"Stones" yards, pictures, and ideas...
Humble Beginnings
Owner: pinkgurl Location: Plantersville, TXJust now really getting into my yard. I live on 200 acres so I really have no boundary around the house which I find challenging. Right now all my beds are up against the house. Working with a tight budget so I try to be creative. It really helps that 90% of my flowers were gifts. My mother in law ...
An experiment with growth and design
Owner: Headstrong Hound Location: Baton rougeI'm new to starting anything from seeds, and also to bulbs. I started my voyage into this brave new world, and there's no turning back now. I relied on a few petunias, and roses to serve as my old faithfuls, just in case this year turned up brown thumb. I put in a second tier to the flower bed ...
Tara's Yard
Owner: Tara Geoffroy Location: LindenMy yard is a nightmare and I need some serious help. (step by step) if its any indication i planted an evergreen at my last home and it died. Given the fact that this is a mobiel home park and I am broke i want to keep costs very low and do it my self if it will make it cheeper. I want lots of flowe...
Disaster
Owner: George Graf Location: Palmyra, VirginiaThis yard is scary. Rotting timbers and broken flagstones make a mockery of the sidewalk entryway. Hard clay shale is one inch under the barren soil and prevents anything from sprouting except the hardiest of weeds. Volls eat the roots and kill any plants that try to take root....
Gabion Lake yard
Owner: Connie Kelemen Location: Troy/MIAfter a lot work we just almost finished. We have a beautiful backyard right on a beautiful lake. But our yard was 30 years old when we bought the place. We decided to change it dramatically. We had to find a lot of unusual solutions because of our very small budget but we found very nice and very d...
Backyard Oasis in the midwest
Owner: Ann Lena Location: Wildwood, MOFront yard with stepping stone stairs, lots of plants, perennials and evergreens, ground cover, stones, lighting and seating areas. No grass. Back yard with "mountain stream", pools, and waterfalls, lots of plantings, hot tub on stone patio, lots of trees, large brick patio, cedar screen porch to ...
HANK's Place
Owner: WojAmy Location: Elk Grove Village, IL, USAOur home was built in 1976 but, the previous owners never really worked on the yard. We moved into the house in 2006 and the yard has been a fairly blank canvas for us. There were a few plantings around the yard but, we've been really digging in to create a yard that we can love. A description...
Steve & Penni's Patio
Owner: Steve Location: VisaliaThis patio was a grassy area in the back yard. We dug out the grass and 6" of soil. We layed in 4" of DG (decomposed granite) and then 2" of sand. We then circled the 4 trees with slump stone and filled them in with top soil. The area was covered by 3 sprinklers, One of which was capped and the o...
