Search Results for: Cottage
Garden: Ryan Gainey Garden
It is a cottage garden, but one with roots in all of garden history. Its design structure is formal, with its roots in the Renaissance, one of the most influential periods of all history. Look at how the Italians laid out their gardens with patterns and integrated them into the agrarian landscape with their orangeries and outbuildings. Look at their inclusion of ruins and their interest in mythological characters, the themes they display in sculpture and their use of water. Being a student of all that, I have developed a garden that is a reflection of my passion. I have my temple. I have my folly. I have my orangerie which is my glass house. I have patterns in boxwood, patterns in stonework. I have views and overlooks and water.
The entire garden is perhaps 150’ by 150’, a small enough space for the eight garden rooms listed above, plus the connecting passageways and spaces and arbors that transition from one distinctive area to another. (Source: RyanGainey.com)
Garden: English Cottage in Presidio Heights
I love this frontyard right by the entrance of Julius Khan Park.
Garden: Home at Heart
cottage style perennials, shrubs and trees along with a bubbling pondless waterfall and birdhouses to compliment and add natures heavenly sounds
Garden: Roses and more
Small garden in Mississauga. It's like an english cottage garden with vegetables and roses peacefully coexisting
Garden: Mom's Cottage Gardens
For a few short months each year, my Mom goes crazy with her flowers! The cottage wouldn't be the same without her gardens :)
Garden: Hummingbird Hill
Cottage Style Garden with fish pond and lots of perennials. We have it with various areas, ie. dining area with bar, campfire area, courtyard and walking area. Some areas ful sunlight, others full shade
Garden: Ivy Cottage Garden
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.
Garden: Seabreeze Resort
seabreeze resort has a creek running through the property. 10 cottages, water front. Each cottage has its own garden. Horses in pasture. Greenery between cottages and campsite. Fruit, cedars and firs. Lots of rhodos. Tiered areas towards creek. Gardens are fragrant and colorful.
Garden: overgrown cottage garden
created gardenrooms, small kitchengarden, greenhouse, fragrant flowers/bushes. Some healing plants
Garden: Our Garden
We're building a garden from a scrap waste patch behind our cottage that the landlord was going to concrete.
We're taking a very slow, permaculture approach because we've discovered that from where we're starting, we have approx. 6" soil which is a mix of waterlogged mud and heavy clay, onto the old, C16th cottage floor. We're spending little bits on the garden as and when we can and we're cultivating cuttings from local hedgerows and plant-swapping.
Our initial plan is to cover as much of the breeze-block wall as possible with flowers and then build raised beds (ideal as I have spine injuries) from the rubble that we've pulled out so far, in which we can far easier manage the soil quality.
Last year we had success with carrots; onions (bedford champion); lettuce (lollo rosso) raspberries; roses; cucumber; lavender; and various herbs. We have also introduced a laburnum as a standard and have a little patch of lawn chamomile that's struggling valiantly.
This year, we've decided to take a side-step in direction and focus more on growing berries and dedicating the rest of the garden to our birds. We're also hoping to attract more butterflies and bees - especially as there are swarms literally vanishing in our area & we'd quite like to bring some back and maybe start a colony of our own.
Garden: Sophie's garden
Our garden is a classic cottage garden in many ways; it has flower beds but I have added succulents and more tropical exotic plants. It has a cherry tree, magnolia tree, apple tree and some NZ natives like a mature lancewood. I hope to plant more natives.
Garden: Carran Hill Cottage Garden
A new garden at my cottage that i am restoring high on carran hill near geevagh, co. Sligo in ireland it is very exposed to the south and west.
I started three years ago planting trees and shrubs to be the bones of the garden and as a wind break my plans have changed every week and when i go to the garden centre i am like a kid in a sweet shop !
Garden: Pamela's garden
My garden is in Days Bay, Eastbourne. In the front it is mostly a cottage style garden with roses and lawn. Amongst my roses are fox gloves, granny bonnets, pentstemons and much more. In the back I have rhododendrons and camelias underplanted with hostas, and renga lilies.A small herb and vegetable garden features in the back also. The total size of our land is 1/4 acre.
Garden: Gum Tree Lodge Kimberley South Africa
Welcome to the world where butterflies play and fairies stay. Jeannette's Cottage garden.
Garden: Secret garden
I created a secret garden on the side of property between the garden wall and a granny cottage using pavers and pots.
Garden: GRACIAS DIOS
An eclectic mixture - front garden cottage style, informal plantings of flowers, fruit, herbs and trees. Back garden still much a work in progress but will be wonderful when completed.
Garden: Woodbine Cottage
I have just started creating this garden in between getting my own landscape horticultural business up and going.
Garden: Pleasure
Huge plot, mostly garden. Very cold winters - black frost. So mostly hardy plants and cover the less hardy ones in winter. A few different styles incorporated in different areas of garden from Japanese to cottage style.
Garden: Daffodil Cottage
Front - grass, paving design, indigenous, landscaped
Back - grass, pool, shrubs on border
Side - art garden
Garden: My Place
Started out aiming for a more formal garden. Then dabbled in a more cottage garden approach. Years of neglect for many reasons. Now hoping to obtain a low maintenance, colourful/fragrant kind of rambling effect.
Garden: kilmagoura
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.
Garden: SPRING TERRACE
A large cottage style garden that rambles through fruit trees and shade plants as well as concentrating on perennials and ornamental trees in the more open areas.
Garden: La Petite Metairie
Our garden is not large by French standards, 1800sq meters. There is a lovely cottage garden to the front of the house, to the side is our vegetable plot. We are tring to become self sufficent for most things. Not there yet though.
Garden: Small Botanical with a Marzipan cottage
Mostly lawn. Two sour cherry and one apple tree. Framed with Juniperus and some evergreens.
Garden: Home garden
Cottage style garden but needs to be able to endure extreme temperatures and drought in summer.
Garden: East Geelong garden
My garden was established by my grandfather, though I have changed it substantially since he was alive, planting more native plants, cottage type plants, and now lots of vegetables.
Garden: Mökki
It's a modest summer cottage garden with some flowes, apple and plum trees. The soil is originally sand but we have brought clay for flowers.
Garden: ~ Home Sweet Home~
a beautiful cottage garden with old fashioned rambling roses, lavender, daphine, fox gloves, granny bonnets, violias, hydrangers. A lovely deck to sit on and enjoy the fish pond with a lovely water fall at one end, love watching the birds have a swim in the bird baths :)
Garden: Vierula
Old fashioned cottage type garden. Traditional finnish perennials and roses. A small kitchen garden with herbs and vegetables.
Garden: ~* Rosewood Cottage *~
hi there :)
I love rustic and cottage gardens with rambling wisteria, roses, lavender, fox gloves,herbs, bulbs,hanging baskets and pots filling over with color. There is nothing nicer than coming home after a busy day and being greated by beautiful smells as you walk through the gate ~ not to mention happy puppys, and relaxing with a nice glass of red on the deck with candles and music :-)
Life can be pretty dam good `·..?
Garden: maggi's basque/english garden
I have a large, south-facing garden, with a large area of grass (lawn would be a misnoma),a hen run, fruit trees and bushes,a small pond,a vegetable plot and 2 large raised beds for veg, a patio with lots of container plants, some cottage garden beds, a loose hedge with old roses, hazel,loquat,japanese quince and witch hazel, and a sun room which doubles as a greenhouse.Also a trellis with honeysuckle, jasmine, clematis and trachelospermum.I have planted as many fragrant plants as possible, as this aspect of the garden is very important to me.
Garden: Cold Climate Town Garden
Front garden is cottage with bearded iris, roses, lavender, rosemary etc. Back is mix of veggies in raised beds, fruit trees, trying to grow grass, mixed garden bed with natives and various.
Garden: Jim & Coral's Granny Cottage Garden
We are growing quite a mixture of plants, eg. Bromeliads, Bouganvillas, Cycads etc
Garden: Scottish cottage garden
Cottage garden with lots of flowers, herbs, fruit & veg. Home to kids and pets so a long way from perfect but i love it.
Garden: Luinelen's garden
We have just moved in and the garden is under snow so I don't really have much of an idea what is already there. I'm going to grow edibles (veggies, herbs, berries, fruits) and flowers (probably somewhat in cottage garden style).
Garden: Traditional cottage garden
I grow heirloom vegetables as well as flowers, herbs and fruit trees.
Garden: My Andalucian Patio
As far removed as possible from my long established English cottage garden, this is my haven of Andalucian peace located just 20 minuutes south of Granada, Spain. A traditional patio located in the centre of a 250 year old home. Created from scratchh by my good self and www.granadagardens.blogspot.com
Garden: The River Cottage Garden
Plot is 1000 square meters on absolute rock, located next to Gladde Spruit. The garden has been designed by Feng Shui principles and demarcated into different garden rooms. Back is woodland garden and the rest is eclectic-cottage style with 90% indigenous plants as well as herbs galore and interesting "aliens" like orchids, roses, etc. The garden is dog and animal friendly with little nooks hidden everywhere for bird watching and relaxing in nature. The garden is more wild than manicured and is my little haven.
Garden: cottage style and herb garden
As this is my first year I'm looking forward to the challenge of combining herb, edible and cottage with some container, so my list is long but doable.
Garden: Nathans Garden
I'm trying to make my garden into a cottage garden, full with beautiful perennials. Follow my blog at www.nathsgarden.blogspot.com
Garden: Wisteria Lane in Glengormley
My garden is a long narrow urban garden which I have divided into different sections depending on what I feel like at the time. The one we are working on at the moment is the vegetable garden which my daughter Rachel said was a "bit desperate housewives" hence Wisteia Lane. Like most gardens it is an ongoing project and will probably never get finished as I change my mind too much about how I want things. It is mostly a pretty garden with a lot of cottage garden flowers and shrubs.
Garden: Mikes converted garden of raised beds
Coutry cottage front garden which is south facing, cosisting of Hardy evergreen shrubs to decidous shrubs, various bulbs alpines and herbaceous plants lawn and a ash tree with clematis montana Elizabeth growing through. One special Corus Venus bred by the famous Peter Moore with very large white flowers. Back garden consisting of decking path ways and patio with large perimeter raised beds for veg chickens phormiums, herbaceous, alpines lilac tree, acers, dwarf conifers and a vaiety of shrubs. more to add once up and running. Mike
Garden: Wallingford cottage
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!
Garden: Woodland Garden
My garden is in a coastal forest setting amongst some really old trees and nikau palms. It's a mix of edible and cottage plantings; started from scratch after removal of heaps of ginger and other problem weeds.
Garden: gerards private oasis in maudlin court
private half acre garden with cottage style perinnuals,small wildlife pond with waterlillies and koi fish,english perfumed hybrid tea roses and tiger lillies.wysteria covered house frontal,small terrace dining area with grape vines and succilents.garden illumenated by night with added waterfeatures fountains throughout.
Garden: Bruckhills Garden
Over an acre of mixed cottage style gardens surround a 17th Century Croft house. There is also a wildflower meadow and pond, kitchen garden and orchard. Most of the garden uses rabbit proof planting, experimenting with new plants that are recommended as unpalatable to rabbits.
The garden houses many unusual plants including 5 types of Cardiocrinum, the giant Himalayan lily. I love primulas, and grow denticulata, vialli, bulleyana, beesiana, chionantha, veris, scotica, vulgaris and several types of show auricula.
The garden is open under the SGS Yellow Book Scheme to raise money for local charities on the 11th July 2010 from 12 until 5pm. There will be teas and homebakes along with jams and preserves made with the produce in the kitchen garden.
The garden can be viewed by groups by appointment as well.
Garden: Pauline's imaginary garden
I haven't got a garden. I live in a flat. I haven't even got a balcony. But one day I will and then I will have a cottage garden full of flowers, herbs and flowering trees. I love colour and sweet smells.
Garden: John & Dea's Suburban Paradise
We are striving for a 'Gardenesque' style - a combination between an old english cottage garden and a naturalistic garden. We started the garden in 2009. Eventually most of the yard will be gone and it will be taken over with beds and paths. We would be more than happy to trade seeds or cuttings with others.
Garden: Nanny's Cottage Garden
A small English Cottage garden. It is bordered by a very old white picket fence and a old stone wall. I have a Crabapple Tree in the center and is surrounded by Roses, Perrenials, Annuals, Vegetables, Blackberries, Hydrangea, Lilacs, Boxwoods. I have an Arbor with White, Green and Red grapes begining to grow. I have a Trumpet vine growing along the fence, and a Butterfly bush growing near the stone wall. Included in my garden is a small area set aside for herbs..I have Tulips, Daffodills, Crocus, Snowdrops, Hyacinth, Grape Hyacinth, Lily-of-the-Valley, Canterbury Bells, Foxglove, Sweet Peas, Salvia, Bleeding Hearts, Oriental Poppies....
It is my baby...a work in progress! :-)
Garden: Bless My Bloomers
Two gardens...one large, hot and dry country garden and a smaller cottage garden in a mobil home park.
Garden: Garden in the Woods
I have only lived here for 2 years and there were no flowerbeds. I have been in the process of putting them in and it is starting to look like I am getting somewhere.
Love the cottage flowers and everything blooming.Making beds for the birds.There were no birds here when I came and now have many.
Garden: Vinograd Kitchen Winery
A cottage come kitchen come winery garden. I have a small vineyard which yeilds 40 gallons of wine & some Rakia plus there are various fruit trees with which I compote & jam the fruit. Alongside this I grow veggies for freezing pickling & cooking. At the moment I am still experimenting which gives me the best yeild & use but Pumpkin, Garlic, Pepper, Tomato & Carrots are so far my best. I am trying chillies beetroots cuecumber this year but next will be bigger & better with beans squashes & melons corgette marrows & eggplants I may even try corn. I am starting to make chutneys too. I have been growing different lillies & this year had great success with huge Caster oil plants also smaller bushes of small red trumpet flowers which close when the sun goes down. I have wonderfull peonys clematis & Crysanthemums but stumped on what to grow in shade? I have lots of the preverbial geraniums which look gorgeous but would love some really smally flowers in the garden.
I tend to focus more on the food side of it till its too late for flowers.
Its very very hot in the summer & very very cold with thick snow in winter.
Garden: Rocchia Garden
The Rocchia garden is informal, romatic and creative. Set deep in evergreen forests beside a small river, it is full of lush growth. It is functional in its simplicity, with a grapevine of white Hungarian grapes that yield enough to produce a modest number of bottles each year; a very healthy herb garden; a bog area with hostas and white iris; and a wildflower garden next to the river. There are yellow loosestrife, daisies, evening primroses, California poppies, verbascum, digitalis and hollyhocks. (Source: Mick Hales Gardens Around the World)
Garden: my sanctury
Because my garden is bordering on a public walking trail, it gets many visitors/compliments. Although it went through a severe setback last year (sewer line had to be dug up and replaced) it remains the one bright spot in my day..it's a place where countless hours are spent, working yes, but I also take the time every day just to sit back and marvel at God's beauty.
Garden: Eclectic Oasis
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.
Garden: Old Victoria Garden
Small garden under a gigantic Garry Oak tree on a rocky side hill near Oak Bay in Victoria.
Garden: MyGreenHavn
Finally getting summer here thank goodness as we are busy combining and need the hot dry weather, the garden is staring to wain and I have to water frequently to keep it fresh, starting to collect seeds and moving some lilies. I have control my urge to lay out yet another bed.
Garden: Gpymama
Inherited garden that I am renovating with my novice skills, that increase each year.
Garden: Lauri's Garden
Less than 2 years old right now, 2009. Never met a flower I didn't like. Love the colours and smells of a flower garden. Love to watch it grow and bloom.
Garden: My slopw
In a valley, on a steep slope. Microclimate may extend to zone 5, as lavendar survives the winter.
Garden: Our Place
my garden was made for all the little animals,birds and bugs that live in this world. After all we do live in their world and from my garden I get my ideals for alot of my art work.
Garden: Friendship garden
Bog, rock, and overgrown thistle, what was once a garden( I think) will be again, but improved, and , in time, will be a sight to behold.What is now , just moss, weeds and huge rocks, over time, and preserverence will be trees, plants, shrubs and beauty!
Garden: Raspberry Hill Gardens
As early as 1980, When I would toss hay bales over the fence for the calves and horses that pastured on this hill, the beauty of the view would catch my breath. I would then take a few minutes and lean on the fence and just enjoy and dream of a beautiful garden. I could envision blooms of all colors. As I wound along the path of life, my dream began to unfold. I began in 1998, the hillside became home for many residents of beauty and many hours of enjoyment and contentment. It is tiered with 4 levels of trees, shrubs, flowers and berries in abundance! I have created my own private park! It hosts many visits from friends, neighbors, or people just wanting to enjoy the beauty. It is a garden of life, as time passes, the dream unfolds even more.
Garden: Mixed feature garden
My garden is on a sloping site with different levels created. It has an average sized pond, kitchen garden and a number of different borders with a small woodland setting by a large oak.
Garden: Mary Mulqueen
We bought a site and built an old style house and started an old style garden 10 years ago this June. There is still a lot of work to do, but we are getting there, all we need it time. We moved from the Limerick city, so it's great to have the space.
Garden: The Nest
Terraced and gravelled laid with shrubs, grasses and spring bulbs. Lawn to left and vegetable garden above and right.
Garden: 201 Charlesland Wood, Greystones
I have a long narrow garden, with wooden panelled fencing on both sides so they cast shadows on the garden in the morning and evening if we are lucky to have sunlight. Its a work in progress as a friend has designed a series of garden rooms which I am very slowly implementing. Another friend constructed a living willow fence for me this year so that forms one of the 'room' boundaries. I have a raised bed for vegetable growing - all in modest amounts given the restriction on space. I have successfully grown beans, peas, lettuces, rocket, strawberries, cucumbers, spuds (potatoes), herbs and so on in the productive garden.
Garden: unimaginable
The garden has been an all encompassing place for creative expression, learning, growing, loving, playing, laughing. A place of sharing and of being alone. Working hard and resting. I cant imagine a place without a garden, small or large, for it is the very expression of the souls connection to the master creator Himself.
Garden: Tracee's Sunshine Coast Garden
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.
Garden: the little garden that could
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!
Garden: the little garden that could
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!
Garden: the little garden that could
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!
Garden: kimmy's escape
my garden is always changing, lots of colours, textures and scents. i live in the valley of kamloops, across the street we have cactus, sage brush and the odd rattle snake. it is very hot and dry here and can be very cold in the winter, it can be quite a challenge to find and keep plants that can make it through our climate changes, but as all gardeners, i love the challenge. i loved the english country garden my grandmother grew, so that is the main theme of my own garden, as well as mixing more heat tolerant plants. i must say that morning glories, foxglove, and lavender,look soft and soothing beside the large exotic caster beans that flourish here. we have different varities of tomatoes and peppers, most veggies do very well here. lots of perenials, bulbs and corms. i'm trying to downsize the amount of baskets and containers i've had in the past because of how hard it is on the plants to keep any kind of moisture. bigger containers may be the answer i guess!
Garden: Sheila's Garden
My passion is gardening .My best friend introduced me to someome saying " Sheila specialized in bulbs".I had never thought I did. I love all flowering bulbs ,tulips, daffys, lilys,especially because of the scent. My favorites include, Roses,Columbines,viola,pansys,poppys,ferns. I also love all my planted junk!
Garden: Cherry's Garden
Small back and front garden but packed with plants, shrubs and trees. There is a small pond and a patio.
Garden: veg and flower garden
Aflower,vegatable and fruit grden with a wood to the west.patially walled and fenced.child and animal friendly.nearly have something flowering all year round and a wide variety of vegetables.
Garden: Doodle
new garden started from fields of rushes but getting there slowly.trying bit of everything,would really like to do the permaculture thing.
Garden: Irene & Hans Garden
a large garden, with many roses,rhododendrums, camelias,maple trees, fish pondas, paths, a rocky stream, in a private setting, with the backdrop of Lake Rotorua
Garden: callaghans garden....
private family garden, contains specimen plants, and takes a lot of work... hostas, fuchisa, roses, climbers, monbrieta, acers, etc
Garden: Little Heaven in Progress
My garden is a work in progress, learning to deal with the Highveld extremes. Had to start the garden from scratch as it was a jungle when I moved in - massive trees on a small 495m2 plot; ferns, palms, jasmine; bare patches of soil everywhere!
Garden: Allison's new garden
Smallish (about 700 sq metres, but who's measuring?) garden. Mainly sunny but two beds shaded by walls. New garden, planted 7 months ago (in April, May 09) maily from clippings and propogations and divisions from generous friends. About 70 percent indigenous. Great birds being located between two large parks. Wooden gazebo with hanging garden... fuscias and ferns. About to acquire two garden hens. Has productive compost heap and busy wormery.
Garden: Shady Haven
Informal garden with lots of Thorn trees, Leopard trees and wild olives. The garden does not have much sun, so I grow mostly clivia, forest bell bushes (Makaya Bella), a lot of ground cover and a few herbs (lavender where the sun does shine), Tea tree, bay leaf, lemon, chillies. A few standard rose bushes also seem to survive out front.
Garden: Villa Toledo
Small to medium size L-shaped townhouse garden. Struggle to grow lawn and plants as have 3 Jacaranda trees stunting growth of other plants and trees and causing constant mess in garden.
Garden: grandma's garden
small shrub and flower garden out front, small
organic vege garden out back.
Garden: A little bit of heaven
A small townhouse garden with roses, lavendar, water features, etc. In the little backyard a raised vegetable garden & deck is planned!
Garden: les papillons
flower beds around a courtyard.mixed shrubs and some decorative trees. also a fruit garden with soft fruits,cherries plums. a half acre wild meadow with a small orchard of apples and cherries and pears.
Garden: my garden
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Garden: El jardín de San Joaquín
Iam working for increase my garden, but Idont know how to do it. I want native plants. Is a muntain place,68ºF,is a humid place but a lot of water.I have some oranges trees
Garden: Anne's Garden.
My garden is a mixed garden, with flowers, shrubs, trees, - ornamental, forest and fruit trees - vegetables and other interesting plants. It is in an acre of land that had been plantes with larches, oaks and sycamores mostly. Besides being a multy featured garden it also has a wild side to its nature. It is quite varied in plane as it is slopy but also flat on some areas.
Garden: Greenheart
Country village house garden, around 700 sq.mtrs., with established single walnut, quince, plum, fig and peach trees, with new small cherry and plum. Strawberry patch, small side lawn area, row of raspberries, various vegetables and fruit grown in rest of garden from spring to winter, including garlic, potatoes, sprouts, sweet-corn, onions, carrots, courgettes, pumpkin, plus some herbs (more planned), melons, grapes and blackcurrants. Flower and bulb plot immediately in front of house - the main side of which faces South, plus other bulb and flower area against wall facing quiet road. Small drive inside traditional gate. Very sunny aspect, village nestling beside Stara Planina mountains in Bourgas region of Bulgaria.
Garden: My Passifloral nest
My little private hide-away that I would like to transform into a tranquil nest. My aim to create a totally balanced eco-garden. This space is my playground to grow and experiment what can be achieved in a small a small area. My garden creates daily challenges to explore and observe the course of nature and I can honoustly say that it is the place that give me the greatest pleasure.
Garden: My Passifloral nest
My little private hide-away that I would like to transform into a tranquil nest. My aim to create a totally balanced eco-garden. This space is my playground to grow and experiment what can be achieved in a small a small area. My garden creates daily challenges to explore and observe the course of nature and I can honoustly say that it is the place that give me the greatest pleasure.
Garden: Ben's lovely garden of flowers
in my garden, I did plant lots of flowers, some vegetables...I plan to do re-organise my garden or make it looks tidy, plant more vegetables this summer (2010), hope to get more ideas from friends here...thanks!
Garden: My little garden next to the river
A small garden with the shady stuff alongside the house, the sunny stuff against the far wall, a small pool and a huge palm at the back. No space for vegetables, although I want to get my sons interested in growing them!
Garden: Marianne's duet garden
My garden is manageable with roses, lavender, inca,day & clivia lillies, perennial foxcloves & delphiniums, geraniums and a few rose bushes. I also have a zen garden on the east side entrance. I love my herb & veg garden and it is rewarding to pick tomatoes, parsley, mint, sage, rosemary for the kitchen and watch the pumpkin get bigger. Also banana, paw paw & avocado trees.
Garden: Lin
New to this garden - Needing adaptation & tending loving care. Taking note of the seasons & what's already there; then deciding what to add & where to place.
Garden: Sharma's Garden Russin
It is a private garden, with pine trees, fruit trees, seasonal flowers, hanging baskets and a salad and vegetable patch. The area is about 2000 m2. We arre particular about keeping the lawn and hedge pruned, keen for nice flowers all around the year. Three wisterias adorn the walls. Need help to plan the work in the garden.
Garden: Froggies Garden
Small garden stunning in spring,rather than summer.
a small pond for frogs/tadpoles
Garden: Jenny's Garden of Tranquility
My garden is set in a very beautiful and peaceful valley there is a mixture of fruit trees flowering shrubs,roses,bulbs,herbs,perennials,patio areas and a lawn,some of the plants are not thriving there is a lot of water lying in the bed on the lower level. The garden is cut in half by the drive and garage and is on different levels with large white walls and wide steps at the half way point which makes it look small.My idea is to do away with some of the walls and large steps and us some blocks of local lime stone to create a more natural gentle appearence with shallow layers of rock garden,with a water feature - small waterfall and pond with gentle rising pea gravel path to the patio areas replacing the steps. I want to create different areas to sit and relax in a beautiful place in other words a "Garden of Tranquility".
Any idea's or advise would be very welcome
Garden: The Cedars
Shrubs, trees, patio / fish pond, vegetable area, fruit trees and lawns over circa 1 acre.
Garden: Orquideas en un aguacate
En un arbol de aguacate (que dejo de producir fruto) se pegaron y colgaron orquideas, debajo un estanque, con peces y al derredor anturios blanco y rojos, plantas aromaticas y se ha dejado que los besitos y los diosmes broten espontaneamente.
Garden: Avril's Somerset levels garden
My garden is very wet which presents lots of difficulties. I also have rabbits which eat everything. I garden by trial and error and love surpises when new things come up that I haven't planted. We are surrounded by trees so in the summer it feels lush and green. I love wild flowers. We have primroses, celandine and wild orchids in the spring and foxgloves in the summer.
My gardens has odd soil but is seems to be very fertile. It is neutral in pH but is comprised of clay, loam and alkaline peat.
Garden: Complex garden
I started off with a French style garden and now I am concentrating more on attracting bird life by planting trees
Garden: City Country Garden
100 ft long 30 ft wide large city garden. Yard with brick herb garden 10ftx10ft approx. Surrounded by evergreen hedging. Two 10ftx4ft brick built raised beds for vegetables in main part which gets the sun from dawn to 7pm in the summer. End one third of garden largly shaded by neighbours trees. Delapidated green house at end of plot. Planning to put in mobile hen house this spring with 3 hens. Garden slopes down and is mainly lawn with plenty of moss. It is beautiful and I love it more then life it's self.
Garden: Steve's Sanctuary.
My garden is small, front and back. 18 months ago it was a builders tip and whatever shrubs there were were smothered in ivy and cats claw. I am building it up from scratch, sweetening a wretched clay soil with as much compost as I can afford. These dreaded rains have drowned a lot of my young plants so I have to rethink everything in the face of the oncoming winter. Drat!
Garden: Rob's Garden
Mixed Garden, consisting of grass, veg and fruit beds, large rhubarb patch, some small trees.
Garden: Torre Amat. Sarrià
Torre Amat (www.torreamat.com) is an Art Noveau Palace prepared to celebrate all kind of private events. Little weddings, dinners, working lunch and Showrooms.
We also have a lemmon tree for the Gin Tonics and a little growing land where we grow our own vegetables.
Garden: Arch Garden
Since we live at 8,900 feet (2,700 meeters) on the Ecuator in the
Andes we have to find plants that endure strong sunlight, and low humidity.
Garden: Dave and Paulines garden
Mixture of vegetables, Rhubarb, greenhouse edibles,Approx. 50 Roses, Bulbs,Daffodils,Tulips, Gladioli, Lillies, Snowdrops,Dahlias, Shrubs, Hydrangeas, Potentillas Buddlia, Spiraea's,Berberis,Weigela's, Philadelphus, Peonies, Forsythia, Fuschias, Hostas, pyracantha, Euonymus, Virginia Creeper, Cotoneaster, Cistus,Hibiscus, Periwinkles, Sweet williams, Foxgloves, quince, Honeysuckle Lovech, Clematis, Lupins, Achillea, Galliardia's Dianthus, Carnations Lavender, Curry plant?, Aquiligea, Chrysanthemums, Geraniums Grasses, Fruit bushes,Gooseberry, Black and Red currents, Raspberries, strawberries,Grape vines. Fruit trees, Apples, Fig,
Peaches,Pears,Cherry,Plum,Walnuts. 2 wildlife ponds,
Garden: stranford lough
i am growing some heasthers this nyear ,some dutch bulbs,some fruit both hard and soft and am planning to groe toms and peppers in my greenhouse
Garden: stranford lough
i am growing some heasthers this nyear ,some dutch bulbs,some fruit both hard and soft and am planning to groe toms and peppers in my greenhouse
Garden: stranford lough
i am growing some heasthers this nyear ,some dutch bulbs,some fruit both hard and soft and am planning to groe toms and peppers in my greenhouse
Garden: Starting from scratch
Have a blank canvas just grass and gravel. I am planning shrubs and flowers to attract birds, bees etc to the front and some veg and fruit to the rear.
Have dug out 5 flower beds each planted with spring bulbs and a shrub to the rear but have another 5 to go!
Garden: Blank canvas!
Have a blank canvas, planning beds with shrubs and plants to attract bees/butterflies etc. To rear veg patch with fruit bushes to the borders.
Garden: St, Anthony's, Ballyhide, Carlow.
This is a wild / natural garden with featured daffodils. Always in transition the crocus population is developing.
Garden: geo's garden
i grow,shrub roses,perinnials,shrubs,heathers,conifers and this year trying some veg.my garden is quite small,mainly shrubs and roses at front.
roses and herbaceous plants at back.
also hoping to start work on a garden railway this year.
Garden: small patch
at the moment only three raised vegetable plots and a border around a patio which was recently been built by husband. lots of work to do!
Garden: Craig's organic disorganised plot
I always plant tomatos but with varying succes as I have no glass house and live in Christchurch NZ. Yams are a perrenial favourite and I treat both silverbeet and rocket (the herb) as essential. I also take pleasure in garlic, basil, celery, chives, Blackboy peaches, walnuts, spuds,radishes, Feijoas, Maori chief potato, Black currant, Raspberries, Strawberries, parsley, to name most of this seasons effort. I also seem to specialise in the unwanted vegetations such as dock, chickweed, shephards purse and numerous other un-named varieties...
Garden: Janet's Garden
Partially shaded NE facing back garden growing herbaceous perennials and annuals and vegetables in containers on the patio. Sunny front SW facing garden also growing herbaceous perennials and some alpines.
Garden: Christine's Garden
3/4 acre in the beautiful southwest of Ireland,10 mins from Tralee & 40 mins from Killarney.
The garden was made from scratch with lots of hard work & no money.
I grow plants mainly from seed & cast offs from other people's gardens.
It really is amazing....must have done something right.Bees, Butterflies &Ladybugs are here in abundance.In fact they make such a noise buzzing around, I sometimes wonder about "The peace & tranquility of the countryside".
We as oaps, garden in the traditional way.I do the flowers,Terry the veg....organically of course!
Garden: Hancock Holdings
trees, grass, flowers and fruit. we have a hot summer, and cool winter.. constant wind and sporatic rains..flooding and droughts.
Garden: Brad and Jan's Garden
Getting ready to prep area for lots of summer veggies I already have started inside.
Garden: Perennial Garden
Lots of spring bulbs, Filling new gardens with mostly shade perennials. Iris blooming now with peonys about to bloom. Newer Knock-out rose hedge starting to bloom. Missouri Primroses taking over several garden areas-very invasive as is Gooseneck Loosestrife!
Garden: Perennial Garden
Lots of spring bulbs, Filling new gardens with mostly shade perennials. Iris blooming now with peonys about to bloom. Newer Knock-out rose hedge starting to bloom. Missouri Primroses taking over several garden areas-very invasive as is Gooseneck Loosestrife!
Garden: Sanctuary
In my garden 'Sanctury' I try & grow everything for the birds & bees, as well as my chickens. I have made & supply various shelters & homes for all of natures creatures. There is a little woodland area, lawn, flower beds, herb garden, fruit & other trees & bushes as well as a vegetable plot. There is a hammock for lazy days. There is also wooden compost heaps that I love to turn
Garden: A private garden for self sufficiency
A garden to provide most of our own food throughout the year. Approximately 1 acre in size with 3 greenhouses, pond, vegetables and flowers. The image in Google Earth is out of date.
Garden: Hideaway Paradise
I have a summer garden, it looks pretty disgusting at the moment. A lot of work this time of year, getting away on me. Need to dig out a shrub and a flax and it is very hard for a single woman to dig heavy things out. COuld do with some advice.
Bert
A garden newbie. Enjoy reading and learning about all the proper ways to garden, then have a "let's see what this does" attitude in my own gardens. Started gardening in 2008 and have tried very hard just to patiently wait to see what returned this year. I have hardscaping to do before I add the new gardens that I have planned. Patience, patience, patience :) Grandpa was a gardener. I remeber stealing his fresh peas and tiny baby carrots straight out of the garden :)
Jill-O
I've been a master gardener for 10 years. I work with youngsters and try to pass on the joys of growing things. I also grow and maintain a butterfly/hummingbird garden at a local library. My own garden is a small urban plot in an old neighborhood. It is surrounded by large old trees so my gardens are mostly shade and partial shade, though I do have spots that get 2-3 hours of sun.
AmbienceGirl
Very busy lady. Grass is a pain in the a**. Gardens...can be easier, if you plant drought tolerant plants, you can ignore them when you dont have time :o) Lately would like to add a larger variety of daylillies. Anyone want to swap? My chrome yellow, red orange and yellow orange daylilly for yours? I need raspberry plants ...two or three different varieties!....i have strawberry runners V-star
Gerry King
I have been interested in gardening and horticulture since I was a child. My parents and both sets of grandparents loved to garden. My Grandmother who is 90 years old this year, still enjoys gardening in her backyard. I work for an orchid greenhouse part time, which satisfies my craving for gardening during the cold, Minus 35 degree winter nights in Manitoba. I enjoy pushing the limits of hardiness for many plants. Because my gardens are fairly large (one perennial border is over 350 feet long), I grow most of my plants from seed.
Amy
Started gardening in 2004 when we bought our house and my husband gave me carte blanche - he'll mow the lawn but anything else I wanted to do, I could. The front lawn is getting smaller and the garden beds are getting bigger. :) Took a Master Gardener class but apparently I'm not allowed to call myself a Master Gardener because I can't keep up with their volunteer hours due to my job. :P Oh well, learned a hell of a lot and I'm still learning. My garden is my bliss.
Elaine
Seabreeze Resort has 10 waterfront cottages and campsite. Each cottage has its own flower bed. We grow seasonal flowers, rhodos, bulbs, roses, vines, annuals, perennials. Fruit, conifers, deciduous and palm trees. The creek that runs through the property add to the plant life. A natural bog garden and pond is ideal for encouraging the frogs and toads. The big cedars have resident eagles. The tiered gardens to the creek gives an abundance of color every season. Horses in the pasture gives enough manure to keep my roses happy. The arbor adds color to the main house. The ample adjoining lawns bring the whole property together.
Irene
Just moved to this property in March this year, beautiful gardens with many trees and shrubs, still discovering whats in the garden as summer comes along. May open it to the public as a wedding venue, it has two lovely fish ponds, many pathways, pergolas, and walkways, we are very lucky to live in such wonderful surroundings.
Bev Rampf
I'm a born gardener and love to be in the fresh air tending to everything green. We inherited our garden 19 years ago and have not really had the opportunity to make too many structural changes BUT have revamped beds and plant material over & over again in the 19 years. Each day in the garden is different & this makes for much variety in the life of the garden and gardener. Veggies & herbs are my latest favorite, being able to put on the table fresh from the garden is just so rewarding & even more so is being able to supply friends with home grown produce!!! May we become self sufficient soon, soon. One of my loves is being able to nurture & grow something unusual and this I have found in Clematis and Peonie which have been rewarding +++ and relatively easy without much fuss. I just wish I could find the winning formula for my orchids??? They won't flower. Anybody with a winning tip - please pass on.
chrissy mitchell
hi there :) Im a cottage gardener, always have been. At every place I've brought I've put a fish pod in and made the gardens into and old fashioned cottage garden, with old fashioned rambling roses, lavender fox gloves, etc.. there's nothing nicer than coming home tired after a busy day and being greeted by beautiful smells as you walk in the gate ~
Rose
I have always loved gardens, gardening and garden photography.My current garden is a work in progress and has been started from scratch. it's a mix of cottage, edible and ancient native trees...
Greg
I love to garden. I live in Fresno,California. It gets hot in the summer and cold in the winter here. I started my garden many years ago. It was more like a cottage style. Than I got hooked on banana plants and all tropical plants. My garden is ever changing.I love palms,gingers and cannas. I have a small goldfish pond which I love. I just recently added a small chicken coop. I have three silkies and one modern game . There my babies. I love my chickens. I started worm composting. I work full time for a recycling company and I take care of my mother she is 83. Mom loves the garden. She loves to set by the chicken pin and watches the chickens for hours at a time. I am looking forward to meeting other gardners and seeing all the nice gardens here.
May-July '9. This year we're mostly starting by working with what we have, which is an awful lot of rubble. There's stuff here from the old cottage on this site, which used to stand where the garden is now, as well as bits, like those in these photos, from the old platform, when this was Ennis Junction. Now we know where paths should go, we're loosely building raised beds. Some are very unstable & so we're going to support them by pressing them into the soil when we have some & planting inbetwee
I know some of you (inc Jesse) thought the original chicken coop was cute. Its now being rebuilt to become a guest cottage, complete with stone patio, an outdoor propane shower and outhouse. I guarantee its going to be just as cute in its next incarnation. We joined WWOOF Canada (Worldwide Opportunities for Organic Farmers) and hope to have some guest-workers this summer. Check out a WWOOF chapter in your own country if you are interested in volunteering or can provide a host farm-garden.
This garden at the East side of the cottage is so lovely. Filled with plants that remind me of family and friends. Iris's from Maggie, roses and peony for Mom, Poppy for Janine, Rose Campion for Wendy and Lily for Monica
Roses and window box by the cottage- This 2 bedroom cottage with a kitchen, internet, and access to organic produce, will be for rent summer 2011.
