"ornament" yards, pictures, and ideas...
Our Little Wonderland
Owner: nixie Location: Comstock ParkI love to garden! I can't resist planting up every sqaure inch of earth I get my hands on, but it was equally important to me that the yard belong very much to our children as well. I wanted the kids' areas to be part of the gardens, and the gardens to be part of the kids areas. Our goal was to crea...
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...
Old World Elegance
Owner: robert s thomas Location: Vineyard Rd., Castro ValleyMy yard is divided into five different "garden rooms" with an overall Arts & Crafts style: A Mediterranean garden, a formal rose garden, a traditional English mixed border, and an Italian garden. There is also an adjacent work area. Throughout the garden are strategically placed garden ornament...
Dunavant Farm
Owner: Ray Location: HuntsvilleIn a small Huntsville, Alabama subdivision, which is just under .50 acres. The ornamental garden area contains a water feature of approximately 1800 gallons....
A Simple Patio Garden
Owner: Coastal Gardener Location: Plymouth, MAThis simple paver patio is surrounded by perennials, ornamental grasses and small shrubs. It's been about six years now since I put in the first planting, and it's now my favorite spot in the yard....
The Sustainable Landscape-Permeable Pavers, Rain Garden
Owner: Felice\'s Four Seasons Location: Lansing, MichiganFelice's Four Seasons considers this project one of the most interesting and unique residential environmental projects of its kind in the mid-Michigan area. To the best of our knowledge, this project is the first residential sustainability project in the mid-Michigan area that helps protect our wa...
Theme Gardens
Owner: Grace Sparapani Location:I'm visually impaired and wanted our large backyard landscaped with pathways and themed garden areas...ornamental grass garden, southwest garden, perennial garden, butterfly garden, meditation areas, dry creek bed, etc....
Front Yard Potager
Owner: Eric M Location: Kenmore WAThis is an organic potager front yard garden I started two years ago. From Wikipedia: A potager garden is a French method of creating ornamental vegetable or kitchen gardens. Often flowers (edible and non-edible) and herbs are planted with the vegetables to enhance the beauty. At my last count I hav...
