Water-Wise Pictures & Design Ideas
Our Little Wonderland
Owner: nixie Location: Comstock ParkI love to garden! I can't resist planting up every sqaure inch of earth I get my hands on, but it was equally important to me that the yard belong very much to our children as well. I wanted the kids' areas to be part of the gardens, and the gardens to be part of the kids areas. Our goal was to crea...
Relaxing Home
Owner: wineskil Location: Chalmettenice yard with plenty of space . Very little shade and protection from the rainy summer weather in southeast Louisiana. Uneven paver patio with an aging Pergola over it. need a place to BBQ like a small outdoor kitchen. The wife and I enjoy sitting on the patio but can only do it when the weather is...
My own suburban Eden
Owner: Sandi Clarke Location: GarlandI own a very small two-bedroom house which has an even smaller L-shaped back yard. After buying the house and struggling to make the grass grow under the shade trees I finally decided to dig a pond and surround it with gravel and potted plants. After several years of enjoying the pond, the water...
Pool and charlie the sea horse
Owner: Ronda Janie Jurkiewicz Location:Approx. 9 acres in the back like the front yard it's a work in progress...
formal organic shell garden
Owner: Jacqueline Obrien Location: belleair beachshell garden with ilex schilling. This areea was grass originally, I added fencing and had my partner build raised block beds to complement the 70s modernist feel of the house. I use vinegar salt and dish liquid for weedkiller. ...
I Need some SERIOUS help!
Owner: business Location: selmaWe purchased this house and building 5 years ago. Last year we turned a portion of it into studio apartments. The apartments are beautiful, the landscaping, not so much! I have NO experience in landscaping. We don't have a large budget for it but I don't even know where to start. PLEASE give me ...
My Work in Progress
Owner: Heidi Nemith Location: FredericksburgWell, the FRONT yard is done. Mostly. It IS trial and error over time, right? I love it because it's all me and exactly what I was after; it solved a few problems well and looks great with the house. I have a fondness for year-round interest and like my beds even in winter. I drew a plan in crayon o...
Pond @ 712 Highland
Owner: amsam Location: AtlantaSmall pond and woodland garden just outside my front door....
Pomona, MO Front Yard
Owner: CSchachel Location: PomonaOur home was a new build on 3 rural acres of hilly terrain. It came complete with construction scars, some rough grading, a pasture for lawn and a lot of challenges. It has taken five years and it is still not complete but we are getting there. These are the steps we took to transform our front y...
Back Yard
Owner: Lari Pett Location: MilwaukeeOur backyard while small usually elicits oohs and aahs when people first see it. We add and change a little every year. 2012 will be the first "Grass Free" year. I will begin with some pictures of previous years and update when we have made our major changes later this year. ...
Gardenerd Test Garden
Owner: Gardenerd Location: Los AngelesThis is a 17x12 raised bed organic vegetable garden where we test out new varieties and growing techniques. We use this garden for teaching classes and feeding ourselves. We grow only heirloom and open pollinated varieties, make our own compost and raise chickens too. ...
Coyote Creek Ranch
Owner: CoyoteCreek Location: Mother LodeBuilt in 1946 the yard has been flat pasture and old barbed wire fencing until we purchased in 05. It's been work in progress ever since. Starting with clearing the pasture of old cars, fencing and debris a pond was then dug. The dirt from the hole went directly behind the pond for landscaping and ...
Baham Blah
Owner: bananabaham Location: scottVery horizontal land. have empty flower bed in front of completely straight garage side. one huge, ugly electrical meter in front right of yard with small ditch at end. ...
