[dropcap type=”circle” color=”#ffffff” background=”#ef7f2c”]P[/dropcap]roject: Convert parking strip to dry river bed.
Location: Phinney Ridge
Simple dry river bed carved into the existing landscaping of a parking strip. The mossy granite boulders flanking the curves were purchased from Marenakos Rock Center in Issaquah and then set into the existing vinca ground cover via a 2′ wide trench that I carved into it. The 2″ minus rubble simulates the river bed, with flat river rocks placed throughout the span to offer the sense of weather erosion. This rubble was placed on a 20+ year landscaping fabric so as to dissuade weeds and to combat the aggressive vinca.
I’m really please with this small bed – with minimal disruption of the existing landscaping we were able to achieve a completely renewed style and feel of this small space.