One of my favorite shrubs is the hydrangea. It doesn\'t matter what kind -- lacecap, mophead, miniature -- I love them all. And this has been a particularly good year for hydrangeas, so I thought I\'d share some of my favorites with you. ...

The garden may be winding down, but there's still lots of color to be seen before the first frost . . ....

The hill behind our house is quite steep and is basically made up of sand. When I started landscaping it, I had to give each bush and plant its own enormous planting hole amended with lots of compost. ...

This 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....

A lush blend of tropicals,shrubs , tree's and outdoor rooms....

These are gardens I began from scratch about five years ago. After putting in a perennial garden around our patio, I began tackling the hill behind the house. It\'s still a work in progress (what garden isn\'t!) mostly because I\'m waiting for many of my favorite plants to get big enough to divide....

Stamped concrete patio, lcd hi-def tv with full dolby digital surround home theater sound w/Ipod ,mosquito netting, light and fan, hardwood ceiling....