The Great Wall of Dolman

A couple of years ago we visited China and walked up a long section of the Great Wall.  Here's what it was like:

The Great Wall of China.  You get a Hero card if you make it to the top of this section.

And here's the kind of thing you see along the way:

A formal garden near the Great Wall of China.

Well we don't have the enforced labor of thousands of Chinese nor do we have several hundred years, but we are building two walled gardens as part of our project.  The idea is that they will form two courtyards off the south side of the house.  One comes off of the living room and the other comes off of the library.

Here's the first picture, I will chronicle the building of these walls as they progress:

View from front of the garden wall forms before concrete is poured.  The chalk lines 

are 3 shuttered windows that will be put in after the concrete is poured.

View from the roof next door showing the two walled garden rooms that will be created 

when the concrete is poured.  The one toward the street will be the English cottage garden 

and the other one will be the more structured eating area.

And yes, we know they can only be 6 feet high according to the historic code.  Give us some time to finish them and finish grading the land.  I think the results will be quite pleasing.  The courtyard room off the library is going to be an informal English garden and the one off of the living room will be a more structured area for outdoor eating.

Onward and upward,

Mark, Mark & Isabel