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Stone.
It's hard work and various parts of my body may ache--but I try to keep it interesting.
I was given free reign artistically but she did suggest perhaps a spiral might be incorporated into my design.
Jamiin' on the one.
Splish Splash
Young white tail deer.
Two level granite bird bath, with stairs.
The stairs are fully functional
Last year there were ZERO butterflies on this property, despite all of the native flowers growing here. The sad thing is that if a neighbor sprays poison--what can you do? Happily a few butterflies returned this year, but not dozens, like in years past.
Thank you for looking
howimetyourauntrobin2
You set beauty in stone. Truly well done Friend!!
TheOneThatGotBanned
rainbowsandunicorns575
This is incredibly beautiful. What an amazing job. Thanks for sharing.
monkeyfly
That's a fine looking path. You should feel proud of your hard work.
IordNeko
That is gorgeous
LittleLumberjack
Cool. How did you do it? Did you hunt for the perfect rocks or did you use concrete? It looks great
DevineEscapes
No concrete. I hunt for the perfect stones, and use various stones that I have saved up leftover from other projects.
Geezard12
Thank you. This is the most inspiring thing I've seen all year.
ceceoh
Pure bliss.
mendrak
Really nice work, looks like a lovely place to meditate.
DevineEscapes
Probably is. And when you open your eyes there's a good chance you'll see a birdy splashing, or a butterfly on a flower.
DaisyfromDownunder
Nice work and solid philosophy behind it.
TheVoidWhoStaresBack
That is wonderful! I'm green with envy, but not as green as your beautiful garden!
NotASpeckOfCereal
Very cool.
LittleDragon
This is beautiful
DevineEscapes
Thank you
flordelasantillas
Everything is fantastic; the spiral path, bird bath-fountain, stone slab benches, and the native plant landscape.
DevineEscapes
Excellent, I'm glad you appreciate the various elements. Thank you
Thisisallyourfault
Lol, I wish I could afford that. Alas, I will have to stick with commissioning less costly (and requiring me to own land) but equally talented artists
VincitQuiSeVincit
that's amazing, @op. The local birbs thank you!
Winifred7
It’s really beautiful! Amazing work b
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
I could use something like this in my yard. Do you accept bits of string as payment?
DevineEscapes
Sure, that or anything shiny.
DeadWhiteMale
Wonderful path in a wonderful garden.
thosearntpillows
Gorgeous!
BigSkyJimbo
I've been collecting free fieldstone and granite countertops. This shows me how to use irregular
DevineEscapes
I've got a few tutorials up on my website--demonstrating how to do irregular flagstone.
malachilenomade
Wow.... just wow...
irrational1618
Nice water feature. Where do you find something like that?
DevineEscapes
I went to a stone supplier and found a boulder I liked, and I carved it. Thank you
irrational1618
What tools do you use to carve a boulder? A jack hammer?
DevineEscapes
Angle grinder, chisel, hammer.
WorkLurker
#8 I do believe that is an American Goldfinch enjoying a drink. Nice work, worth the effort.
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DevineEscapes
Thank you
seafox7
Holy shit that's some talent. Have a trophy.
DevineEscapes
Hey, thank you :)
Watchoutwherethehuskiesgo
Wow! That's beautiful! What are the layers for it? And do you use any kind of mortar for jointing? I'm sorry - english is not my first language, i hope my questions are understandable.
DevineEscapes
Yes I understand. The layers are 1" crushed stone with fines as the foundation, 1/4" crushed stone as the leveling agent. No mortar--just stone! The stones go deeper into the foundation than you might think--especially the ones that look small. Thank you
Watchoutwherethehuskiesgo
Wow, that seems pretty thin! I was waiting for something thicker. And how thick are those slabs actually? And are those small round pebbles are actually not so round shaped or not so small if they don't get kicked out of their place? I have so many questions! :)
DevineEscapes
The crushed stone is 1" in size--but the layer of crushed stone is much thicker. I listened to some Frank Zappa while building it BTW. And yes--the smaller the stone used here the thicker it actually is--so a 1" round stone is actually 8" deep. I want them to stay put.
Watchoutwherethehuskiesgo
Aaah, it is a fraction! Now i get it! Yeah it seemed bit off :) We just have fractions written in milimeters here where i am, so i didn't quite read it like that.