Zone 5 Pictures & Design Ideas
Fountain Focus
Owner: Liz Wojes Location: Traverse CityI'm sharing pictures of our fountain we installed in the backyard. 10 years prior we installed a flagstone patio along with a pre-formed pond. After many years of the pond we were tired of the maintenance hassle and decided to remove it. We had our eye on a fountain at a garden center but it was pr...
old fashioned cottage garden
Owner: Sam(Sandy) Location: sunburyThis 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: Evart330ft 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: DenverMy 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, PAMy 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: NilesI also garden at my husband's office building....
Back Yard
Owner: Gloria Johnson Location: NilesI love flowers but I also love my kids. Both have a space in my yard....
School Beautiful
Owner: Sarah Baranoff Location: ChicagoI 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: WisLong 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: McHenryOur 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: MilwaukeeWe 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: allianceThis is my garden in the country that started with 2 empty acres and has grown to 2 REALLY FULL acres....
