My Backyard Garden
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Pampas Grass This is my favorite plant in my backyard: My Pampas grass.
lupines mingle with daisies Another spring show. I think lupines are so showy and so easy to grow. I want to do a bigger garden of those next year.
Bee on stage This lonely little bee looks as those he is in the spot of stage. He posed quite well for the camera, don't you think.
I wish spring was here! This is my spring garden and look at these pictures off and on all winter, it lifts my spirits and those long gloom and doom midwest days.
Survival of the Fittest This tiny, perfect sunflower grew from birdseed in the corner of our planter box.
A Tiny Piece of Paradise Ten years ago this space was a flat, rather barren piece of land which just needed some love and attention. Having never gardened before, it just evolved ...
Backyard Bunny Trail (picture)
There is a little sign above hanging from the tree that says "Grey hares can be beautiful."
This spot is my latest effort of two years this spring. Deep ...
A DREAM COME TRUE This is our new pond. This picture shows the water cloudy but now it is clear and we have 2 fish. It is time in the north to be concerned about putting ...
Even a small backyard can look special! My house is sitting on a corner lot but once I built my garage, only one-third of the backyard was left. Which was great since it forced me to use some ...
Between two houses! Opposite Direction Between two houses is often a somewhat neglected area but it does not have to be like this.
More Feet
These are the feet that do all the 'walking' through my gardens. Have worn out 4/5 pair of tennies digging and spreading.
Now a friend on the other ...
Between two houses! The area between two houses is often somewhat neglected but it does not have to be like this.
My First Vegetable Garden I should title this My First "Successful" Vegetable Garden...I attempted a garden years ago when I lived in the High Desert of California & also owned ...
The Patio Garden I put in this little patio myself a couple of years ago. It is a pleasant place just to sit and rest. The path runs all around the main garden.
Picture: Garden next to patio
Garden next to patio
I dug the whole and dug up all the rocks on the property. You can never have enough rocks. the lilies are beautiful when blooming....
The basics A garden needs a good shape or "bones". When it has them, it looks good no matter the season.
Backyard Pond Thought you might like to see a backyard pond picture. Had it professionally installed because I couldn't lift the rocks. :-) But fun to sit and feed ...
banana pool swimming pool surrounded by sub-tropical gardens,it's a pain to keep clean but its worth it.
Even a small backyard can look special! Part Two
Maybe you like this view better.
Of course, all was done by myself.
Front Yard View
My backyard belongs to my dogs and is not as diverse (yet...)
The bed to the left of walkway is part sun and shaded by a small dogwood.
The front ...
Patio Hillside Garden This sloped garden behind the house sits above a retaining wall off a brick patio. The garden was started in 2001, after a large, diseased cherry tree ...
Morning Dragonfly Caught this little guy doing what he does best.
NEW BACKYARD GARDEN
I moved here in February 2006, the 16,000 sq.ft. lot was just lawn and a few trees, no flower beds, no veggie garden, no nothing but all that lawn!
There ...
Our Chicago Backyard Wildlife Habitat We have been gardening in our Chicago backyard for 40 years this Octber. Our yard is forever changing. We added a pond in our yard in 2004. Our backyard ...
Winnipeg garden My husband and I don't always see eye to eye when we garden, but it's something we both love. We have a crazy garden, a little bit of everything.
Choosing color for one of my front yard beds
Last year we moved into a new house that had absolutely no landscaping except for the excavated earth around the house.
We soon learned that our soil ...
The Main Bed in my Yard There are plantings for butterflies and hummers in my garden. Herbs take up one corner and my fennel always attracts the Black Swallowtail.
Japanese Garden Simple and relaxing
My little beautiful peace of heaven This is a very small space on attached to a breakfast room. It has been a treat and a joy to be able to design, plant and nurture this little patio. It ...
Front Entry Garden The front garden consists of Walker's Low Catmint, Autumn Joy Sedum, Varigated Iris, Dwarf Globe Cedar, Liatris Gayfeather (not in bloom), Black-eyed Susan ...
Our "survival of the fittest garden" We started to develop this garden four years ago as a retirement project, and get such a lot of joy from it. It is basically a cottage garden, but we just ...
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