Hiya!!

At the entrance to my garden I always wanted a tsukubai. Now I decided to try and construct one myself, including some surrounding vegetation. Note that I have never built one myself... and the ideas I got from books.

Please look at these photos:

http://www.odla.nu/album/data/mrnorth/1431_p26629.jpg

closeup

http://www.odla.nu/album/data/mrnorth/1431_p26630.jpg

It all looks much better when it is moisty but i decided to let go of such tricks ;)

I want suggestions, thoughts!! I realize it is not yet completed and that things are missing... but what? Here are my thoughts:

* Perhaps some bamboo screening in the back to renove some of the wall? A bamboo fence with a clematis?

* Arrange the cobblestones in a different way?

* Set up the basin in a different manner?

* Build a better water pipe? (this was my first attempt, its rather crued and doesn't work with water flowing)

* More plants?? Right now I have holly fern, bamboo and hosta.

I must tell u it was a lot of fun doing this!! And it actually works rather good. The smooth stone to sit on... the other two to put stuff on... Fashinating ;)

yours

Henrik