Oh, I love that! Im a total sucker for stacked stone beds and a walking trail. You have a great backyard. What are those grass clumps, are they a type of sedge? And what is that tall red flowing plant? Love that.

i like the stone... and the lack of grass.. crikey.. cant even use my best grass joke.. lol ...

i like the way.. you used the stone.. to make terracing ... to ease watering ...

did the rock come from the property.. or are you getting all buffed up.. moving stone ... that is tough work ... in volume ...

Gods work.. keep at it .... you are winning ...

ken

Nice results for all that work.

bk

Very nice! I also love the stonework. I think your hostas will be very happy. And you have so much room for many more hostas - I'm jealous!

Stone borders, stone walls that start out of sight and meander along like a lazy stream, pines, a few accents.....I'm feeling weak.

Jon

Absolutely beautiful! I LOVE this.

What you've done is very similar to what I was envisioning for a hillside of my own. Yours is a couple of years ahead of mine. :o)

Please post more pictures!

Fantastic rock work! LOVE your gardens, zkathy....a nice mix of textures and colors. Very, very pretty.

Thanks for the compliments!

Marta, I posted this for you. It's great fun, enjoy transforming your hillside.

Bungalowmonkeys, the grasses are some sort of carex and cheap, under $4 apiece. The red flower is Cardinal flower, I don't know the Latin name and I didn't know it would be that tall.

Ken, this whole hill is sand and sand rock. I have to buy the rocks and the dirt for the beds. I place the beds to impound any rainwater. Grass is creeping up the hill slowly so I guess eventually I'll have a lawn. I hate it, but DH will just have to cut it. I try to leave enough space between the beds for a riding lawn mower to fit.

Kathy

Talk about good drainage, you sure have that. I like the way you can see things better like it is a natural ampitheater. I bet all those pine trees make a wonderful sighing music for you working on your hillside.

Lovely garden! GREAT job of it.

Looks fantastic, Kathy. Love it.

Great work!

Don B.

Gorgeous!!! I'd be constructing me a little log cabin on the left so I could sleep with the hosta! It's incredible, zKathy! You must love it!

Jo

Great start to a future hosta heaven! I'm surprised any grass will grow on those paths anyway - too shady. But perfect for our little friends!

Very nice! It looks like you've gotten a lot done in a short time.