Vacation...



Vacation at Kraemer House...



10 pallets of EP Henry products for the drive circle project.  We've chosen the Coventry line since it best matches the natural stone already on the house and around the property.

---

Since we are working hard to get as much done as possible, updates may be infrequent but this one’s for you, Mr. Harry!

After a few glitches with the tractor...



...things started rolling along.  Hey Mike, wanna buy a tractor?!?

As we ease in a week of work around here, we decided to start in the garden.  We’ve been planning a water feature in the center surrounded by a rose garden.  So, we started with the basic structure of this feature.  We used the bricks that were taken up from paths around the house.  First digging a trench...



...and putting in a base of gravel.



We then dry laid roughly 2000 bricks...



... to complete this 20’ x 20’ area that is bench height.  Because the area slopes, it varies from front to back.



We also ran conduit for the electrical needs of the area.



Now, the basic hardscape is finished and we’ll finish filling in and digging out the water garden later.  For now, it’s off to other projects!

Those bricks look fantastic! So beautifully worn....
Is the rose garden going to have a water garden inside it? I thought you had a fountain for the middle of the rose garden.

Brett & Rich respond:

Yep, a water garden with the fountain in the middle--it's been in the potting shed for 3 years now and we're anxious to get it in!