Pictures & Design Ideas
Pool Area
Owner: Party Pool Area Location: CharlotteWe turned a wooded lot in a wonderful pool area. We built a poolhouse and outdoor cook area. We still have a lot of trees to enjoy and feel like we're on vacation in our own backyard....
Front Yard Potager
Owner: Eric M Location: Kenmore WAThis is an organic potager front yard garden I started two years ago. From Wikipedia: A potager garden is a French method of creating ornamental vegetable or kitchen gardens. Often flowers (edible and non-edible) and herbs are planted with the vegetables to enhance the beauty. At my last count I hav...
Summer's End in New England
Owner: Coastal Gardener Location: Plymouth, MAThe garden may be winding down, but there's still lots of color to be seen before the first frost . . ....
Redesigned Flower Beds
Owner: WhackyWaco Location: Plano, TXFlower beds on East and South section of the yard. Kidney and circle flowerbeds around two live oak trees....
Outdoor DIning in Paradise
Owner: Karen Nelson Location: Laguna BeachOutdoor Living At Its Best A well designed outdoor space gives greater options for entertaining day or night. By a creative use of space a backyard is transformed into both a kitchen and dining space. An ocean view deck above the waterfall creates additional seating above a lighted slate...
Outdoor Theater
Owner: Bigdog Location: Shalimar, FLMy Outdoor Movie Theater. We have used it several times now and it is a huge hit with all the neighbors. ...
Our Suburban Oasis
Owner: Pianolady Location:We felt fortunate to get a .5 acre lot in suburbia, and have added several flower gardens, a blackberry patch, a small pond, and a vegetable garden....
Kentfield canyon garden
Owner: Avant Garden Inc Location: San AnselmoGarden features a garden shed, arbors, custom dog run area, water feature, plantings, Connecticut bluestone paving, stone wall, and a Modern Cabana art studio with a living roof....
Kentfield park-like garden
Owner: Avant Garden Inc Location: San AnselmoPark-like garden features built-in spa, outdoor kitchen, fire pit area with teak bench seating, stone walls, patio, arbors, and plantings....
Deronda's Gardens
Owner: Deronda Location:I have 1.5 acres to fill.I started gardening 2004 when we bought this fixer upper with no landscaping but the big trees.With a small front yard I made a cottage style garden. To oneside yard a memory garden,a Septic garden I named hodge-podge,the backyard where we have a drainage ditch across the la...
The Challenge of a Hill . . .
Owner: Coastal Gardener Location: Plymouth, MAThe hill behind our house is quite steep and is basically made up of sand. When I started landscaping it, I had to give each bush and plant its own enormous planting hole amended with lots of compost. ...
PRIVATE RESORT
Owner: Traceysdesigns Location: DamascusThis 2007 Bronze Design Award from Master Pools Guild features a grey bottom plaster, stamped concrete, 3 waterfalls with Neptune watching guard. The landscape surrounds the pool with a rose garden, 8 Crepe Myrtles and tropical plants. Great for entertaining and feeling like your at a resort. ...
Endless Possibilities Morning Glory
Owner: Duncan\'s Landscaping Location: HamptonPictures I have taken around the house....
Backyard on a budget
Owner: shell5470 Location: SparksWhen I bought my house 8 years ago the backyard was dust and weeds, fitting of the high desert I live in, but not very livable. Last year I started on one half of the yard and this year I am completing the second half. The yard has the full spectrum from full-sun to complete shade. ...
