The Kerber's Lush Paradise of Eden

(a.k.a. Backyard)

The right side of the backyard, just beyond the front porch. The red line signifies what will become our brick-paved patio. In the corner will be the water feature.

The right side of the backyard, a tad farther back than the photo on the left. Turf is now in the brick border and there's more plants and such. Two queen palms, a dwarf palm and a Sisco tree are visible, as well as a boulder. So is SOUTH MOUNTAIN, our daily panoramic view.

The waterfall in development, or severe lack thereof.

Still in development, this represents a near completion photo of our water feature. Not sure how the while extruding pipe plays into all of this, but we shall see...

The last "in-construction" photos - this time of our patio. The litterbox-looking powder on the left side is packing sand.

The pattern the bricks will appear in will be the same with the finished product, but the landscapers forgot to include a red/brown "splash" color, which will add a little more color to the comjpleted patio.

Angle from the water feature, also shows two natal plum bushes.

These flagstone-style slabs will go between the paio areas. Think of them as very giant stepping stones.

Dwarf palm and boulder, located just outside the back door.

One of the three boulders in the backyard, this one is located in the center of the backyard. Each one had to be brought via three guys and a wheelbarrow.

Bottle brush tree - it blooms with very fuzzy red flowers.

Cape honeysuckle plant - we have 2 of these across the back wall.

Path light. There are four of these in the backyard - meant to create lighting as you move from on big section to the next.

Feature light. There are two of these (meant to light up a specific area at night). One is pointed at the water feature and the other at a Sisco tree. This is also a great picture to look at to see what our "Desert Brown' gravel looks like.

A view of the left corner of the backyard. You can see the 2nd Sisco tree, Bottle Brush and part of a Cape Honeysuckle. If you went farther left, you'd see our 3 citrus trees (not yet planted). They will be Pink Grapefruit, Naval Orange and Lemon. More of South Mountain visible here.