Lucky on the lake
My wife Kay and I relocated here when we retired five years ago. We have been working renovating the inside and the outside ever since. The front yard received a minor transition of adding several beds around the pecan trees and in front of the walkway. The backyard has been almost completely renovated from a multi-level deck, covered porch and new shed with Kay's planting porch in the upper back yard, to a multi-level shade garden on a sloped hill side bordered on one side by a water feature over 100 feet long with five falls, new retaining wall with boardwalk on the lake frontage bordered in the yard by terraced beds with a multitude of plants, and fire pit with stone benches. And every board, stone, shovel of dirt, and plant placed by Kay and I alone.
Back Yard
Deck
Flower Close-ups
Front Yard
Garden
Hardscape
Huge (Half Acre Plus )
Lawn
Lighting
Medium (1,000 - 5,000 sq ft.)
Outbuilding
Shade Garden
Stone / Rock
Waterfall
1 of 28: Creek and shade garden, with the water running in the creek from the falls
2 of 28: Our shoreline from the lake
3 of 28: View of upper bed and falls for water feature
4 of 28: My view every morning when I eat breakfast
5 of 28: Upper deck area and new shed
6 of 28: View of sitting area by upper falls
7 of 28: Upper bed and start of water feature
8 of 28: Middle falls of water feature and shade garden
9 of 28: View of south side of shade garden and creek bed
10 of 28: View of shade garden from deck
11 of 28: Middle falls and bridge over the creek
12 of 28: View of upper falls from the shade garden
13 of 28: View of upper falls area
14 of 28: Middle falls and azaleas by the fire pit area
15 of 28: Standing in the shade garden looking up
16 of 28: view from the lower back yard
17 of 28: View of creek and shade garden from the deck
18 of 28: Iris blooming in terraced bed by the lake
19 of 28: Another iris blooming in terraced beds by the lake
20 of 28: A little friend enjoying the azaleas blooming
21 of 28: Rose bed in front yard
22 of 28: View of bed around pecan tree and azaleas in front yard
23 of 28: Old and new of hillside and upper water feature
24 of 28: View of shade garden before and after
25 of 28: Old-new view of upper bed, upper falls and creek
26 of 28: Shoreline before and after
27 of 28: Old-new left side of front yard
28 of 28: Old-new right side of front yard
Comments / Questions
I love it by the water very nice place
Spelling correction :0. Simply beautiful!
Enjoyed the tour of your yard. Simple beautiful! I love all the water features you have. "Retirement" seems to agree with you. Happy gardening! Lynn
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