There are a variety of different kind of rock gardens. Some are designed for slopes and are supposed to incorporate plants. Others are flat with included drainage, but again are designed to include plants. Then there is the zen garden which is a sea of sand which is then raked to provide patterns ( Read more... )

Checking my email box for our projects this year and it looks like we have been at it for almost six months now: interviewing contractors, getting estimates, agreeing on contracts, watching the work, disputing the work, paying for it, planning our lives around it ( Read more... )