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The south end of the back yard contains a small mortared flagstone patio that acts as a landing for two sliding glass doors as well as an area for a portable barbeque to reside. From the patio, one can see paths disappearing into the foliage, but can't see where they end. Plantings below the oaks do not need summer water and are not within ten feet of any oak trunks. Most of the plants produce attractive white or yellow flowers, which will brighten up the shade produced by the oaks. The plants are all low enough that an attractive view from the client's kitchen window is preserved and enhanced. The creek bank itself has been left alone; I'm leary of doing much excavation there and causing erosion in winter. The slope is stable as it is and I'd rather not disturb it. Hidden behind the airy screen of heavenly bamboo at the foot of an oak, a park bench is angled so that it looks down the creek.
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