before/after

Conceptually simple, but the design matters. Note that the walk, while all right angles, meanders down the hill and past the house like a stream. The beds on the sides of the entrance largely the same materials, so it is balanced for color and texture, but not symmetrical. jc

Another waterfall and patio

This isn't new work, but I noticed it wasn't posted. In one photo, the waterfall as it is being planted, and the other is a view from the top of the steps the next year. I like the tumbled bluestone patio. jc

Big courtyard

This is a courtyard style garden that runs off the back decks of seven rooms at PBV. It was particularly challenging as the decks were built above grade and I then had to fill up to, and under them, to make the paths and gardens. I did all the stone work and gardens. The whole space is designed to have a fence between it and the road to complete the enclosure, but it as not been built. There are two small water features. The one shown is in the center of the two larger scenes, but taken at an earlier date. jc

More Ruins

These falls are meant to appear as the ruins of an old stone mill building, perhaps. I do as much of the work as I can by myself, or driving a skid steer of some kind, as I think of it as art that appears as I create it; but I needed some help placing the steps. jc

Ruined Steps

This work, like much of what I post here, is at the Pleasant Bay Village Motel in Chatham. I needed to make steps up this bank. I was going to make stone steps right up the face, but it would have been too steep, so I made ruins/remnants of steps from stone and made landscape tie steps that back track up to the left. (out of the photo)

Beginning

Jonah's falls. I did the design and construction. Waterfall, stonework and gardens. It's a 4x8 sheet of quartzite. I like the steps and patio.

JC Stahl