And here's my little circle. Obviously, this is still a work in progress; everything is still dirt, since I'm still getting inches of sand and dirt deposited on everything. I'm playing around with that spiral to decide the form it will eventually take. I'm pleased that I got this portion done before the hot weather sets in -- nobody works on their gardens in the summer here -- way too hot! Plus, I need to watch where the water goes this summer after putting in my major structures of the screen porch and rock wall, and make adjustments to the swale, etc. if necessary. Next will be pavers, and more planting in the fall! This is so fun. I know I am making mistakes as a newbie, but I've thought pretty hard about the site and what I want there, so I'm happy. This post was edited by Violet.West on Wed, May 21, 14 at 14:27

Thanks for all the kind comments. The legs are secured with screws and construction adhesive so they are very strong. The top is loose so I can change the inside design and/or clean the glass whenever I feel the need. I have many more ideas to share and will be happy to upload pics when it warms up a little.

Good morning all (Loretta, Sugar Mag). Well I finally installed the last of the plantings yesterday. All were moved from other parts of the gardens, and I beleive I was blessed in that the overnight of each planting had nice showers come down and wet the new plantings. I did not purchase Coral Lake.The final planting scheme did change a bit. From the look after entering the back yard, there's the Hammelis purpurea was planted with three dec azaleas fronting that planting (exbury whitethroat, rh. millenium and a yet unknown dec. exbury (red). Next is a leatherleafed viburnum that I picked up 'off season' up in Warren County one Nov. a few years back. It's got nice purple leaves that have held over the winter and will be a nice bit of composition to the purperea that is next door. (btw, I did not move the Winter Gold verticillata.....don't know why I didn't......just chalk it up to a 'feeling'). Rounding out this bed (before the steps out of the middle of the deck) is aronia 'brilliantissima' which also serves as the sentinel on the other side of the step down. Viburnum's juddii, and burkwoodii round out the bed (right before the Jap. Maple). While my transplants were of nice landscape size, I could not 'jam' the plant listing that I had pre-picked for the project. Thus the beautyberry and frothegilla remain. Pics will be shared of the project (once leaf out occurs in a few weeks, as even these nice size specimens don't look like much at this time). I like it. While my bride commented that all of the birds lost valuable habitat and cover with my removal of the yew hedge, just a few minutes ago, I had Carolina wren and white throated sparrows foraging around some of the oak leaf litter that remains (just under the deck and the new beds). Now, onto scarfing off a sliver of one of the front beds so that I can move a dw. mucronulatum rhodie. Then there's the ilex glabra that needs to move into the slot that the rh. myrtifolium was Fun stuff.

That is awesome! Keep us updated for sure