Urban Gem finished!

I went up to Seattle to finish a design that was started last October. We sheet-mulched the yard back then so it was ready for planting and putting in the hardscape this month. Here it is with before and after shots. I did this in a week with the help from North Creek Gardens in installing pavers, concrete block low wall, and the gravel and brick path and seating areas North Creek Gardens also provided some of the native plants. This was a particularly hard yard to install as the house is 12 steps up from the street. All the gravel was put in buckets and handed up one at a time...very time consuming. I think it was all worth it, though. It will be a wonderful respite for the owner and will be low-care and private once it establishes itself.