Construction on the pond, a new walkway and a woodland garden lasted only a couple of weeks, but it produced a complete transformation. We would create the pond and stream worthy of the memory but fitting the woodland setting in the front of the house. As my clients told me their story, photos of the old pond came out, and reminiscence turned to inspiration. At their residence there, they enjoyed a beautiful Koi pond. Several decades ago, the couple had been stationed in Japan. The idea of a pond tapped into a fond memory.
Not being the original homeowners, they didn’t know, but clearly the inspiration caught on. I asked my clients if there had been a pond at one time. The scene conjured the image of a pond and a stream flowing through. As the depression narrowed to a thin channel, a small wooden bridge had been placed over it to provide access to the front door. The depression and most of the yard were overgrown with weedy brush, but the depression appeared to have been purposeful. As I assessed the current condition of the property, I was puzzled by a deep depression with an electrical outlet in the center of the front yard.
My expectations were set on “typical foundation plantings switch out.” The site and the clients quickly shook me out of that ho-hum mentality. I arrived at my new client’s home in a woodsy suburban enclave with a vague request for new plants at the front of the house.
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