United-States Pictures & Design Ideas
Fox Gardens ALASKA
Owner: Fox Gardens ALASKA Location: Fox ,15 miles north of FairbanksIts 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...
Dunavant Farm
Owner: Ray Location: HuntsvilleIn a small Huntsville, Alabama subdivision, which is just under .50 acres. The ornamental garden area contains a water feature of approximately 1800 gallons....
Seaweed Cottage
Owner: Barb Location: Wildwood CrestA newly planted perrenial garden by the seaside at the Jersey shore. This is an area that gets loads of butterflies all summer long. I didn't do the work as I don't have the body for it. But I designed it and am looking forward to being able to add all the homey touches of a sweet garden....
Our House On The Corner
Owner: Sue Sheldon Location: RochesterWe bought this house 11 years ago in "as is" condition. It was surrounded by half dead hedges, had a weed lawn, peeling ugly blue paint, a few shrubs worth saving and the inside was filthy from years of neglect. I can recall saying "only an idiot would buy this house". But the light inside was beaut...
Cape in the Pines
Owner: Kristin Dexter Location: Foster/RIAlmost 2 acres surrounded by 50-70' white pines. All soil, etc has been trucked in over the past 15 years. It is also a Certified Backyard Habitat. This is a casual cottage garden located in the country....
Backyard relaxing & entertaining!
Owner: Michelle Wainwright Location: Salisbury, MDOur 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. ...
Office Garden
Owner: Gloria Johnson Location: NilesI also garden at my husband's office building....
My Little Pond
Owner: Grizel Young Location: AlgonquinThis is a pond that I made by my front door. I like the way that it looks, but since I'm no professional I do have a problem, it looses about 4 inches of water after I top it off....
Heartland Treasures
Owner: Heartland Treasures Location: ExeterCraftsman 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...
My Dream
Owner: Joshua Chase Location: WaldorfMy checkered board lawn, retainer wall and deck built by me, my wife and my daughters....
Minnetonka Landscape Facelift
Owner: Anderson Design Custom Landscape Design-Build Location: Minnetonka Minnesota - Suburban MinneapolisOur 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...
Orono Firepit Patio
Owner: Anderson Design Custom Landscape Design-Build Location: Orono Minnesota - Minneapolis SuburbsOur clients asked for a nice relaxation area adjacent to their swimming pool terrace. We designed and built a simple getaway area surround a firepit conversation area....
Mountain Lodge Pond on a Budget
Owner: Alicia Perry Location: FlorenceBackyard 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...
The Purpose-Driven Yard
Owner: Jeff Matthew Location: ManilaA 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...
