old fashioned cottage garden

Owner: Sam(Sandy) Location: sunbury

This is one of my many cottage gardens.I use mostly perennials,I let all my plants self seed.I use annuals to fill in bare spots and for color. ...

Jim's Place

Owner: jim49631 Location: Evart

330ft x 330ft slope on north side and then flat, one pole barn 24ft x 32ft and one pole barn 24ft x 48ft, a 10ft x 10ft shed, a 10ft x 10ft pump house, a 24ft x 50ft house with a 16ft x 16ft deck, and a 20ft x 20ft patio....

My Sanctuary

Owner: Diana Woo Location: Denver

My yard is just the right size, with a flower garden, a vegetable garden and a fair size lawn for playing....

Raised beds enclosed by wattle fence

Owner: Cliff Gilliam Location:

Wattle Fence is made from saplings and branches collected from the wooded area of our yard. Woven like a basket between 4' re-barb driven 1' into the ground. ...

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...

Office Garden

Owner: Gloria Johnson Location: Niles

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

Colorful Garden!

Owner: Gloria Johnson Location: Niles

My flowers are back!...

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....

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....

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...

my peaceful place

Owner: marilyn schell Location: alliance

This is my garden in the country that started with 2 empty acres and has grown to 2 REALLY FULL acres....

South-Side Chicago

Owner: Sarah Baranoff Location: Chicago

My yard is sunny in the front, and mostly shaded in the back. I have three large trees on my property - a maple in the front, and in the back and elm and something else that I don't know what is. I also have a Rottweiler, so my yard takes a lot of abuse from the dog running around in it....

Golf Course Garden

Owner: Jan Meissner Location: Avon

This 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....

J & Ds garden

Owner: Jan H Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Our 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!...