Pictures & Design Ideas
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....
Forest Gardening PART I
Owner: [email protected] Location: Randle, WashingtonMy husband & I have lived in the forest since 2006 and we are in the process of embellishing our property. My DRAGONFLY FOREST GARDEN will be a playfully lush place for dragonflies, fairies and grandchildren. I will add photos as we make progress on a project that will probably take many, many y...
Cottage Style Vegetable Garden
Owner: No Ordinary Tomato Location:Our first vegetable garden! Cedar raised beds, gravel path, white vinyl fence....
The Woods People
Owner: jannetie Location:Small yard, about .25 acre, inherited along with the house by my partner in 1999 when his mother died. She had a beautiful garden, but after several years, it had fallen into ruin. The house is surrounded by pine trees and shrubs; it feels as though we're in the woods even though it's in a NY villag...
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....
Renee and Mike's Dump
Owner: Hosenemesis Location:A skinny one-third acre in the suburbs, Sunset Zone 19, USDA 8b/9, Southern California. I have been working on the yard since 1989, when I was a starving student. In 2000 Mike and I married, and the yard became a garden. We do everything the hard way....
Cottage garden
Owner: Geraldine Dean Location: HickoryMy family and I live in rural North Carolina, so I thought a cottage style/mixed border garden would blend in best with our surroundings. I've been gardening since 1994, and have tried to create four seasons of interest in our garden. ...
Barb's Backyard
Owner: ItsJust Barbara Location: YuleeA bit over a 1/2 acre in a country neighborhood. I started in June of 2010 when I bought a foreclosed home on a bit over 1/2 acre. The grass hadn't been watered (other than rain) in over 9 months. The backyard was completely barren- No plants, no bushes, no trees- well, there was ONE small, dying oa...
Golf Course Garden
Owner: Jan Meissner Location: AvonThis is a small yard with close neighbors and views of a private golf course. The landscape design was inspired by the curves of the sand traps and incorporates flowering shrubs, perennials and annuals. The landscape was designed by the homeowner who is an artist by trade....
Dream Yard
Owner: Enviroscape Location: South BayThis yard features a drought tolerant garden with a pondless waterfall, rainwater harvesting system, recycled tire driveway, drip irrigation and a cutting garden...
La Follette's Dry Creek Bed
Owner: Laurie La Follette Location: Boise, IdahoI just finished this dry creek bed in my back yard. It is part of my plan to get more paths and gardens going and less lawn to mow and water!...
Rick And Sherllann's Back Yard Transformation
Owner: Tex1957 Location: SanfordOur back yard transformation 20+ years in the making in Sanford, Fl. Most additions or changes were to address a problem in the yard and it just kept evolving and continues to do so today. Thanks for viewing our labor of love. This shows what can be accomplished transforming a mostly treeless blank ...
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J & Ds garden
Owner: Jan H Location: Cleveland, OhioOur lot is not very big, 50 x 200. Mixture of sun and shade. We started with a blank slate 11 years ago, together my husband & I have planted and built what you see today. It is always a work in progress!...
