Santa Cruz Landscaping: Boulder Creek Koi Pond #4

Mugo Pine

Well, we finished up all the final touches on the koi pond, filtration system, irrigation and landscaping today at our Boulder Creek project just outside of Santa Cruz.

We had such a great time working on this project. Our clients are wonderful people, the job site has a beautiful view, and we were able to do some nice stone work, plantings, & other landscaping features.

Our clients were looking for a Japanese/ Asian style landscape design. This allowed us to install some nice features. A small Mugo Pine, Mondo grass, a red leaf Japanese maple and a Bamboo hedge were a few of the features.

The Bamboo hedge we planted near the entrance to the garden, has three different types of clumping Bamboo: A Golden, a Buddha's Belly and a purple stock Bamboo. These will grow together to give a beautiful display, as well as provide privacy in the garden. We chose clumping Bamboo because it will stay more contained compared to a running Bamboo. This is important for smaller garden spaces.

Entrance to the Garden

The Japanese Maple we planted will grow out over the Koi pond and give the Koi a little bit of shade in the hot summer months. Although it will shed its leaves in the fall, creating a little more maintenance, it will be a treasure to the garden and pond as it matures.

Some other features in the garden are, landscape lighting, statuary and a 650 pound Zen boulder that we placed strategically near the entrance to the garden.

My client has introduced 5 new Koi into the pond this week. They are all happy and well.

We will have some more work to do on the property this season, but for now, its off to the next landscaping project!