El Rancho

Owner: Lynn Location:

What was once a basketball court is now our little piece of Texas....

My Home

Owner: June Bovenzi Location: Castro Valley

Backyard oasis...

Jake's Yard

Owner: Jake Douglas Location: Hamilton Canada

New home - yard is in progress of being designed....

Tropical Back Yard

Owner: Shirley Petersen Location: Bakersfield CA

We have beautiful tropical back yard with a pool with a rock waterfall and attached rock spa. In one back corner is a corner with banana trees....

Scranton PA

Owner: Judy Cerra Location: Scranton

Outdoor Oasis...

Backyard relaxing & entertaining!

Owner: Michelle Wainwright Location: Salisbury, MD

Our backyard went from pine trees, dirt and a semi circle driveway to a fabulous retreat...it took 6 years in the making but we are now at a good point! The house addition was done 6 years ago with the deck being added the following year. After that the pool and the white picket fencing came in. ...

Donnely Project (Toronto, Canada)

Owner: Fine Design Interlocking Location: Toronto

Completed with an outdoor kitchen with fridge, barbecue, sink and pergola for shade. Wooden benches situated along the garden walls. An 8' natural stone water fall at the back corner of the yard to add relaxing sounds and views. A second small patio to lounge at surrounded by natural stone and ga...

Mountain Lodge Pond on a Budget

Owner: Alicia Perry Location: Florence

Backyard with a steep slope towards the house was transformed into a patio with firepit with a rock retaining wall and connecting it to a pond with a waterfall. Each rock was laid by hand. We stained the concrete ourselves. The pond has a saltwater pump and we swim/float in the four foot deep wat...

Back Yard

Owner: Gloria Johnson Location: Niles

I love flowers but I also love my kids. Both have a space in my yard....

Lucky on the lake

Owner: David & kay Miller Location: Pittsburg, Tx

My wife Kay and I relocated here when we retired five years ago. We have been working renovating the inside and the outside ever since. The front yard received a minor transition of adding several beds around the pecan trees and in front of the walkway. The backyard has been almost completely ren...

Redland Resort

Owner: Bill & Mary Ann Location: Homestead

This started as a landscaping project that grew! The water feature is skillfully carved from the natural lime stone (coral) which is prevalent in S. Florida. This most tranquil natural pond is great for relaxation and cool dips year round. An added feature is no chemicals or maintenance are neces...

backyard flowers

Owner: heidi Location: Wis

Long narrow yard with river in background. Our fourth summer here and working with a tight budget. Greenhouse in use only in spring and came from our old house. Fences and arbor were put up to create an enclosed area for flowers and to help keep the deer out. They love to eat new trees....

The Challenge of a Hill . . .

Owner: Coastal Gardener Location: Plymouth, MA

The 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. ...

almost paradise

Owner: Georgia Silverman Location: santa clarita

dark grey bottom lagoon style pool,with 5 palm trees, a new reed fence,and a flagstone patio that grass will soon fill in the spaces....

Backyard Oasis

Owner: Anita Birch Location: Perrysburg, OH

We have created a vacation spot in our backyard. In 2009 we installed a fiberglass pool and all the hardscaping as well as the pergola and attached shed to the house. This year, we put in an outdoor kitchen and finished the decorating. Since living in NW Ohio, we wanted a place to grill out and s...