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Right The first stanza of one of the client's favorite poems from Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was etched into a large, hand-selected stone. The stone was then set into the wall in a prominent spot above the stone bench. The stanza reads: IÕve often wishÕd that I had clear For life six hundred pounds a year, A handsome house to lodge a friend, A river at my gardenÕs end, A terrace walk, and half a rood Of land set out to plant a wood. Source: "Imitation of Horace," Book ii. Sat. 6 Bottom Now here's a residential amenity not often seen anymore: an upping stone (foreground with moss growing on it) to help horse riders mount and dismount their steads. It was reclaimed from an inn in Pennsylvania. The plantings behind the upping stone are a small Acer palmatum ' Viridis' – cutleaf Japanese maple, a perennial ground cover of Heuchera x villosa 'Carmamel' coral bells and small arching Cotoneaster apiculatus 'Cranberry' shrubs. veneer and ties in the cap and bench top. A handhewn arbor tops the wall to complete the old Western Reserve feel. (Editor's note: Before Ohio became a state its northeast corner was part of Western Connecticut and called the "Western Reserve." It was an area for New England expansion and settlement. The New England architecture and customs can still be found throughout the area.) The custom gates have an equestrian theme: horseshoes heated and bent at 90 degree angles serve as handles. A large stone was hand selected to be the backdrop for one of the client's favorite poems by Jonathan Swift (1667-1745). The first stantz of the poem is etched into the stone on the wall (see above). The stone was then set into the wall in a prominent spot above a curvilinear stone bench that juts from the wall. We located an old hand-carved horse trough thought to have been created in Northern France, 44 Landscape Architect and Specifier News based on the carving style. It was shipped to England at some point and eventually to the U.S. It has five much worn tie holes from people tying their horses to the trough while going on about their business. We replumbed an old kitchen hand pump to a fresh water source to fill the trough for use by horses and dogs. We purchased corks from a local home brewing company to plug the drain hole in the trough. This makes cleaning easy as the water simply flows into an underground drain system. We excavated the area where the pond would overflow and built a deep dry-laid boulder well. The water now flows over the boulders and down into a concrete culvert that runs under the entire area; it ties into a small swale/creek before eventually finding its way to the river. An upping stone originally from an old inn in Pennsylvania now adds to the over all aesthetics of