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 :)

Very VERY keen composter who attempts to grow lots of food too..

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

This is our fourth year here, and I am still trying out various plants in various sites, both perennials and annuals, to see what likes being in which garden, all of which get varying degrees of shade. Herbs are also a favourite, and I've begun to grow some tomatoes and hot peppers. A "temenos" is a parcel of land reserved as a sacred retreat, and this is my experience of my gardens, inclusive of hard work, meditation, joy and relaxation. Montreal's summers are short; our gardening months are intensive and celebratory!

We bought our quaint little house a few years ago now, and we're just getting around to the serious garden planning. We've changed a few things since we moved in, of course; but now it's time to start making some significant steps in the direction we'd like our gardens to take. Eventually, we'd like to replace the entire front lawn with a more natural-looking and easy-care landscape: native plants, wildflowers, and perennials, especially those that attract and are beneficial to wildlife. This year I've started replacing small sections of the front lawn with assorted shrubs, plants, and grasses, while trying to keep the bees, butterflies, birds, and even the squirrels in mind when making my selections. We enjoy watching the birds that "flock" (pardon the pun!) to our gardens, and although some consider squirrels to be pests, we really enjoy the antics of these furry little clowns as well.

My gardens here got their start in Spring of 08, after a big cleanup and a new septic system. Its mostly englih style combined with some edible. I am in the horticulture industry (sell potting soil and fertilizers). the ground is heavy clay so evrything is going into raised beds made of peat, compost and bark.

I am a mother of three, wife of one, dog owner of one, fish owner of seven, and providing a pond for four frogs who don't pay rent. This is the beginning of my second summer here in Westover; I have finally cleared enough of the vegetable garden that I can truly begin my rotation planting. This summer's project will be to build a cold frame, and spend some time on the sailboat. I think 'dandelions' needs to be included in the list of "currently growing".

we are a couple of urbanites that bought our first house about 5yrs ago. it was a well established garden, mostly perennials and shrubs. with a great little pond. so far we haven't killed off too much with our "black thumbs" LOL and we are getting better with new landscaping and vegetable plot we have done ourselves with some Family help

We grow lots of perennials and a few annuals. Grandma has a huge vegetable garden. I did some veggies this year too! My pumpkins are taking over!

The son of a grower/landscaper. I have been exposed to gardening in the Niagara Peninsula, the Ottawa Valley, Montreal and most recently southwestern Ontario. My father has been a real inspiration teaching me to view a garden as a multifarious wonderland of styles. Over the years I have learned to take time to enjoy the garden, observing its growth from different perspectives by sitting in a patio, walking along a path, or gazing out a window. My wife's love of photography has captured many of the changing sites while documenting a visual record of each garden's occupants and habits.

This is my first attempt at gardening. It's still a work in progress.

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.

We have lived in this house for about 25 years. It has gone through many changes, as do all - or most I guess - gardens. I have mainly concentrated on perennials because its just too expensive to buy annuals every year.

I began gardening about 16 years ago when I bought my small home at this address. It had a very large backyard with half of it previously used as a vegetable garden. the previous owner grew corn and potatoes which took up a large amount of space. I tried to garden that space for a couple of years but had so much produce that I could not begin to keep up with the work. I leveled the land and seeded most of it to grass and put in some beds for flowers and bushes around the edges and one in the middle. I left one side for my vegetable garden. Over the years I have added arches and built boxes for my vegetables and graveled walkways and changed things many times. It has been a learning process. But always it has been rewarding and stress reducing. I have found peace here in this small piece of earth. I don't think I have become an expert in anything floral. I just keep blundering away planting this and that and if it works, it stays. If it doesn't I try something else. But I always love when something grows and looks wonderful. It brings such a sense of wonder when a plant gives you its beauty and opens its petals to the sun and to you . I love it.

Profile picture - This was taken among the Blue Poppies in Grand Metis/Reford Gardens (Quebec, Canada), My garden is mostly perennials. I've been in my house 10 years. I redid the back yard garden 8 years ago and redid the front yard garden 2 years ago. I'm still learning what works here and what doesn't, as both gardens are deeply shaded by a giant red and white oak trees.

These gardens are a work in progress...only two years old...mostly perennials..each year I try to do a little more organization. Most of the plants have come from friends, family and just a few have been bought.

Though gardening is in my blood, coming from several generations of gardeners on my mother's side of the family, I haven't had the opportunity to do more than grow houseplants and do a bit of container gardening on a balcony. Now we're loving our "real" garden, and are delighted watching it thrive!

We originally started out with a clean slate. There was only one huge spruce tree in the front yard and nothing in the back yard. Over a period of five years, we removed the big spruce (it was misshapen due to multiple tops), installed many raised flower beds in both front and back yards, installed a pond in the back and a bridge and new sidewalk in the front. I initially planted in the neighborhood of 200+ different perennials which has been reduced to about half of that. Generally, when something doesn't grow in one area, I'll move it until I find just the right spot for it. Sometimes however, some plants are just not meant to grow here. I love sharing my perennials or flower seeds with people. I have found that gardening has given me the opportunity to meet many new people with the same interests. I hope to, someday, work in a garden centre or greenhouse.

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.

We live on a farm NE Nebraska and have fruit trees, berries, shrubs, perennials, annuals, veggies, and we just keep adding. We have raised beds that feature our antique horse drawn equipment. We have trumpet vines crawlig up the windmill. We're building a gazebo out of a very old metal slatted corncrib. We have heritage plants here that are over 150 years old. We plant a lot of things for the birds and butterflys. We grow a lot of our own food. I regularly make pickles, several kinds of jams, dried apples, and we grow chcken, guineas, mules and buffalo. The biggest challenges in our climate are the extreme wind and weather. Many things that are supposed to grow in our climate, just die. We love seeing other gardens and meeting serious gardeners of any pesuasion.

We have been gardening for over 40 years, but just really became addicted to hostas thirteen years ago. We have also taken over my parents day lilies after their passing. They hybridized and introduced several of their day lilies. Actually we have never seen a flower we did not like, and have many of different perennials. Our largest displays are the hosta and day lilies. We really love for people to tour and enjoy our gardens and have had busloads of gardeners tour them. We need advance notice, as we are retired and like to go plant shopping, so we are not always home.

I am running out of space on my property...may have to move on to my neighbours! Our climate is great for growing anything that thrives on acidic soil.Hence my Rhododendron collection, Azaleas, various magnolias.. I like to plant for fall colour as well because we have nice long autumns. I lose perennials every spring due to our freeze and thaw cycle in particularly Japanese Anemone's which I absolutely love but seem to have a really hard time over wintering. I've heard they are invasive for some people...I can only wish! This year I was thrilled to see that one anemone had seeded and I had a couple of smaller plants but at least they lived and they did flower.

My place is an old farm stead, the house is old (1920). I call it a fixer upper, and my kids call it a knocker-downer. It is about 9 acres total, mostly wooded.

What harm can come from a Sunday drive in the country Bruce asked...8 weeks later we were selling our postage stamp property and moving to our dream home on a acerage in the country. We both immediately knew that this was our home when we viewed it. Vacant for over a year it was over grown with no curb appeal. Give me 3 years and it will be transformed into the garden of our dreams!! This will our 3rd yard make-over during our 25 year marriage.

Have been planting various annuals in pots since I located to an Apt.Tried my hand at planting perennials in pots too.Much prefer to have the garden space I once had,not that balcony gardening can't be just as beautiful.

I just moved to Baha California Sur and I would like information on the types of plants that will thrive in a desert area on the Pacific coast.

Here I am helping in a friend's garden - May 2008

Decided to join GJ today but not totally prepared, so will have to add 'garden photos' later after retriving them from a different file, not available at the moment.

British ex-pat living in Hungary. We travel a lot so the garden has to fend for itself at times. Watering is a big task in the summer when we can have prolonged periods of drought. We also have long freezing spells when the garden sleeps and we don't venture into it. A lot of plants do better in the shady spots because the heat can be extreme.