Almost there

Well, we are close. My landscape contractor's work is just about complete... my electrician is hooking up the wires and the spa is up and running. As a matter of fact, I just took my first soak in the spa - damn gang, am I relaxed right now. Most of the plants are in the earth and I'll be fine tuning the irrigation to make sure everything grows. Right now the hard scape is a bit overwhelming, but it will soften as more of the plants take shape. Here are some photos for your viewing entertainment.

There's an end in sight

Okay, things aren't moving as smoothly as I would hope... but the end is in sight. I have decided to cut bait on my the pergola for right now. It has been too difficult to get the wood on site and I think it is something I can come right back and do soon. For now I'd like to wrap up my work with my contractor and get my yard back for myself - I could use a dose of backyard privacy now. I have most of my plants on site and am starting to put them in the earth. The fishtail palm is my pride and it took 7 men to get it in the ground. It really made the project "instant landscape" when it made it into the planter. We should wrap the decomposed granite tomorrow and finish getting the plants in the earth over the next day or two. The spa comes on Thursday and hopefully we can button up this sucker by the weekend.