Cheaper than Therapy
What once started out as just a plain yard has, over the last 12 years, become a hobby for my husband and myself. The goal each year is to have less grass to mow. Maybe we will get there some day.
Back Yard Deck Fence Flower Close-ups Garden Hardscape Large (5,000 - 10,000 sq ft.) Lawn Medium (1,000 - 5,000 sq ft.) Patio Pond Side Yard Small (Under 1,000 sq ft.) Stone / Rock Water Garden Water-Wise
8 of 30: Antique bottles I bought at an antique show. Wrapped wire around the neck and then tied rafia around it.
9 of 30: Come spring, the chickadees are the first to nest in the bird houses. Later come the wrens.
19 of 30: This variety of Black-eyed Susan (?) self seeded itself in my yard. It seems to be more resistant to Japanese beetles. I love the way it grows in different spots in the yard every year.
25 of 30: My husband made rain barrels and placed them around the corners of the house. Watering the plants is no longer a chore.
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Did you make your birdhouses?
I love frogs! Check out my pond and frogs!
Hey Lynn awesome Love your frog and the bridge the fish great job. Enter the contest so I can vote for you.
Beautiful ponds. I especially like the stonework margins.
Yours is another garden that should be higher up on the inspiration list! You definitely have my vote. (I'm beginning to think people who are voting are not doing it based on merit -- I'm seeing too many votes going to yards not nearly as lovely as yours.)
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Thank you for the tour! I have found inspiration.
Thanks for visiting me too - you visited my last year - I posted on for this summer too - It is funny for me to see all the changes I make in a season - if you look at my Lower Maintenance pics I bet you can see the changes too plus my frog!
Love your Title - I cant tell you how many times I have said the same thing - I even feel better when I am out there! We have many similarities in our yards - frogs, pond, passion flower, THERAPY, and mine has been about a 12 year hobby too! I loved every picture.
Love your paradise! You have such good ideas!
What a wonderful yard you have, so colorful and diverse! Thank you for sharing, and thank you for visiting our yard. Don't you just love when the frogs come back in the spring? Our goals seem to be similar - the less grass, the better!
what a nice little oasis
Thank you for the tour of your yard. Very pretty. I like your BLUE BOTTLE TREE. I too love BLUE and things that are different.
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