"gravel" yards, pictures, and ideas...
My own suburban Eden
Owner: Sandi Clarke Location: GarlandI own a very small two-bedroom house which has an even smaller L-shaped back yard. After buying the house and struggling to make the grass grow under the shade trees I finally decided to dig a pond and surround it with gravel and potted plants. After several years of enjoying the pond, the water...
City Serenity
Owner: Laura Beth Fox Location: Grand RapidsThis backyard is our private little park in the middle of the city. When you step onto our deck you forget you are anywhere near an urban environment. A stream meanders down the slope, through the yard, cascading over seven waterfalls, under a stone bridge, finally flowing gently into a sparkling po...
Circle of Snow
Owner: Brenda O'Brien Location: SnohomishWE live on two acres we have a circular drive way that we added curbing to, to sepearate from the gravel drive and the flower bed, much his hidden in the snow, I planted 22 lavender plants.Perfect spot to sit and watch the sunset on the Cascade Mtns. ...
Oasis in the Desert
Owner: Bill & Jeri Barry Location: Palm SpringsWe changed a "builder provided" front yard into an oasis in the desert. Drought tolerant plants, gravel, rock and a bit of artificial turf makes it eco-friendly with a low water requirement....
Super small yard now has an in-ground spa
Owner: Sandi Clarke Location: Garland, TexasWhen I bought my (very small) house, it had a very small yard, a lot of shade and the grass wouldn't grow very well. In 2002, I decided to give up on the grass by putting in a pond/water garden with gravel surrounding it, all of which I did myself. After enjoying my pond for so many years, I alwa...
Lakehouse, at Treasure Lake, PA
Owner: Bryan Overton Location: Treasure Lake, PANew Patio, firepit with bench, and outdoor bar with fiber optics... Materials used: Flagstone Techo-Bloc Flagstone pavers gravel concrete boulders lighting ...
Cottage Style Vegetable Garden
Owner: No Ordinary Tomato Location:Our first vegetable garden! Cedar raised beds, gravel path, white vinyl fence....
Our little piece of Paradise
Owner: Karen Vasquez Location: Piqua OhioWe did a patio makeover after a limb ruined our previous patio. We did a flagstone patio outback and did a makeover on our covered patio.We built this ourselves. We recycled the gravel from the covered patio for the base for our flagstone patio. The wood flooring we reused as paneling for the covere...
Meditation Area
Owner: Ann Location: Monroeville, ALIsland bed containing Cutleaf Japanese Maple surrounded by Yellow Stella D'Oro daylilies. Other plantings include Red Waxleaf Begonia, Yellow Lantana, Zebragrass, Orange flowering Cannas, Yellow Coreopsis, Dusty Miller, and Lirope. A paver and white gravel path leads from back corner of house to ba...
Upgrading an Acre of Nothing
Owner: Shannon Location: Fuquay, NCWe moved into an acre with no landscaping done at all. There were a few gravel pits with weeds coming out, but that was it. Our master plant included, adding a walkway, building a dock on our pond property, building a deck, play sets, burn pit and stone patio! (After the house gets resided!)...
