"rock" yards, pictures, and ideas...
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...
Texas Trails
Owner: Susan Velzy Location: Pipe CreekRocky, caliche earth typical of the Texas Hill Country. Had to find what will grow here after gardening in upstate NY for 30 years! Love to build outdoor creations from leftovers. We have wildlife to contend with as well as crazy Texas weather!...
Tropical Back Yard
Owner: Shirley Petersen Location: Bakersfield CAWe have beautiful tropical back yard with a pool with a rock waterfall and attached rock spa. In one back corner is a corner with banana trees....
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...
Mountain Lodge Pond on a Budget
Owner: Alicia Perry Location: FlorenceBackyard with a steep slope towards the house was transformed into a patio with firepit with a rock retaining wall and connecting it to a pond with a waterfall. Each rock was laid by hand. We stained the concrete ourselves. The pond has a saltwater pump and we swim/float in the four foot deep wat...
The Purpose-Driven Yard
Owner: Jeff Matthew Location: ManilaA storm-devastated parcel of land, landslide of boulders all over the place, what is there to do? Rather than leave it asunder and give up in hopelessness, I decided to go against the odds and labored months to convert the lot behind the old house into something more productive--a self-sustaining ve...
pool paradise at home
Owner: Georgia Silverman Location: santa claritabefore pictures of rock pool and spa, bbq area, palms and still trying different flowers around edge of pool. new fence and flagstone patio to follow...
Lowering Yard Maintenance
Owner: Donna F. Location: GreenvilleThis year I replace some areas with River Rocks - they look great - are certainly low maintenance and help greatly with water control coming down the hill. Switched to pine needles instead of black mulch. Dye would run off and into the pool!...
UPDATED ROCK GARDEN
Owner: cusoli Location: Pembroke Pines, FLMy husband and I created our landscape design and did all of the labor. I like to update the look by changing out the flowers in the pots....
Japanese Zen Garden
Owner: Colleen Chin Location: Issaquah, WAOriginal yard is a triangular shape and very narrow. After picture shows that the yard breaks up the narrowness with a large patio at the widest part of the triangle and with river rock rivers. Nandina is used under the front of the deck to block from view any wheelbarrows and such that are store...
