Not much happening. A simple tri-panel, instead of a photomerge, is enough to show the current state of the yard. I've pulled all of the old vines out. The logs from the back neighbor's house have been placed. I plan on covering them with dirt and compost and planting seeds on top of the resulting mound. The intent is that the logs will slowly rot, during which they will absorb water-acting as moisture storage, they will release nutrients, and they will give off heat-potentially extending the growing season. Regardless of results, this design adds variation to the landscape. I'm surprised at myself for not seeing my error sooner. I designed variation into the walls by curving them. Those curves create micro-climates, or, as Sepp Holzer calls them, biomes.
But I was so obsessed with getting the terraces flat, I failed to realize that I need variation in the vertical plane. The more micro-climates that I can introduce, the more bio-diversity that I can support. And mounds and dips are far more reflective of nature than curving walls. This thought has made me consider just how many other places could/should I add mounds and dips.
Suburban Hermit of Fayetteville, signing off.
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