Completed redesigned and replanted 7 years ago, this series of garden area covers two-thirds of an acre, with a view of Sausalito across the water. New stone walls were recently added to terrace the SW facing hill. The growing season begins with irises and then moves on to roses (100+) and then to dahlias. Other highlights of this pie-shaped property include a woodlands garden, 18 fruit trees, a redwood greenhouse, a succulent garden, an antique water pump collection and garden sculpture. The garden features flowers at the warm end of the spectrum: apricot, orange, hot pink, red and burgundy with smaller doses of blue-purple and chartreuse. Although the Zone 9b garden rarely sees frost conditions, Paula and Dennis Jaffe contend with less than ideal soil and climate challenges. Morning fog, clay soil, extreme wind and Southwest facing tiers with unrelenting sunshine are a few of the problems. The water shortage is also an ever present consideration. Drip irrigation waters 100% of the plants with the lawn sprinkled by MP rotaters. Several compost areas and a worm farm provide the planting beds with a constant supply of natural fertilizer.

You can find me and my garden adventures at http://jellyfishbay.wordpress.com For those that want more: Growing up in the "winter, water, wonderland" that is Michigan has made me appreciate the natural world around us. I maintain a hummingbird/butterfly garden at the local library through my volunteer hours as a master gardener and a tiny, urban flower garden at home - it is mostly shade but I have a few spots that get more sun.

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.

1 acre lot with lots of trees linning property and a grove of linden trees in the front yard; gardens around the house, shed and linning the back of property, with much more to come. Full sun in back yard and dappled sun in front.

Our gardens range from a rock garden border with English style plants in the front yard. To a full shade bed in the side yard. In the back we have our water garden with fish pond and along the back drive we started a perrienial butterfly garden. I love to plant perrienials and watch them grow each year. I love variety and have everything from old fashioned larkspur to modern asiatic lilies. I also love wildflowers and have tried my hand at a few. Last year we added snakeroot and it was beautiful blooming in June fast spreader also. I love creating places of interest and beauty. Always a work in progress our gardens are a fun way to teach our two kids.

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.

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 reclaimed Blackberry patch with an orchard, pond, butterfly garden and plans for a small vineyard in the future.

We have a small orchard, perennial gardens, shade gardens, butterfly gardens, vegetable gardens, wildlife gardens, fruit gardens and we're always adding more. We have a large place in the country and many variable conditions.

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...

An elaborate experiment in horticultural darwinism and scroogish propagation. Bird, butterfly and kid friendly.

Butterfly garden-perenials

I grow a beautiful exotic passionflower vine that breeds a beautiful orange butterfly with silver spots. It grows on a trellace patio covered spanish style garden. Complete with hand painted talavera tile, this garden has a assortment of butterfly friendly, native variety, succulents and sentimental plants that were inherited from my grandmother. I love spending time in my garden and seeing my plants flourish.

Butterfly and Amphibian friendly

With only 2 seasons on my previously barren property, I've transformed my yard into a Hummingbird & Butterfly oasis!

The Amarillo Botanical Gardens features a recently constructed tropical conservatory which showcases a flourishing indoor collection of exotic plants. Open year round, the conservatory creates a spectacular backdrop to the surrounding four acres of seasonal landscape. Explore the diverse natural beauty of numerous outdoor themed plantings which include Japanese, fragrance, xeric and butterfly gardens. Source: http://www.amarillobotanicalgardens.org/index.php

Surrounding the patio, I have various perennials (did pansies for years) with young trees along the sidewalk. I love maple trees, so planted a Japanese red maple in the middle and a new friend nearby. The corner of the garden shelters a Butterfly Tree with gladioli spaced along the back fence. I always leave room for a \\\\\\\"kitchen garden\\\\\\\" along the fence (I like trying new things. In 2002/3 my garden was a \\\\\\\"healing place\\\\\\\" from breast cancer (stage 3). God sent tiny birds one day when I was especially down and they had such joy in bathing in the water dripping from the hibiscus that I forgot myself.

Lots of lavender and other plants to attract butterflies.

Wild Flowers, Rock Garden, succulent varietal, trees, vines, ground cover, needs lots of work, on granite hard to dig deep so have to use built-up garden beds which tend to stay too moist. grass needs work. trying to cultivate rock wall growth and hummingbird/butterfly favorites.

Featuring America's largest collection of Camellias outside of California and three miles of paved scenic walkways, the Harry P. Leu Gardens is an amazing botanical garden. It also has the largest formal rose garden in all of Florida.

A lovely garden with flowers and herbs that provides the kitchen with food. Lots of butterflies and ready access to fertilizer.

Flowers for butterflies and birds, and lots of bee's.

a large plot in the beginning stages...was completely overgrown when we moved in some months ago.

casual, fuss free garden

Various Bulb type plants, fruit trees, many trees and a big lawn. A few vegetables.

Various Bulb type plants, fruit trees, many trees and a big lawn. A few vegetables.

child - pet friendly scensory garden

knautia and friend at the Hummingbird/Butterfly garden

Butterfly garden.

BUTTERFLY GARDEN

BUTTERFLY GARDEN-Fun window in chicken house.

BUTTERFLY GARDEN

The Hummingbird/Butterfly garden at the library branch.

Monarch butterfly working on our zinnias!

My butterfly garden.

Beautiful Butterfly visitor...larger than my hand! :)

Butterfly bush, drought tolerant and very showy. Great for attracting butterflies.

I can count on one hand the Monarch butterfly spottings in my area.

Butterfly on the Rose verbena. Great plant, flowers almost all summer, looks fantastic but a little on the invasive side and then dies out after a couple of years, at least in my garden.

Monarda or bee balm is easy to grow, cheerful, attracts bees, butterfly, mantis, and stick bugs. I love that it easy to start new clumps. I also like using a leaf or two in my tea - it makes the flavor of store-bought Earl Grey tea. Not everyone likes the scent of the leaves but I do

Butterfly on Marigolds

Grown from seed, this rose is a "butterfly" type, scarlet red, grows and flowers prolifically, in 2009 the plant is 6 years old.

beginning of new Butterfly Garden 2009 backyard another memorial garden project in memory of my son...

Butterfly on sweet williams.

Butterfly and faerie.

butterfly bush

Butterfly bush

Monarch Butterfly

Special Soekershof Signature butterfly parasols are made available for visitors during warm days. Here a few visitors in the giant 'story telling' Klaas Voogds Maze