Wanting to add a bit more interest to the new bed located along the garden shed, I added a couple of new features.
First, I moved the Indonesian Showa style Yukimi Lantern. This lantern had been placed near the bamboo end of the Dragon Spine several year ago.
I never decided on its final location or had considered how to purposefully incorporate it into the garden. With the addition of the Tsukubia to the Dragon's Spine last year, the lantern no longer seemed correctly placed. With the reworking of the shed and bed, I now had the ideal location.
The lantern needs its own home, uncluttered by other hardscape features. It also fits in well with the slightly slanted topography within the bed.
Eventually I may need to make some adjustments as the nearby shrubs grow, but in the meantime I should get a few years out of this placement.
I also decided to make an adjustment to the mini-bamboo fence I created for this bed. Originally I used black rope as the "rails" of the bamboo posts.
However, very quickly the rope began to be damaged by critters who would chew through it.
Instead, I used very thin bamboo poles as a replacement.
They seem to be working fine. I still preferred the rope, but for now these will have to do.
