my garden

A front and backyard that are best described as a work in progress. Through the last two years we have torn out a patio, removed some trees, installed lawn, and recently added a play structure.

I have had a variety of gardens in a variety of rental homes in Vancouver, and I hope to have my own land for veggie-growing one day. Currently, I garden in a space on the property of my apartment building where the landlord kindly let me dig up the grass to put in a few plots and a compost, which are now enjoyed by a few of the tenants in the building. I am very interested in getting to know other gardeners in Vancouver who have come up with creative ways to garden without land/backyard space...

My first large garden in-ground (not pots), a few various sized beds in the backyard.

Backyard garden with Veggies and Herbs.

Common backyard area shared by 4 units. Backyard consists of dirt / plants on the edge and cement in the middle.

We've got a backyard plot behind a small garage, exposed to full sun the majority of the day. It's about 20' x 13' and we're growing a decent variety of herbs and vegetables.

This Brooklyn backyard is filled with green conelike flowers dangling from Humulus lupulus, a vigorous vine winding skyward in the tiny backyard. A half-dozen vines had already wound themselves about 20 feet up the sturdy cords Mr. Granger had attached to the top of a metal ladder that was strung with a clothesline and pulley, for reeling laundry in and out of the second-story window. (Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/garden/02garden.html )

smal, centered around pool. 3 small patches of lawn, backyard all vegetables and herbs

Our new garden is a large front and backyard with many rose bushes and grass. I am hoping to plant a small vegetable garden and a kid-friendly area so I can teach my kids how to garden. I plan to stay as organic as possible. The main problem is the weird and wacky weather - apparently we sit at the windy edge of a ferocious fog bank (see photo). It's sunny, except when we get engulfed by the fog. The fog bank is present through most of the year.

My garden has all the plants I love and more. Almost anything grows here on the coast. So I love to experiment. Make my own hanging baskets of impatients, these grow well in the shade that is my front yard and the deer don't seem tpo like them. Have a deer sprayer in the backyard because they just love roses and hostas.We totally redid the yard about 3 years ago and it's still evolving.

We have a number of trees surrounding our yard and have a mixture of perennials - iris, lily, peony and others - as well some annuals. Place of sanctuary and love.

I have a variety of gardens front and back. Some shady some sunny. I have a butterfly and hummingbird garden and a hosta garden and vegetable garden and perennial garden. The perennial garden has a small pond with a squirrel fountain that I call Merlot. Out front I have some morning glories and some cup and saucer vines growing along with a rose bush and other perennials. I love my time in my gardens.

Our Garden is enjoyed in the front yard with shade to full sun. We have raised beds and in ground. Our backyard has a koi pond and full afternoon sun. Both raised and in ground perennial gardens.

My backyard has an old pear tree, some flowers, tomatoes, lettuce, a water feature, a bench, a table with 4 chairs, a bird feeder, a bird house, a Japanese stone lantern, some solar lamps, a solar water fountain, etc.

Slowly on limited budget converting very small unused in-town backyard space,under black walnut and in driveway, into micro nature spot. Natural species and herbs with a few vegetable attempts......

Backyard backs onto Conservation area and hasn't been touched for 7 years. After buying the house, we are slowly getting through it but its mosquito territory!

A small plot in the backyard to experiment with growing edibles.

Mostly Perennials and Ornamental grasses/lilies/and bulbs in the spring - few annuals if time permits. Gardens in front and backyard and the neighbour always have good comments.

rose garden with 25 bloomin' beauties. Big garden half perennials, half veggies. water garden with rock garden plants surrounding the waterfall. 3 beds with mostly perennials with a few annuals thrown in to fill empty spaces.

Front and backyard. A work in progress that brings me great joy!

A San Francisco backyard changing into an organic vegetable, herb, and flower garden. With a compost pile and worm compost bins to boot!

Perennial Gardens in Front, side and throughout the backyard. Vegetable and fruit garden as well.

backyard sloping garden ending in lake

We have frontyard flower gardens and backyard vegetable gardens.

Our garden is created to enhance the character of the people living in our home. It is located South West of our property. The garden plants and its flower blooming attract mostly bird as their stop-over on their journey. Although, there are lots of insects and bugs that deteriorate the plant foliage, it is however manageable to display their colors. When I landscape our property backyard in 2001, it was my great desire to dedicate it to my family and relatives who would like to visit us at the same time offering for the blessed Virgin Mary. My wife was diagnosed with a breast cancer in 2003. It was a blessing that I have had the creation of the pond. When she was sick at that year, the garden landscape helped her to be healed and accompanied by the retreating sound of the water fall. Now she is healed and cancer free for almost 7 years. Thank you for having me in your web site. May God Bless All of Us and Keep us in our journey.

I have a very shady backyard surrounded by cedar trees so hard to grow stuff; however I put in two ponds for fish and frogs and have resorted to potted plants that love shade.

herbs, vegetables, perennials, some things we don't want (nettles, dandelions, too much oregano)

our little bit of heaven ... in our own backyard. anything we put out to die in the "back 40" seems to grow very well

I have flowers in my front yard and flower boxes in the backyard. Hanging baskets in both front and back.

Vegetable: Tomatoe, potatoe, cucumber, pumpkin, squash, garlic, onion, carrot, bean, pea, zucchini, raspberry, etc. Perrenial: Bearded iris, phlox, sedum, peony, poppy, hosta, day lilly, coneflower, daisy, bee balm, holly hock, lupin, etc, etc, etc.

Over the years we've slowly been taming our backyard. When we bought the place the yard was completely overgrown. The people that put on the siding had to cut a great deal of shrubbery down just to get to the house.

Backyard

A backyard garden with new owners making it special for them.

Summer vegetables mix with zinnias, cosmos, dahlias and marigolds in this backyard garden. The keyhole design is centered on an arbor covered with iceberg roses and a teak bench that looks into the garden. Not so formal when the chickens are loose!

We have a small flower bed in the front yard, and a medium sized vegetable garden in the backyard. This year we have sunflowers, yellow/green beans, tomatoes, green onion, radish, lettuce(3)varieties, carrots, beets, zuchinni, cucumbers, turnips, pumpkin, and peas.

small perennial garden in the suburbs on a tiny lot. Full sun behind the house and morning sun (til about 1pm) in the front.

Small suburban backyard. Contains small (15' x 5') ground garden. I put in a small area of mulch with roses, spirea, and clematis. Also have a stepping path with Indian sandstone stones with thyme growing between them. In the front have a small area which used to be lawn and I have torn out (ran out of room in the back!) with an assortment of flowers.

Backyard get away with koi pond and lots of perennials.

very small backyard garden that has a lot of shade. I have some plants in pots and some along the sides of my garage and side fence.

Well it must of been beautiful when previous owner took care of it, but now it is not much to look at. Hopefully next summer the backyard will look better.

My yard is located on the Ridge overlooking the South Saskatchewan River. Full Sun in the backyard (South exposure) and for periods of time in the rest of the yard....perennial and shrub beds...no vegetables.

I envision this 13' X 14' piece of land to be my little urban farm. This year I have: Roma Tomatoes Big Boy Tomatoes Yellow Pear Tomatoes Sungold (Cherry) Tomatoes Zucchini Yellow Squash Crookneck Squash Yellow Banana Peppers Herbs: Basil (red, thai, & "regular"), oregano, sage, rosemary, tarragon, Parsley (Curly & italian), Chives

Our backyard garden consists of a pond, rock garden, flower gardens, BBQ area, gazebo sitting area and a large area of grass for our grandchildren to play. Accents are done with items collected from my home farm such as wheels, logs, etc.

Sunny Front yard. Backyard has some shady spots, under trees. Lots of bush bordering the backyard. Have planted some raspberry bushes in a sunny spot. Have a climbing rose bush going up an archway.

moving from b.c.(5 years ago) i had to learn and still learning about q.c. gardening!!! we started this garden from NOTHING.our first winter we walked over the new seadlings wich were everywhere in the house...and then it was just hard work to make a flat farm surrounded by organic fields into a cosy backyard...stillin the process..but loving it. mimi

My garden is a mixture. The vegetables are grown in raised beds throughout the backyard with full to partial sun. I also have edged the garden with fruit trees, grapes and arctic kiwi, and I have a shade perennial garden that is fairly natural woodland. I mix wild strawberries in amongst the perennials and try to make my garden bird friendly. It is a totally organic garden complete with waterfall, stream and pond. We plan to add the mediterranean feel with stone pizza/bread oven and deck surrounded by herbs. My latest addition is the start of a butterfly/hummingbird garden.

South exposure but some decent shade behind the spruce. Got a new place and had to start all over again. Some wonderful irises, thyme and a dianthus collection, many sale plants still in their pots, still yardstone to put out. Toddlers take up a lot of the former time and energy we had! At least there is some youthful enthusiasm for watering :) An even rougher but larger backyard plot has blanketflower, raspberries, thornless thistle and deep-coloured delphiniums. Sea holly, usually a failure for the past many years, finally came back with a beautiful purple-blue sheen on the stems. Grass and willow invading; when will we have the time and energy? Trying to encourage a combo apple to grow.

Backyard garden. lots of shade at the back fence due to large trees in neighbour's yards. Still a work in process

I have a small backyard patch, this is my 3rd year attempting to grow it. It's small and I'm not a pro but i'm obsessed with it . My dream is to own a yard big enough that I can grow a full pumpkin patch. (a difficult task at best in Edmonton AB)

I have created a raised vegetable garden in order to allow me to work from my wheelchair. I have planted and cultivated radishes, beats, yellow-green-purple beans, peas, squash, tomatoes, potatoes, salads, onions, strawberries and rhubarb. For a 1st year garden attempt it has been great... the kids eat right off the plant as they run by. My wife has wonderful perennial gardens flanking the yard; irises, lilies, roses, lilacs and much much more.

Backyard Garden with a focus of attracting Hummingbirds, Butterflies and various birds. We live across from a lagoon and receive a large number of birds come to our property. My husband is a landscaper so we are aiming for a terraced garden with two connecting water features, a veggie garden, mostly perennial plants with some annuals for color. We have built a backyard firepit patio and we plan to build a gazebo at some point for those rainy nights. We have a particular fondness for Japanese gardens and will combine some of those elements for esthetics.

Small backyard with patio and fish pond. Lilacs and hydrangeas. Next year I'll be planting roses and clematis along my cedar trellis.

it's looking a little shabby right now but the overhaul will soon commence. I have a front garden, a side walkway and soon a small backyard oasis! Wish me luck!

it's looking a little shabby right now but the overhaul will soon commence. I have a front garden, a side walkway and soon a small backyard oasis! Wish me luck!

It's not much to look at right now but the overhaul will soon commence! I have a frontyard flower bed, a side walkway and a soon-to-be backyard oasis (fingers crossed). Wish me and my lite-green thumb luck!

We purchased a small acreage, north of Edmonton and it came fully loaded from the previous owner. He made the most beautiful yard I have, or will ever live on!!! New to gardening, I find I have ask my mom whats a weed, and whats a plant....but it is my heaven away from the world with my cat Stewie!

A small garden in my tiny backyard! Mostly Veggies with a few extras!

Our backyard consists of a part sun/part shade garden, a rock garden, and a garden along the fence. We also have several trees in the yard, and a small vegetable patch at the side of the house.

Our garden is a kid and bird friendly space! We have 2 children, ages 2 and 8 and we love birds, butterflies and even the bugs! The garden is an outdoor classroom to our kids, since they get to learn so much from it! It is always colorful, both our front and backyards and I especially look forward to the arrival of "my" purple martins, that every spring come back to our backyard, all the way from MY BEAUTIFUL BRAZIL!!! I am proud of how much my garden draws the attention of our neighbours, especially since I had to relearn everything I knew about gardening, as plants here require different care from what I knew before. One of my favourite past times is taking pictures of my plants, birds, bugs and my family, of course!

Small backyard garden in raised beds.

Backyard garden that has been subjected to waterlogging now rebuilt and shrubbery and trees to suit planted or moved. Child friendly

backyard

1st year of our backyard garden....very small, yet we had a great crop of tomatoes, peppers, green onions and lettuce. Brussel sprouts refused to produce any sprouts.

Tillie's flowers and birds January - September 09 entrance, front, and south side is all cement moss roses, begonias, ferns, zinnas backyard is 15 x 30 with another litte rock extension on the north side morning glories, moon flowers on the fences four o clocks and zinnas in grassy area marigolds, zinnas, moss roses, sweet asylumn, honeysuckle in garden area marigolds, trumpet vine, morning glory vine in rock area bird pictures start in January with the hawk - gold finches in March - cardinals and indigo bunting in April

Backyard was nothing but old pasture, dirt & rocks when I moved..... Very discouraging, but with much work... it's starting to turn into my 'Dream Garden!!...

Small yard in heritage district with full sun in a few areas, but attempting some colour in the shadier areas.

Adrianna's garden part of her home, it consists of a front and back yard, as well as the sidewalk outside the fencing of the house. The front is more formal with iceberg standards down the driveway and rose creepers on the fence outside. The backyard is a mixture of vegetable garden, rose garden and a large grass areas for her child to play.

My garden is in my backyard. It's long and narrow with old trees and a lot of shrubs.

a small backyard garden with raised wooden beds

Our small backyard garden is completely edible. We grow vegies all year round and have a selection of miniture fruit trees, which are grown mostly in half wine barrels. I am particulary proud of my stone fruit salad tree, which produces the most delicious nectarines and peaches. Coming from New Zealand, I have found gardening in Perth particulary challenging with the sandy soil and hot sun.

I have several flower beds and a raised vegetable bed. I love to garden but I just do it the way it pleases me. By this I mean that I don't follow any of the landscaping "rules". I enjoy sitting on my deck or garden bench in the summer months and sharing my backyard with my friends and family. Our four grandkids, little great neice, nephews and friend's children are a treat to have in the yard. I spend time hiding little items like bunnies and things for them to find as they spend a sunny afternoon with me for a playday. Planting flowers with fun names like "Turtle's Head, Pussy Toes and Snap Dragons are a fun way for me to teach them about flowers and the joy gardening can bring.

backyard with swimming pool- just beginning.

My new recent backyard garden

A small townhouse garden with roses, lavendar, water features, etc. In the little backyard a raised vegetable garden & deck is planned!

I am working on the creation of my backyard garden. It is difficult since the soil is a like, sandy, not very good for planting. I am not experienced but would like to dedicate myself to creating a wonderful garden and maintaining it that way.

I have a backyard raspberry, grape, mint soil garden; a tomato, pepper, bean, cucumber container garden; an herb flower box garden; a perennial garden and a winter indoor herb, tomato, pepper potting mix/hydroponic/aeroponic garden

backyard tropical garden on challenging terrain. It is mostly what I do to relax...I enjoy growing new native plants and adding them to my garden.

Our backyard is huge so we have everything from full sun to full shade. We have avocado, guayaba, naranjita, mango, papaya, lime, mandarin, orange and plum trees. We also have tons of flowers and lots of shade plants. The garden overlooks the El Fuerte river so it is a very peaceful place to relax.

I love tropical plants, specially fruits tree and have many of them, grown from seeds. Have mango trees than have already produced fruits, also Papayas, different types of bananas and a small veggie garden. I love to plant from seed and I’m very successful at it. Now I'm trying my luck with Orchids, have about 10 or so and many are already blooming, but I need to learn about it, I just got me some AOS magazine….

my garden is a small cottage garden with lots of flowers and a few shrubs. I also have a backyard with a lot of pot plant. flowers in my gaden are foxgloves, peoneys, delphs. lots of types of daffodils , dalhias and pot marigolds and lupins. Shurbs are bullidia, varegated elder and old rambling roses. The cottage was built in around the 1910s so olld fashoined plants suit with the odd modern plant such as a gum tree cut down as a shrub.

Just starting out in my new place. I have a small backyard garden, but I am interested in container gardening indoors, since I have a lot of good natural light in my house.

backyard garden landscaped w/ flowers mostly perennials and tropicals species gathered from friends and garden catalogs.

My garden begins with a traditional style hacienda entry full of potted and hanging ferns, succulents, miniature palms and inpatients to add color. Rounding the corner is a park like green with potted succlents under the windows and hanging from the 5 mt. coco palm. We have 12 meter x 1.5 meter fish pond with three waterfalls with lotus and water hayacinth as well as fairy lilies and 30+ fish. Next is my flower and vegetable garden grown from seed and treated organically. The backyard pool has natural rock with ornamental grasses, tiger liles, succulents and wild daisy and 5 majestic palms. More grassy area leads to an oversized fireplace with plumeria, vine roses and various shade plants. On our rooftop we have a fire pit with cactus garden. We've tried to create a space for everyone and to take advantage of the entire area....it's LOVELY.

Work in process

Our garden is not what you would called a manicured wonder. I use no chemical fertilizers at all and do the very basic pruning and trimming just to keep thing from going completely wild. The reason we like it this way is because of the the wild birds that visit our backyard daily. Not to mention a few hedgehogs and hawks. I plant flowers in the spring to give it color and add a few veggies here and there hoping they will thrive and grow some herbs in pots. I like to leave some leaf litter and such in behind the shrubs and trees near the fence to give the birds places to look for goodies.

A whimsical backyard shade garden in Calgary

I enjoy the making of Japanese vegetables by organic farming in the backyard of the house.

Small forest garden for the faeries, and backyard along the fence. 3rd season for wisteria, first season for fence garden. The faerie garden is ongoing, always changing as does the forest.

Small vegtable garden 6x6 small alpine garden... 2 years old English style garden and shade gaden in backyard small flower garden along interlock walkway. Many small projects to still complete. Less lawn more flowers :))

A very managable backyard, graced with pots, around gazebo and stone area with a perfect view for birds from the back door and window. A camera on a tripod is always ready for capturing nature moments!

My backyard garden is mainly composed by HT roses and english roses plus a variety of perennials and common shrubs. Of course, always work in progress...

Frontyard is mostly flowers and some berries.Deer can access this area (for now). Backyard is vegetables, greenhouse, flowers and berries.Deer cannot access unless someone leaves the gate open.

large block with about 30% wanna-be lawn area. about 20% no-care needs nothingness. 4 gardenbeds (Cordyline, yakka, grasses) frontyard. And 4 gardenbeds ( Roses,golden cane,geranium etc) backyard. Geraldton Waxes on 2 fences. Limestone underground, sandy soil and no bore-water, but Retic.

A little garden in the backyard of our block of flats. 3 years ago, together with our neighbours we starded to plant flowers in this tiny green spot. I hope we will have many roses this year!

Just a garden that is trying to bring some of home here to Japan. A small English garden style in the front and a bordered lawn in the backyard with something of a Japanese style garden in one corner.

Just my backyard garden.

A Backyard Garden with stone walk-ways, a few statues and a variety of plants and flowering plants.

I started a small garden in my backyard about 2 years ago. I have successfully grown bush green beans, and local favorites like recao, ajices dulce, and I have several dwarf banana trees which are doing quite well. But I have a lots of problems with with pests such as aphids, mealy bugs and slugs& snails and of course the mighty fire ants. I would like to learn how to grow a successful organic garden. I can't seem to grow tender plants and herbs.

Backyard and frontyard - all round really. Full sun, partial sun, dappled sun!

A sandy backyard under conversion to a productive home orchard and vegie patch through mulch, manure and love. Learning what grows, what dies and what thrives in Kapiti. Putting in a rainwater tank, a hothouse and much more in year to come. Looking to help with local Raumati community garden and learn from local gardeners with more experience with coastal gardening.

My garden in the backyard is large with lots of roses and perennials. I enjoy putting in some annuals as well and like lots of colour. Last year I removed several large rhodos from my front yard as they were looking messy and they are not my favourite even if I am the one who planted them many years ago. I was able to recycle most of them by placing them at the end of our driveway and over a couple of days they all disappeared. I enjoy gardening and especially now as I am retired.

Small backyard garden, made with a lot of effort, the firts winter, half of the plants died...too cold...

combination of perennials, shrubs, annuals,and flowering vines. This garden is all the hardwork of both (husband and wife) did not hire any professional gardender or landscaper. This garden was started from scratch. The previous owner use this backyard as a dog run. Not impressive at all.

some flowers growing in my backyard

Tiny city garden with full sun in backyard and a maple tree out front

It's a backyard of about 300 mts2, with a mixture of different plants such as,roses, plum tree, strawberries and some more.

My backyard is my hobby, I love to spend time gardening and relaxing. I have a small pond and a fountain and it's the most relaxing sound you can hear. I simply love it

Edible garden, Plums, nectarine, apricot, persimmon, vegetables, watermelon, favas, tomatoes, cucumbers, and raspberries.

Backyard of an old village house not far from Sofia (Bulgaria)... Hinterhof von einem alten Dorfhaus,ca. 70 km von Sofia (Bulgarien) entfernt... "I gledame se dalgo s planinata, a pomezhdu ni nikakva dosada" Li Bai

Its Basically my backyard I have a few sections and one I need help figuring out what to plant

Trying to start and grow a vegetable garden this year with beans, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers etc...

a backyard framed by tall evergreens, full roady's hostas, ferns & several large statues.

Trying to figure out an affordable way to introduce native plants and create an oasis in my huge backyard, being careful to make sure my doggie still has plenty of room to romp around!

My garden consists of rare collection of tropicals and some propagated from cuttings and seeds.Mostly are on containers for focal accents for the pergola/gazebo settings.This is my sole 'private escape' from daily routine...

I'm trying to create a colorful backyard garden with a tropical influence since my wife comes from central america. I have a windmill palm, two varieties of bamboo, several types of lilies, hostas and azelas, etc. I have been unsuccessful with fern trees and hardy bananas (although I love them both).

flower and vegetables

We are working on rehabilitating our backyard and have added a vegetable garden and perennial garden. Hoping that the vegetable garden will yield well so that we can share the produce with our friends and neighbors.

I have a nice area in my backyard where I've had a great vegetable garden for years. Part of it is now shaded -- any thoughts on vegis to grow in a mostly shaded area? The soil is terrific. It's time I started working on a nice front garden. My home is definitely cottage style, and I would like to keep the garden consistent with that. Dominant features today: an arbor with an overgrown fragrant honeysuckle, retaining wall that needs to be replaced, and most of the yard is still grass. The front yard is very sunny. I'd welcome any ideas on how to get started!

We have a 40'x5' and a 30'x7' plot in the backyard. We are also planting the entire front yard with veggies!

I am just starting into gardening in my backyard. We hae lived in this house for about a year and I have a small garden this year. I have two pear trees that friends gave us for house warming. Love them. Still learning about them.

A cozy Urban Oasis tucked into a small backyard. Reclaimed granite cobbles wind their way playfully through an intimate garden of ornamental trees, conifers and perennials. An improvised design.

Bits and pieces from my backyard garden.

Slowly turning my weedy turf backyard into a child-friendly garden (I hope--I welcome suggestions). Just planted two blueberry bushes but they look very lonely out there. Will plant milkweed this weekend.

Am growing vegetables and fruit trees. it is in my backyard

my garden

Our backyard consists of a large maple, elm tree, and an apple tree. We have raised beds for our vegetables and are currently in the process of adding a third raised bed. We have large flower beds with a combination of perennials and annuals, part of which is 5 years old. As the years go by, we have made the beds bigger and focused on adding garden elments. We are currently laying concrete for our new gazebo and brand new extended front steps.

Our backyard is a good size, it consists of a large Maple Tree, a large Elm Tree and an Apple Tree. In the last 5 years, we've pretty much changed everything. We took out 35 trees, added sidewalks, flower beds and raised beds for vegetables. We added a high fence for privacy and the safety of our 2 Bichons. We just finished putting down a cement slab for our new gazebo. This will be connected to the main patio. I take great pleasure in puttering with my flowers, annuals and perennials. Our tool shed was moved over so we can add 1 more raised bed, giving us 3 in total. It's a great way to grow vegetables !

First time gardener with a small 30 square foot plot in my backyard!

Trying to grow a small oasis in the desert. Well established grass and honeysuckle. Thinking about citrus trees and a small herb garden.

Namely green and 2 large mediterranean pine trees. Near the external walls vines (cat claws, jasmins, wisperia) and also some kind of pines. In the front of the house 2 large palm trees. 4 orange trees in the backyard. and some flowers around the trees.

I grow asiatic lillies, hosta, day lillies, shrubs, daisies for the most part

a small Backyard Garden, as an hobby, includs a lawn and other plants.

We are adding food bearing plants to our backyard. We'd rather grow food than tend a lawn. So far we are putting in what we can grow from seeds gathered from our produce (squash, tomatoes, black beans) and some fruit trees we bought at a local nursery.

Just a garden in my backyard. I want to research native flowers to plant in my gardern.

It has taken twenty years to create this all natural garden. I am still working on it.

My husband and I wanted a garden that was beautiful and productive. We built 17 raised beds for fruit,vegetables,perennials and a touch of art.

Dean Riddle is a garden journalist based in the Catskill Mountains. His work can be read in numerous magazines and he is featured on television as well. Check out his great Zinnias that I have posted!

Beautiful and well-known South Carolina garden on the McGee estate.

The garden's two and half acreas are now home to remarkable collections of trees, especially conifers, shrubs and rock garden plants. The lawn is bordered by an assortment of dogwoods, pines, redwoods, stewartias, magnolias, maples and junipers that offer an ever-changing variety of blues and greens. (Source: Mick Hales Gardens Around the World)

We have an acre of land with 10 gardens. The winters are long but we still manage to grow lovely flowers and shrubs......

growning tomatoes in the upside down hanging baskets, and strawberries, cucumbers, and herbs in containers.

I have a small vegetable garden and I'm working on flower gardens. I compost and use cow manure. My style is relaxed and prefer a low maintenance garden. I mulch a lot to reduce weeding and to add to the soil.

Labor of love that has been 12 years in the making. 10 screening trees, rose garden, lilacs and perennials.

The yard is in an older area and had been let go for a few years. My garden consists of 3 square boxes and 3 long planters plus several pots of vegetables, herbs and flowers. Vegetables are peas, carrots, cucumber, peppers, eggplant, broccoli, lettuce, radish, onions and tomatoes. I planted rhubarb in the yard as well. I also have 2 small flowerbeds. I also have most of a garden plot in one of the community gardens. I haven't been in it for about a week so I'm not sure what's going on with it. Potatoes, corn, tomatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, peas, beans, carrots, onions, beets, turnips, cucumbers, squash and pumpkin. If I get much of a crop I'm going to have to buy another freezer! I'm quite excited to see how things do. I planted several things that I never have before.

squarev foot gardening/mainley vegetables

The very beginnings of a some day great garden.

Free form

I love to garden both inside and outside. I recently started a 24 x 20 garden spot. I am growing tomatoes, green peppers, pumpkins, zucchini, winter squash. I also love to grow flowers in my yard primarily perennials.

My flower garden is a mixture of different perrenial plants some of which are 6 roses, 2 peonies, 2 group of daylilies, a magnolia and more. My front garden is similarly beautiful both in the spring and summer. Just watching my plants grow and produce fragrant flowers make my day complete.

fish pond and flower gardens

My gardens are just a work in progress right now.I am trying to retain the enormous amount of pollinators here with variety.This also attracts other critters as well.

Mostly veggies in back with flowers in front

Just your average garden in progress.

Large sloped berm garden in the back yard, where we had to fight the wild Himalayan blackberry encroachment, and a small full sun garden in the front.

I'm trying to grow as many veggies as I can in Calgary's wierd climate. Cold weather crops do better. Tomatoes must be under glass or forget it. It's discouraging at times. I use rain water to water mostly everything. I like simple old fashioned plants like morning glories, nasturtiums, sweet peas, roses etc. I always get blossom end rot on my zucchini and don't know how to prevent it..

Well the season is almost over for us in Manitoba but we have had some gorgeous days this past week and the long weekend looks wonderful to. Will enjoy how wonderful everything looks at this time of year! I have added a few more photos of some that I missed over the past few months.

i love to play in the dirt, my back yard is a work in progress, constantly doing something, saving new growth, dont kill anything but the weeds

3/4 acre corner lot. Lived here 14 years and finally looking good. Multi shrub border and 14' high cedar hedge borders a tiered garden in the back and perennial border in the front.

This is another patio garden!

Flowers

first bed in new location.

An eclectic mix of perennials, herbs (my true love), annuals and veggies. Potager style. I have an herb garden too. I try to grow heritage varieties like peas and lettuce, as my small way to keep more variety on the planet.

mix of wild tiger lilies, and other plants

We've torn down the garage and created a large vegetable patch.

Mostly Raised Beds, Some sunny spots, some shady spots mostly partial sun. Mostly veggies a few grapes, berries and flowers

Still making changes in desighn all the time .

A 75 x 150' lot on the Scarborough Bluffs

Small garden in Mississauga. It's like an english cottage garden with vegetables and roses peacefully coexisting

I grow Veggies, Flowers and Fruits. Right now my hollyhocks are about 8 feet tall, if I don't get out soon my weeds will catch up.

We love our gardens. We being my hubby & I. He grills & I garden, and together we love our time outside together. Gardens & Grills - good food, good drinks, good surroundings, good company. Enjoy life!

Various beds of HOSTAS 350+ varieties, mixed with Azaleas, lilies, daylilies, heucheras, with many exotic trees;magnolia, tulip, Satomi dogwood, Japanese bloodgood maple, harlequin maple.

A work in progress.......

Always changeing/adding, growing, love to watch the birds come and go. A place for peace of mind!

Raised beds planted to variety of perennials.

Large lot garden with fenced yard,pond and garden shed. Multi color flowers(perenials) and shrubs, roses and rock borders, one small rock garden. Space for dogs and cats and children, and anyone who likes to weed.

perrenials, wildflowers, herbs, berries

This year we added a pond.

Started spring 08 after we moved and cleaned up and then had it all torn up for a new septic system.

Sunflowers, early corn, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, zuchini, pumpkins, spaghetti squash, cucumbers, acorn squash, all in rows going east to west

This is the 1st year I could grow a garden again. We just moved back to IL after being in MS for 10 yrs. Nothing grows in a garden in MS, it always burns up! I had little hope I would get a good yield but my tomato plants are higher than me! (5'2") Been picking beans for 3 weeks now too, I'm in canning heaven!

A work in progress with outdoor living as well as bushes and trees in all colors, flowers second. It is a southwest facing fairly windy site with loads of deer and jack rabbits. The birds are great- they love certain plants as well as the feeder and bath.

Starting out on my first garden... I've got some empty containers and an empty raised bed, and I don't know what to plant!

Gardening is a whole new game when you get to growing food! I dream of homesteading someday, but at the moment find that I'm almost completely out of my depth with just one raised bed and some potted tomatoes on the deck.

Flower beds on the side with rose of sharon hiding the fence. The main feature is my pond with some 2 feet fish in it.

Lots of sunshine, very windy.

A peaceful place to relax and enjoy. Perennials that flower spring, summer and fall so that there is always some colour highlighted with the vivid colours of annuals growing in pots and hanging baskets. Our garden is also enjoyed by our three adult Shih Tzu and soon to be by three puppy Shih Tzu as well as ourselves of course.

Just starting to make some gardens haven't in years

took out all the grass, wanted trees, shrubs, and perenials. put in pathways and even a pond

This is the place I relax instantly. It calms the nerves immediately. I can't imagine life without it.

I have been collecting hybrid and everyday lillies for a few years. I love going to the We're in the Hayfield Now lilly farm in Orono for their open house in July. Among the lillies I have three types of Coneflower.

Started it 8 years ago when moved in. My first garden, so I am practicing with different themes. I have a Japanese, Mediterranean, Wildflower, English Country. The flowers are all white and mostly perennial. The grass is left as it was, full of clover, the white flowers blend in well.

Over 30 years old. Some of the foundation trees were removed this year. No pics yet

Perennial flowers, No till raised beds, Three Sisters garden.

my little getaway.. changes every year ..add a lil more every spring

Just a bit of everything that will grow.

I have been transforming a long neglected property into gardens over the last 3 years. I now have a small pond and very little grass left. Alot of perennials, some vegetables, and fruiting shrubs: raspberries, boysenberries, and a full size mulberry tree that is driving me crazy: what a mess! But the berries are delicious and the birds love it. Still needs refining, better fencing, etc. I use no chemicals: organic methods only.

TONS OF FLOWERS, PERENNIAL & ANNUAL. SASKATOON BERRY {3}, TOMATOES, YELLOW BEANS & HERBS. SMALL POND W/ PUMP.PATIO,HAMMOCK AREA AT BACK . NO GRASS AND 6" FENCE WITH LATTICE ALL AROUND. VINES ,CLEMATIS,MORNING GLORY,ROSES,STRAWBERRIES. LOTS OF JEWEL TONE COLOURS WITH SOME WHITE FOR NITE. FRAGRANCE FROM STOCKS,LAVENDAR,ROSES&NICOTANIA. LOVE TO GARDEN, IS MY PASSION .....

Due to our desert community we have our majot color gardens in the winter. The ever green part of our garden is low water maintanence. We have seasonal color plants for the summer.

Found a great tool for my garden -- my iPhone! I used Eden Garden Designer to plan and plant my real garden. it's easy and I now have a great, tech inspired herbaceous border!

5 year old garden that has been nurtured from being back lawn to structured, compost fed, mega production beds.

Two tiered gardwn with a combination of perennials and annuals. The patio is pavers coming up to the base of a large water fall and pond under a maple tree in which the bird feeders hang. Each morning the birds wait now for feed and enjoy feeding while we enjoy coffee. Morning coffee with the birds is even better than reading the paper.

my garden is very small and is mostly shaded. its kinda under my deck. i also have a flowerbed in the sun. where i grow my favourite - petunias! :)

I live on 2.5 acres and have perennial gardens around the house. I am an amateur gardener and always looking to learn. I have 6 apple trees, two grape vines and a small vegetable garden. I am looking into planting a small herb garden.

I enjoy growing many types of perennials such as lilies, roses and cut flowers and enjoy growing vegetables and fruits in our edible garden patch.

Rambling attempt at English country garden.

A little raised bed garden in the open sun. Has a little of everything growing from flowers to vegetables; annuals to perennials;common to rarities.

Mixed Vegetables, a few flowers,berries a little on the wild side. We manage to supply a lot of our own seasonal vegetable needs.There is always something new

tomatoes, lettuce, celery, peppers and squash for the first year...more next year

Small vegetable garden north of Atlanta.

I have a large back yard with a hill. There is a pond and a waterfall. It is an oasis in the city. Off the back door is a pergola covered with Wisteria. The hill is covered with perennials and trees. There are paths on the hill.

large city garden, older trees and shrubery. Veggie garden

Small but gives me great pleasure, helps me de stress

Planted new gardens when I bought this townhouse.

Mostly perrenials..some potted plants....no grass..

20'x50'south.a little east involved but mostly south.we haven't made our deck yet...but once it's up I will need help to know what to plant.we live in Kanata,ontario.this might give you an idea of the zone.thanks

Just moved to my new house and am building my yard and garden to resemble the old one. It's a work in progress.

It used to be lovely and then no matter what we did the grass started dieing and drying out. The flowers burn because the sun is too hut and there isn't any shade. The veggies are thriving!

making a rock garden out of nothing.

I have a blank slate right now. Hoping to have sod in the fall with a few trees and shrubs. The yard is only a year old.

Lots of lawn and trees, mostly perennials -- I love peonies, delphiniums and day lilies. We also have a smallish vegetable garden.

If it will grow, I will plant it! Various perennials and some annuals. Whatever survives our winters, will keep its place here. :)

mostly perennials

Flowers and vegetables

My quiet bit of heaven away from work and the city.

Various shrubs, perennials, annuals, and vines.

I have a garden that is my retreat away from everything and everyone. It is mostly shade and it is continuous work in progress. My front garden recently lost a gorgeous blue spruce that went down in our Spring 2009 wind storm.I am having trouble deciding what to do in this huge space that the spruce left, so this site may be very helpful to me this fall as I try to create a new garden space.

We put in a new mix of soil this year,and our garden is very good.

Sit upon my bench you'll see my yard will tell a story of birds and bees and apple trees and even morning glories!

I am a lazy gardener, so use mostly trees, shrubs and a few perrenials. There was nothing but grass & toads in the yard, in 1996 when we moved to Fox Creek. We like it better now!

A garden that's gone wild & needs a major overhaul

My garden is small, but the rewards I get from it are immense. I am my happiest there-just feeling the soil between my fingers and the sun and breezes on my face. In my garden, I am at peace; and time has no essence.

Just starting to enlarge mine as there was no garden there before

My back yard garden is a little garden for tomatoes ,wax beans, carrots ext.I have shrubs and a couple of parianials in my back yard too.I planted trees and flowers in the fron yard too.I got bird houses and water supply for them and bird feeders in the front.I really enjoy my summers .

When I bought my home in 1998 there existed only grass and a fence surrounding the house. I started gardening in 2000. Each year I have added beds, plants, shrubs, trees and hardscapes.

This is my first garden since my last attempt at gardening which was way back in pre-school. I planted the flower seeds in early May and the vegetable seeds in mid-May. I am so proud of my two watermelons and cucumbers, but I need to be more consistent about watering my garden.

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mostly perennials, a work in progress over 10 years. Lots of hostas & day lilies.

Hobby gardener with his own green space

Lots of perenials and self seeding flowers with a few pots and annuals for variety and all seson blooms.

After visiting Tiawan,and seeing all the different things there,I decided to create my own little version.Complete with a Tiawan sunset as the backdrop mural.

Garden for the kids and mommy, lots of kid friendly veggies & fruit and sweetpeas for mommy

Our oasis

my garden is like an old english garden part shade part sun with sun at different parts of the day

15000 sq ft of land and I want it to produce!

50 square foot of veggies and a herb/flower garden plus a few fruit bushes and trees

So 2010 has me ready to start a 2nd year in my new location. The main goal is to hopefully have a better wow factor this year. I currently have three gardens and am in the midst of buildng a 4th. I love perrenials and find that in a province like Manitoba, I get the most for my money with perennials. I love getting ideas from people so if you have any for me, please feel free to share!

I am an avid gardener although I can't say I'm good at it yet as I am still experimenting with everything in my garden. I like planting flowering plants at the front garden and combination of flowering and vegetable garden at the back.

I have two water garden, one above ground and one in-ground. I am always changing things.

My garden is still evolving as i want more planting space. Right now I have two raised beds for vegetables that my husband and I built. We are planning on adding more next year because we love the taste of fresh food with no preservatives.

Small patch gardens but a memory garden for a dear friend has never been completed. Need more energy, some help and extra money would be nice too.

I have a simple garden with lots of greens and then dashed with bright colours.

Here are some pics of my bak yard. . .

Country Garden.. Full sun to full shade. Older trees including snags.

My bit of paradise

Vegetable Garden with some flower surrounding the perimeter.

Shade Hosta Garden, just learning all about Hosta's. None are named, but trying my best to name them.

Learner

Started it about 7 years ago and add to it every year.

"I think it needs more water..."

Small veggie garden - peas, tomatoes,beets, potatoes, lettuce, carrots, turnip, melons, a variety that changes each year - 11 ft x 12 ft space only.

Front and back yard are all mine and slowly I am weaning my hubby from his beloved but totally useless lawn. I recently planted 4 Saskatoon bushes in the front of my house because I am sick of everyone getting to the berries before me! Today I planted two Highbush Cranberry bushes and I am really excited about watching them go through the seasons next year...yummm...cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving next year!

My garden is 10 sq meters. I planted 16 tomato plants, 10 potato plants,romaine lettuce, bochoy, and mustard green. I have also some raspberries on the side of the garden. After the harvest season, I bury my grass clippings and dead vegetable plants in the garden which becomes a compost.

I started a perrennial garden on our 3 1/2 acre beach front property 3 years ago: It currently has day lilies, butterfly bush, lots of rose bushes (mostly hardy and climbing), hydrangea, lilac bushes, irises, black eyed susans, clematis, Beebom, hostas, lupins, an amazingly pretty lettuce garden my husband made etc...Already on the property were several blackberry bushes, several apple trees, several cherry trees, several rose bushes many years mature, lilac bushes. Arch nemesis: Asian or Japanese knotwood I have been battling in side garden for 4 years and just tackled a 1/2 acre pf it in the lower field closer to the beach.

A quarter-acre retreat that you would never suspect in the heart of Preston! An enchanting surrounding of perennials, water-features, lovely meandering flagstone walkways, huge trees, wisteria covered pergola, arbors, swimming pool, hot tub, you name it! It is my paradise. Contact me for a tour!

Bedding plants, lilies, daisies, peonies, silver mounds, raspberries sedum

Raised veggie beds in the side yard, growing in homemade compost. Front Yard has flowers and some containers

Mixed flowers, shrubs and vegetable garden.

small mostly perrenial situated on a severe slope held back by a wooden planter system, including stones and funtioning bird feeders

We have a terraced garden in our back yard built into the slope of the hill (2 tiers) and a garden along the front of our house. Primarily perennials.

My love for gardening haas come from my mom and my garden is dedicated to her memories September 1931 - September 2005

hanging baskets, flower beds, tomotoe plants,bell peppers,rhododendroms, roses

about 300m2 in size, had drainage installed & renovated, in working progress. Have Kitchen garden, flowers, trees, and lawn among the 60m2 patio area that will include Clay Pizza oven and decking area.

Just a few little flowers in the back yard. I have lots of shade, so a lot of hostas.

This is a brand new project. I have replaced the crappy clay we call soil around here and I'm looking forward to hostas, herbs and a few bulbs for colour.

This gentle garden is a combination of flowers, herbs, vegetables and a patch of coastal rain forest. I believe in companion planting as an effective way to deter pests and hand weeding opposed to herbicides. Relaxed gardening is part of my method, you win some, you lose some. The important thing is that you have fun and enjoy the journey. Gardening is Life.

The gardens sprawl through 5 of the 20 acres.I also have a small hobbie farm and the animals all tribute to the gardens.While my son was still at home (before he left for BCIT)had done some termendous rock work .Over 9 years I have added over 4 veggie gardens and 6 or so flower gardens.

Our garden is slowly taking over the entire yard, leaving trails for the kids to run and an ever shrinking lawn.

My garden is a collection of "cast offs" from other peoples gardens. In all reality, it really shouldn't have done as well as it has

My garden is a collection of "cast offs" from other peoples gardens. In all reality, it really shouldn't have done as well as it has

fruit and veggies

mixed beds, mostly sunny, some steep sloped and rock garden in need of constant rehab

a work in progress

a little bit of veggies, a little bit of fruit, with perrenials and small flowering trees

A large variety of perennials, annuals, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, herbs, etc in my front and back yard.

Carrots, Sugar snap peas, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, one little pepper, beets, some really tiny parsnips and a row of beans.

Flat lawn with a steeply sloping hill behind. We have added raised beds, retaining walls a pond and a mountainview patio.

I have 4 raised beds, a peach tree, a plum tree and 2 seedless grape vines and really weird grass in my lawn.

pond,fountains,vegetables,annual and perennial flowers, fruit, paths and rock walls, Trellis and decks, firepit and benches....Beautiful!

Pretty much a blank canvas for me to fill this fall.

My gardens are all around my house... in the front I have beds in shapes that compliment each other...close to my house in front and on the driveway side are small shrubs and perennials...in the back I have beds and along the back trees shrubs and perennials....I work in a garden center and love it..

In 2006 we bought a "yard with a house attached to it" and in 2007 our Yarden was installed and growing. We now have 1700 square feet of organic raised beds, espalier fruit trees and various other interesting edible things. This is season three and this magical space has become a hub for parties, classes and community activity. Gardening really builds friendships! People are amazed when we share with them how to plant things, the importance of seed diversity or the simple joy of cooking what you grow. Every year we have more and more volunteers who join us for our planting party Memorial Day weekend and hang around through the season to see "their" plants growing. It has been a great experience. We will be teaching classes in the winter/spring of 2010 so others in Chicago can learn from our mistakes (ha!) and have their own back or front yard oasis. Check out our blog at theyarden.com or via our fan page on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. We are on a Yarden journey - join us!

A LITTLE PIECE OF LAND ON EARTH

With the purchase of our home 2 years ago, I inherited several raised weed and bramble infested beds in my southern exposed back yard. After much work I am learning to grow vegetables and currently have scarlet runner beans, swiss chard, ever-bearing strawberries, cucumbers, carrots, yellow bush beans, beets and a section of herbs. I love it!

Small plot about 25ft wide and 50 or more long, double last years size and hoping add about another 30 x 25 more for next year.Planted 4 types squash, pumpkin, cukes,sunflowers,3 types tomatoes,row of potatoes,kidney beans,snow peas,yellow beans,zuchinni,and corn.

uphill..grassy...trees..plants..flowers..berries (rasp) fruit trees (pear) (apple)

In the back of my garden I have planted corn At the bottom of each plant I have planted pole beans. At the south side of our garden their are big boy tomato plants.

under construction...

4 gardens; 3 raised and 1 tilled

I've just moved into a place where I can grow some produce at home. I've got a 2 year old and one on the way and I want them to learn the joy of getting their food the good old fashioned way. I'm planning plenty of Veggies, corn, and pumpkins for sure.

Beautiful hillside garden along with borders and water features

I garden on the north side of wooded hillside near Neale Woods, north of Omaha NE. I keep a few goats and chickens so have the chance to use awesome free fertilizer. I make lots of mistakes but keep learning. I love learning about plants, shrubs, trees and edibles, trying out new techniques and color combinations. I seldom use chemicals and have interesting bug, bird, amphibian, and animals visitors to my garden.

city flowers ,annual,perennial and vegetable.

Zebra grass, macanthis "morning light", sedums, mondo grass, and lirope. A large rock is placed naturally. It has a large indention to hold water for birds and butterflies. Both love this garden.

Vegetables and fruits are grown here, along with sunflowers for the birds or squirrels.

A mixture of sun and shade loving perennials with a few annuals. I'm starting to try flowering shrubs and different lilies.

new site, raised deck built on sloping site, to avail of lake views.. in the process of completing small court yard at the back of the house..

mixed mostly shrubs roses perenials 550 feet above sea level very exposed to elements shallow soil over shale good drainage sunny position the garden is 5 years old and everything is growing very well still developeing made two new mixed beds this year the holly trees are growing very well with a great crop of berrys this year i will show some photos later

A few flowers, shrubs, and vegetable plants

I build it from scratch, create a creek to supply water faling in the pond & a creek from it to return the water underground to the top, add flowers over the year & change some once in a while

I am growing a variety of vegetables in what used to be a mainly flower garden. This is the first year, with beans, carrots, squash, parsley, swiss chard, lettuce, and now am putting in kale and collard for the winter months, which I hope will grow! It's an experimental garden at this point, mainly because I love gardening and have access to soil.

tomatoes, broccoli, lettuce, squash, watermelon, cucumbers, green beans, purple beans, strawberries, asparagus, peppers, cilantro, garlic, basil, dill, corn. eggplant. I'm saving seeds to plant for next year. Also growing lemon seeds and apple seeds. Grapes and more.

Just want some ideas of what plants I can use that will repel rabbits, but attract butterflies and hummingbirds. I have butterfly bushes, lots of lily/bulb plants, magnolia trees, weeping crabs, cherry trees, asian apple, liatris, hostas, bleeding hearts, lavender and sage, along with lots of green grass. Any suggestions are warmly welcomed...

large lawn area,topped by small area which includes the rockery.side area holds the walk in greenhouse and the rest is taken up by rhubarb site.

My garden is in Halifax on the pennisula. I started it 10 years ago when we first moved in. There was absolutely nothing except a big Norway Maple. I was looking for more privacy and now 10 years later have some. This garden will never be finished because I always feel the need to move plants in the spring. And in my exuberance to have a more enclosed garden space I over planted and have had to move and give away lots of plant material! I have to stop joining garden clubs where you get to order plants in bulk! I've never found a plant I didn't like except of course for goutweed..and when I see it in a garden center it makes me so angry. :)

Large yard, pool, garden continuing to evolve--looks nice in the back, but the front needs work.

a suprise around each curve and enjoyment every day

Suburban garden. I love flowers - grow as many type of lilies as I can lay my hands on. Have small veggie area about 16' x 8'and this year grew broccoli, cauliflowers, french beans, cucumbers, celery potatoes,peppers and chilli peppers. We grow apples - (wonderful crop - we are eating them at the moment) and soft fruits raspberries, red and black currants.I have a grass garden and a lavender bed. Wouldn't be the most well organised garden in the world but I Love it. I will try anything.

half acer in wexford

small back garden - 16'x24' with timber decking base from back door, a flower bed on the right side, a garden shed on the top right corner, a veg patch on top left corner, a greenhouse on left side and a small green lawn on the middle... compact but cute...

7 1/2 acres of potential.

I have a large vegtable garden,fruits,flowers and a greenhouse

Mom's garden has been neglected for several years. My brother and I have been attempting to bring it and the whole yard back.

back yard

Work in progress. Recently purchased.

a

Margaret and I live in manufactured homes that are very close together. We combined our spaces to create one garden.

A traditional garden that's only 2 years old. The garden features a variety of plants that attracts birds and butterflies. It's pesticide free with the use of all natural products. Still a work in progress and all done by me.

Small but very functional - floral, herbs, climbing, cottage and vege.

Still a work in progress i like to try new things

Native plants, unique plants, shrubs & bird friendly trees & fruit trees.

Standard home garden improving each weekend

We recently purchased a country acerage with great "bones" to build our dream garden.

A little bit of this, a little bit of that..

No money - no garden. Love to have a beautiful garden full of trees and flowers

This garden was 10 years in the making.

a new garden 1,3oo ft above sea level in the kerry mountains

Flower beds around the house and a vegetable garden is adjacent to the yard.

Brand new to gardening, so I need all the help I can get

Median, Historic, Dwarf iris display garden for the American Iris Society

I live on the westcoast so our soil is black sand with some top soil we all so get very strong winds.

lots of colour, still learning lots but loving it

Three areas of interest. 1. Food Bearing-Im interested in growing a range of food crops both vegie and fruit in a coolish seaside site . 2. Perennials-I have a collection of mainly low growing perennials with a few alpines plants thrown in. 3. New Zealand Natives -esp. coastal.Love their texture and combinations 3.

a beginners garden, trying to grow as many plants from cuttings due to budget. beginning to put in fruiting trees, vegetables, so our garden is both pretty and practical...however it is difficult due to stage four water restrictions.

A fairly longish back garden with 2 sizable vegetable patches. We also grow stuff in our flower bed when we run outta room elsewhere.

Small garden with macrocarpa hedges down two sides. Has to accomodate swingset, trampoline, playhouse, veggies and flowers.

A suburban jungle undergoing a transformation into a low maintenance garden.

Moved into a new house. Some brunsfelsia/agapanthusse/cannanas and a few trees. Have a courtyard with pots in them They have to be refilled and replanted. Have to start from scratch because it there is nothing. Brought a few plants from the old garden but not nearly enough . I love roses and will try and establish a rose garden.

Taken over very neglected garden in winter rainfall - used to summer rainfall and warm temperatures.

Indigenous, slightly wild, butterflies, birds

My entry in Bloom 2009 was made up of small garden designed with a thirty something year old single person in mind who has bought a home and not an investment property. The main aim of this garden is to show that a limited space and budget should not restrict what you can put in your garden. I achieved this by using elements that you would expect to find in a large rather than a small outdoor space. The garden would be situated in a new housing development with residents located on all sides. The vertical planting scheme, along with the pergola, provides cover for the person within the garden. Both of these elements also help to enhance the view from outside the space. This is a garden where they can sit after a day in the office and read a book or just relax.

smallish back garden with mainly indigenous plants and water friendly succulents, a few biggish trees, quite a lot of dry shade due to trees roots and sandy soil. Not a lot of grass as shade is too deep

memorial garden for an angel

I live on a rented 5acre property so most of the gardens are done but I have just started growing beans, tomatoes strawberries and onions.

Ramshackled, enclosed, overgrown, secure, beautifully lit with fairy lights, a place I call heaven.

Our first

Random organic flower garden with aim at the moment to get maximum colour and use Arum lilys as much as possible. Have only been at this property for 3 months so havent reached full potential this year.... although I am happy with results so far

ask me a question and we can talk

approx 30' sq. all tarmac. everything grown in pots/containers. i have greenhouse & potting shed & several trees grown in lg containers

Red Mud area of Atherton Tablelands

My garden is nearly 100 years old on a half acre block. It is located in the beautiful cool Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. It contains a lot of plants typical of the era from an English background. Unfortunately, many of these plants are now classed as weeds. I am endeavouring to eradicate these weeds and restore this old garden to a more befitting glory.

we have replanted to have buffalo lawn instead of kikuyu and have indigenous irises, lavendar, veggies, herbs and succulents in pots.

townhouse garden of around 40m square. have raised one small square which create a feeling of more space. i have used cocopan sleepers around this quare, these sleepers were used in the mines in the early 1900s.

I have planted both vegetable and flowers.

after visiting Thailand I have tried to recreate things I saw,I made 5 spirit houses one for speakers one has pump and electrics, the barbecuer, then one for Buda. I made a mosaic in centre for gazebo.

Home based garden business with a focus on permaculture. Includes chcikens raise dofr eggs and fruit trees plus worm farm and herb production along with seasonal vegetables. Tours of garden and Horticultural advice available bt arrangement.

Our garden was started on an existing lot in 1991. The front yard is mulched with large evergreens & xeriscaped perennials. The back yard has large garden beds, 3 composters & minimal grass with a large variety of plants, an apple tree, lots of shrubs & a bird friendly environment.

Growing plants from cuttings. Looking into Mediterranean plants

A garden of food self-sufficiency, flowers and chickens still under development.

Papaya and Banana Tree, also, heirloom tomatoes, herbs, and rainbow chard.

A small garden (large for a Unit) with shaded areas and a dog!

We have just moved to North Bay from Vancouver and I will be planting my garden next spring. Not sure exactly what I can grow in this soil and this climate. But the prospect is exciting. I will be doing mostly container gardening. Back yard faces northeast and has mature trees at the foot. Front yard faces opposite direction without trees and is much smaller. Any hints or gardening tips would be appreciated.

Several garden beds in a lawn - beds are edged with black rock.The plants are mainly perennial flowers , or shrubs.There are two large spruce trees as well , and one bed is under one of the spruces with elephant's ear and cannas.

It's a small garden with lots of flowers and a fruit trees.

I don't have any idea to grow roses and buganvileas... any one can give me a hand with this?

I got sick of looking at 3 foot tall marshmallow and Stinging Nettles so I thought a Vegy garden would look better.

Bright with lots of vines and flowers.

x

Informal garden with a collection of a variety of flower plants, fruit trees, local trees and orquids.

Hodgepodge of ornamental plants.

front garden is all mauve's, purples and whites with 2 yellow roses. the back is everything, plus my vwggiegarden

i have a vege garden, fruit orchard , rose garden, alot of natives trees, shrubs and various other trees and flowering plants.

bonsai

L shaped garden with swimming pool focal point.

Herbs, vegetables, flowers, trees

our farm

I garden about 30 feet from a salt water bay on the Caribbean Sea which makes for some interesting challenges. Vegetables, herbs, orchids and more can thrive and/or die with a rise in the salty wind. But it keeps me happy!

grow giant impatients..they up to six feet tall lots of perrinals and veggies

I'm a Peace Corps Volunteer. I love to garden in my spare time. It's tough because we don't have regular water.

Small garden approx. 7x2metres in front of house.Garden at back of house approx. 7x3 metres.A vegetable/soft-fruit garden of approx.7x8 metres.

lulu's yard

a one acre yard, and a new gardener...stay tuned!

almost full sun with a cactus area, rose garden and asst. trees and birds of paradise

My garden is English style, it has lots of roses, paeonies, irises, lillies, & campanulas in white/blue/pink combo,as well as hedging cedars & shrubs. It has some grass, brick courtyard, an arbour, garden benches, boxwood hedging,mulch pathways, even a statue! I love my garden, it's my peaceful place of retreat & calm & is each year changing & evolving.

In development

je to zahradka pri chate v Suchej nad Parnou, neskor pridam informacie.

Mixture of natives cottage perrenials and trees. Fish Pond. very informal

Mixture of natives cottage perrenials and trees. Fish Pond. very informal

An orchid with pomegranate, olives, mandarins, blueberries, pomelo, pears, sage, passion fruit, herbs and roses.

Its huge...way to big but I love it.

I am new to Belgium in a older home with a walled back yard & little sunlight!

Garden on a tophill slope....

Mostly perennials. Has its own micro climate because of pond and it is fairly enclosed.

Welcome to the garden of our shop, we focus mainly on hardy orchids, hardy gingers and rare edible plants. I also have some nice Acer from Japan.

Mostly lawn. Two sour cherry and one apple tree. Framed with Juniperus and some evergreens.

Started a new garden after moving into new home...

just in the beginning stages of development

my garden will be a self sustaining and environment friendly...

my garden will be a self sustaining and environment friendly...

There is a swimming pool in the middle of it, many roses, sunflowers,a little tree, herbs and seasonal flowers like tulips, snowdrops, daffodils and many others.

Shrubs, flowers,some small trees

Continental garden in Zagreb, Croatia, South Central Europe

a mess lots of water in spring and dry in summer

Lots of space. German housemate plants leeks, potatoes and carrots along the edges but has a hard time with the evil slugs. A few large Ash Trees that the evil landlady chopped down to a few meters tall. They're already growing back nicely though. Otherwise lots of mossy grass, an apple tree and a camellia

More in dreams than in reality :)

An overgrown wilderness of gorse,blackberry,weeds and 19 oak trees that we have planted

A smallish back garden that needs work.

It is difficult in this hot ,dry climate to keep a garden looking nice. Not a lot survives our summer heat, and when u finally do the winter frosts come along and kill off anything that did make it. Mainly trees survive

My garden - my pride - my joy. Inland of southern Spain, 7,000 sq meters! and being washed away as I type. Have been working on my garden for 5 years and am so pleased with what I have achieved and also sadden by what I've lost, but it's all down to try and error. My garden is bursting with colour and is slowly spreading out into parts of the garden I haven't even started on. Never had a garden until I came to Spain.

A year old garden, an acre, a challenge! Learning to live with fertile soil (weeds grow wonderfully) and wind is hard work but results will be great someday.

our little patch of green in melbourne's inner north

STILL IN THE PROCESS AFTER 30 YEARS... MOOD FOR MORE LAND AND LITTLE SHED,wish to start a new veggie garden where the shed is now...looking for ideas...The ground will be vile!

Old fruit trees, natures own flowers, herbs and planted flowers

My twin boys and I love gardening but live in a reted property. Therefore my aunt generously allows us to participate in her vigorous gardening activities all year round! We enjoy planting for the birds and butterflies. Indigenous also features prominently in all our choices.

Small garden around our house in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Many cactus, palms and citrus trees, prolific bananas!

I have raised gardens at the back with vegetables. the front is in mostly flowers trees and bushy plants.

Most of my garden is made up of pot plants, I live in Australia and there is a big push for gardeners living in Australia to grow Australian Natives, but I have to say I'm not a great fan, I love to grow Orchids, Rhodedendrons, ferns, gardeniars, I like plants that have lovely flowers, but I also like the weird and the wonderful plants, unfortunantly we are in the middle of a very long drought and that makes gardening here a bit difficult, especially for me as most of my plants are very water hungry, I also have a very productive vegetable garden that my friends are all happy about as I grow so many vegies that I could'nt possibly eat them all myself.

our garden is planted with differnt kinds of flowers, a japanese bambootree at the boundary, a nice pine trees too, flowers planted in different styles of flowervases/pots,.........

Mostly exotic shrubs with a couple of australian natives and some vegetables and herbs

Small and compact packed with as many plants and veg as I can.

Small back yard. Small front garden.

berrys, trees close to the wall, little Greenhouse made with rubish, vertical garden, Kiwi, Apple trees, wild salads, herbs

We have lots of fruit trees and lots of flowers and plants... We have a garden every year also.

Mostly vegetables.

Just a regular, up-to-now neglected suburban garden plus a no-dig garden I've just established for growing vege.

just a back garden with grass and flowers with a small pond.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

just growing some veggies for fun and food.

My garden is grown specifically for my organic and vegetarian lifestyle!

Mixed, with accent on mums & dahlias

Mixed, with accent on mums & dahlias

just a back yard forever in progress

Mostly fruits and vegetables with some herbs in a raised box

Butterfly and Amphibian friendly

I changed a parking area to a raised bed for perrenials and a tree, I have numerous lilies, shrubs, a huge spruce tree w hostas and bleeding heart under it. Also, planted a swedish aspen. I also plant tomatoes and cukes I now have 4 beds in back yard might add another one

Typical suburban UK garden

Started as a fun thing to do so I could teach my boys gardening and has developed into a way of life. Veggies for the family and friends now but am expanding yearly. Looking at putting in a green house this summer to be able to grow even more.Nothing better than home made salsa straight out of the garden!!!

My back garden is very large it's mature, Trees flower beds, pond with bridge over it.

when we bought our house it had very little spice, no imagination and less actual plants, we are trying to turn it into something that will help feed our family, be profitiable as well as actually look nice

Mainly grass and chuckies. Over 100 pine trees,monkey puzzle tree, 2 large unknown trees ,2 apple, 1 cherry , 2 holly trees and 3 chickens .

My garden is a little bit of everything. Although there is a lot of space to work with, I've tried to bring some of home (Minnesota) to my garden for my children. It has western grass in the middle, edged by small planting spaces that I've created with brick borders. There are two lilac trees, to remind me of the smells of spring when I was a boy. I grow seasonal berries, like strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries in some of the individual plots, and vegetables such as onions, tomatoes, broccoli, garlic, cucumbers, cabbage, etc. In others I grow flowers, such as roses, tulips, daffodils, and so on. And I also raise herbs, lavender, marjoram, thyme, basil, rosemary and mint. All together, I average about 150 different plants, either potted or planted in the soil.

it was made for my mother

Bulbs, Hosta's, Perrenials, Some shade, Some sun, Black walnuts on neighbours yard, Raised vegetable beds, Large maples, Evergreens, Huge lilac hedge and fish pond.

rented property small garden space dust for soil my chooks will sort that out.

My garden contains several themes which adds up to one. I have perrenials, annuals and biennials.

renovated sloping berm with a variety of mixed perennials/shrubs, and trees.

Colourful flowers growing at the front yard and variety of vegetables growing at back yard. Pleasant atmosphere watching bees, butterflies, squirrels and all buzzing, flying, etc etc. hmmmmmmmmm relaxing:)

many garden areas outlined with rocks, large backyards, use a golf cart to move around them

We have a number of pots with various plants, fruit tree garden as well as a raised garden for growing vegetables. I wanted to be able to have flowers so have a few planters that I grow flowers in. I have been growing from seed as well which has been interesting.

We have a small space in our back garden where I have a veggie plot and a good number of bulbs.

Palms trees, orchids, bromelias, rocks, heliconias, pherns. water falls,Tropical garden