Outdoor Oasis...

Really crisp mornings in my Wisconsin zone 4-5 garden. Birds are starting to flock, getting ready to fly south. Mornings are always my favorite....

Open spaces with no fences or walls. ...

Texas Oasis...

www.larksperennials.com This time of the year in my Wisconsin zone 4-5 garden we get alittle rain and alot more heat. The dew point is as high as the temperature. I usually do my garden work starting at 5:30 a.m. when it is much cooler. I move to the shade of the woods in the heat of the day....

This client had very few ideas of what they wanted, they did know that an update was needed. We took there ideas and our ideas and brought the design to life so they could see it before they built it. They are estatically happy....

Herbs, veggies and some flowers. There is nothing more fun, rewarding and tasty but cooking with my own herbs and veggies just a few steps away from the kitchen. Dill, my fave, is especially useful in many summer recipes for deviled eggs, potato salad and even in burgers :)...

small but nice...

Yard is on a slope down from the house to a pond. I have several ideas, just waiting for spring! I would like to terrace out about 5 feet, then put in a small retaining wall with the rocks that were dug up when the house was build last fall. I have drains from the downspouts that I would like to ...

This past spring we renovated our Back Yard with a new Textured Patio. My Photo site (below) has Before and After Photos of the work that was done and additional albums of close up photos of my wild flower garden. Click on the \"Back Yard Renovation: photo and Click on Slide Show on the right side ...