We could do the same, from the deck step around a central water feature touching the hot tub on one sid and the tree on the other and the stop halfway across the pond.
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Stones around the perimeter. Could do something similar instead of a circular wall.
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Nice feature
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Knee wall, posts and pergola could work over hot tub
This would be neat in the back corner
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