Texas Trails

Owner: Susan Velzy Location: Pipe Creek

Rocky, caliche earth typical of the Texas Hill Country. Had to find what will grow here after gardening in upstate NY for 30 years! Love to build outdoor creations from leftovers. We have wildlife to contend with as well as crazy Texas weather!...

Paradise on the Mountain

Owner: Sherry Location: Towanda, PA

My gardens are mostly perennials, with a mixture of annuals and some decorative planters. I have many plans for more gardens & arrangements, I just need more time & energy. Our home & yard is on the sloped side of a mountain & the soil is very hard & tends to have a lot of rocks in it, making any s...

Fox Gardens ALASKA

Owner: Fox Gardens ALASKA Location: Fox ,15 miles north of Fairbanks

Its our house and the gardens surround it. We also have the Goldstream creek running thru our backyard and have moose as fall garden clean up crew. We also have frost in every month but June and July so we have to garden with hardy plants and fast growers.we have 8 total gardens...

Office Garden

Owner: Gloria Johnson Location: Niles

I also garden at my husband's office building....

Heartland Treasures

Owner: Heartland Treasures Location: Exeter

Craftsman Home being used as an Antiques and Collectibles shop and residence. When I bought this home I wanted to create a English garden appearance for the Antique shop. I wanted lots of flowers and a sortof wild unkempt look with not a lot of care needed other than watering. I haven't got the pics...

Minnetonka Landscape Facelift

Owner: Anderson Design Custom Landscape Design-Build Location: Minnetonka Minnesota - Suburban Minneapolis

Our clients asked us to create more privacy from the street without "walling them in". We utilized gentle contouring, wooded edges, and "landscape islands" to develop friendly screening. At the same time, we gave them a new entry courtyard with a sitting wall & gently curving front walk, welcoming...

Colorful Garden!

Owner: Gloria Johnson Location: Niles

My flowers are back!...

The Purpose-Driven Yard

Owner: Jeff Matthew Location: Manila

A storm-devastated parcel of land, landslide of boulders all over the place, what is there to do? Rather than leave it asunder and give up in hopelessness, I decided to go against the odds and labored months to convert the lot behind the old house into something more productive--a self-sustaining ve...

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...

School Beautiful

Owner: Sarah Baranoff Location: Chicago

I work at a public high school in Chicago. We don't have a football field, or a track, or a baseball diamond. Instead, the green space behind our building is a garden. Let me take you on a little tour....

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. ...

Backyard at Whispering Oaks

Owner: Larry Breidenbach Location: McHenry

Our home is surrounded by 9 giant oak trees with an open grass space with a 75 ft. weeping willow, magnolia and redbuds surrounding the perimeter. We have a wonderful sun garden for perennials as well as ferns under the shade of the biggest oak tree in the neighborhood....

Compass Garden

Owner: Lari Pett Location: Milwaukee

We turned our front lawn into a Compass Garden. We fenced in the yard after we removed the sod (by hand) then created the compass garden. It's quite unique for our neighborhood of mostly lawns. We also built raised planters in the street access. And our property is entirely grass free. We love it. W...