Our planting palette emphasizes foliar color, drought-tolerance and bio-filtration.  The palette features grasses, bamboos and trees with colorful foliage.  This type of planting keeps the emphasis on the rocks, our stars of the show. 

This Spring has been challenging with several cold periods alternating with unseasonably warm times inbetween.  As a result, the plants have been starting and stopping their Spring growth cycles into March.  We have been waiting to see which plants look at their peak, holding off until the last moment to select the final plant palette. 

Here are some images giving a preview of our garden planting. 

The outdoor furniture selected for the garden from Jerry Wilkinson's Green Frog Outdoor Furniture in Petaluma, California is practically indestructible.  It doesn't fade, warp or crack. 

Made from 100% recycled plastic (mostly milk jugs) this furniture is nearly completely impervious to the elements.  Let it sit in rain, snow, sleet, hail, all winter long and enjoy it the same the next summer.  And what fun colors it comes in!