The Siberian irises need to be divided this year. Pretty spectacular now though. Behind them are double knockout roses with pink Bonica in the middle. New plants in a new raised bed which should get nice and full. jc

Stream to Pool

Late march, so little color yet. A couple of azaleas are just starting to bloom, and the laceleaf maple over the stream has a hint of red. On another post I'll show the before photo of this pool. Very different. Dig the happy frog. jc