The 1,100-square-foot garden includes 55 kinds of vegetables, including peppers, spinach and arugula. The selection is a wish list put together by White House chefs.

Piedmont is such a beautiful town with large lots. This is my favorite front garden there.

This front rose garden acts as a sort of fence framing the facade of the home.

The outdoor environment of the museum is as important to the project as the interior of the buildings. The gardens feature the Barbro Osher Sculpture Garden and terrace (35,000ft²), situated beneath a cantilevered roof, and the George and Judy Marcus Children's garden of enchantment (47,500ft²). The landscaping provides an organic link between the building and the surrounding environment on all four sides and incorporates features from the old museum. Redwood, cypress, eucalyptus, ferns and other native and non-native plants have been planted both inside and outside the museum to emphasize the sense of blending the park and museum together. There are 5.12 acres of new landscape with 344 new trees planted; 48 trees were planted inside building. The Pool of Enchantment had 69 of its historic boulders returned and seven new turtle sunning rocks were provided. (Source: Design Build Network)

Abkhazi Garden is a dynamic work of art within a discipline imposed by the site. A unity of execution is evident in the layout of buildings, paths and plant material. Forms and materials were selected to express one overruling idea, the rhythm of the natural landscape. The house, summerhouse and garden shed, modest in size and construction, complement this landscape. The intimate paths show a human scale appropriate for the private world the Abkhazis wanted to create for themselves. Some rhododendrons are over 100 years old, their gnarled trunks as attractive as their flowers. Trained mature conifers cascade down the rock faces, and carefully pruned azaleas provide living sculptures. Each season, naturalized bulbs carpet the garden in sheets of colour. Choice alpine plants are sited carefully in natural rock crevices. (Source: The Land Conservancy)

This 10-hectare site is perhaps the most ambitious Japanese garden ever constructed in North America. The estate includes a large waterfall, a cascade, a pond and seven buildings. A round stone bridge and pathways lead to a courtyard where guests can see the main residence (north and south wings) over the three-acre pond. The teahouse, which was re-assembled in Woodside after being brought from Japan, stands in a deep forest. The garden is being constructed by Shigeru Namba, a Japanese garden builder. He has already moved 3,500 tons of rock. About 81,000 cubic yards of earth were moved from the pond and redistributed to make way for hills and islands. Over 500 trees were added to the 700 existing natural trees. The estate's design is based on that of Katsura Rikyu. (Source: jgarden.org)

Toledo Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in the city of Toledo, Ohio owned by the Metroparks of the Toledo Area. Originally consisting of 20 acres (81,000 m2) donated by George P. Crosby to the City of Toledo, Toledo Botanical Garden now encompasses more than 50 acres (200,000 m2). Notable events include the Crosby Festival of the Arts, held in late June; and Heralding the Holidays, a seasonal celebration showcasing the numerous resident artistic guilds. (Source: Wikipedia)

GWINN, ONE OF THE BEST-PRESERVED ESTATES of the Country Place Era, was originally the home of Cleveland industrialist William Mather. It has survived as an important American work of art that today tells a story about early twentieth-century landscape style, economics, and social history. Three innovative landscape architects collaborated on the project for more than two decades: Charles A. Platt, the architect who adapted the Italian villa to an American setting; Warren H. Manning, the well-known landscape architect, planner, and designer of parks in several states; and Ellen Biddle Shipman, who brought a new American sensibility to the art of garden design. (Source: LAHL.org)

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)

Love grows here.

I have an English garden in my front yard, and a feng shui garden in the back, as well as a small vegetable patch.

My apartment building's community planting ground. Not much, but hopefully someday it will be.

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

Arriving involves a steep ascent from the entrance gates through an orchard of citrus; lemons, grapefruits, mandarins and sweet oranges. Two small formal gardens are reached from the side door of the house. In one, santolina and lavendar edge flowerbed planted mainly with bulbuous spring-flowerers, while int he second irises predominate. Behind the house, a secret garden, paved with ciccolato, is planted sparingly. (Source: Gardens of Italy)

In an effort to add some colour and life to the front of my boyfriends house I took over the garden and have put in some favourites. Being a new garden I am still experimenting as I learn what plants are going to well in this North facing location.

The drivers who travel along Rt 279 Parkway West have a special treat outside their window: a beautiful garden created by selfless volunteers. Instead of having chip bags, beer cans, and cigarette butts to keep them company as they drive they now have Marigold bonanza orange, Rudbeckia prairie sun, Salvia victoria blue, Zinnia state fair mix.

Several containers on my west-facing deck.

The Herb Garden on Arleta Avenue is one of five adjacent thematic parks that comprise the ambitious Visitation Valley Greenway Project. In its entirety, the Greenway functions as an outdoor classroom and recreation area beautifying the landscape and uniting the diverse groups and generations of Visitacion Valley. This parkland incorporates a native plant garden, children's play garden, various fruit and street trees, public art made by school children and community members, agricultural crops, herb gardens, a Senior Pavilion, job training, and horticultural classes.

The Butchart Gardens at Todd Inlet, some 21 km from Victoria covers more than 55 acres of a 130 acre estate. The gardens were begun by Mr. and Mrs. Pim Butchart in an effort to beautify a worked-out quarry site.They decided to include it in their plans for landscaping their home grounds. Many rare and exotic shrubs, trees and plants were personally collected by the couple in their world travels and thus began the "Sunken Garden." The Gardens begun as a hobby by the Butcharts were constantly expanded and spilled over into the Rose, Italian and Japanese Gardens. The Gardens are visited by more than a million visitors each year. (Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/virgomerry/sets/458295/ )

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

Old Westbury Gardens, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the former home of John S. Phipps, his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps and their four children. Completed in 1906 by the English designer, George A. Crawley, the magnificent Charles II-style mansion is nestled amid 200 acres of formal gardens, landscaped grounds, woodlands, ponds and lakes. A side path has a predominance of bearded iris and foxgloves, with columbines and astilbes. Roses are on the walls and in the center of the garden.

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)

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.

This garden contains indiginous flora such as yellow wood sorrel, Russian thistle, groundsel, arrowhead, sassafras, sage brush, dodder, jewelwee, ground ivy, evening primrose, Queen Anne's lace, fleabane, dandelion, Kentucky bluegrass and goldenrod. (Source: Mick Hales Gardens Around the World)

I have many plants in containers, due to poor soil and rampant gophers. But I also have other plants in the ground, including roses, fortnight lilies and fruit trees. I love drought-resistant plants like Pride of Madeira, flax and ceanothus.

Basil, chives, and some house plants...

I love these pink camelias climbing this apartment building in Presidio Heights.

I love this frontyard right by the entrance of Julius Khan Park.

This is a beautiful garden in front of a dramatic English Tudor home on one of San Francisco's best streets

Completed in 2003, the garden is inspired by the hill towns in Italy. Structured but not formal, it uses well-water for irrigation and draws upon a color palette of "really good greens, butter yellow, sky blue, blush pink and white." There are beautiful old oaks, but brought in olive trees, Italian cypress, boxwood hedges, privet and English laurel. From the landing, seven terraces flank a grand staircase as it descends to the rolling lawn beside the pool and the re-sited pool house, which is now along an edge of the garden. An adjacent outdoor dining room under a grape-vine draped pergola was carefully situated for a cross-axial view of Mt. Tamalpais and the mission of San Rafael. The terraces along the staircase are lush with roses - at least 100 hybrid teas, and another hundred floribundas and David Austins - all organized from the lightest colors placed by the stairs to the red roses at the edges. (Source: http://www.marinij.com/lifestyles/ci_9138800 )

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.

U.K.Young Hardy/Half hardy Jungle garden heavily planted with Bamboos, Palms and about 10 different Musa and Ensete types.All in rural Oxfordshire. U.K.

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.

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

The very beginnings of a some day great garden.

cottage style perennials, shrubs and trees along with a bubbling pondless waterfall and birdhouses to compliment and add natures heavenly sounds

We live on 80 acres of woods,marsh,bog,wild field & pond. We are blessed with abundant and fascinating wildlife. We moved here in '06 to retire and simplify life. I vowed not to be tied to large and numerous gardens as my health is failing. I decided on a veggie garden with small beds and herb borders. I use a lot of fresh herbs in cooking,garnish, and healing. Each bed can be easily worked from a network of mulched pathways and instead of the one acre garden we once had to have to feed our large family, this garden provides enough for fresh eating and attractive plantings. In our front yard there was an existing crescent moon perennial garden we haven't been able to resist adding to until the borders are bursting and it was going to have to be expanded in some way. A new bed was tilled this summer and now we have mirror image gardens in the front yard on either side of a cement bench. We have just begun the plantings. In the back yard a tiny daylily bed has been replaced by a partial sun perennial garden, a small pond and border plantings. I have planted roses which I love but have not had good luck with in our previous home. To the west of the house, against the woods, we have a hosta bed that is beautifully serene. Our gardens are always evolving and quirky and challenge me to find ways to limit the work and enlist helpful hands and minds. I am by by no means a professional I just enjoy the sun, soil and challenge- So welcome to my garden

I grow fruit in veges in my front yard, and have goats and chickens out the back. I used to have my garden out the back, but gardens and goats and chickens aren't a good mix lol so starting from scratch. I use tyres for my raised beds, I'm trying to demonstrate how to garden cheaply, with minimum effort and maximum results. I'm just starting to put my first veges in again now, and would like to grow enough to be able to take fresh produce to the local farmers markets....we'll see. I also love flowers, I'm a rough and ready gardener so nothing looks too pretty or perfect, but I hope to create an abundance of fruit veges and flowers in my little space, I'm really into recycling, I think nature sets a perfect example there and I just try to follow it.

"Our Garden" is a community and demonstration garden created by the Contra Costa Times and Oakland Tribune newspapers and the Contra Costa Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners. The goal is to educate both beginning and advanced gardeners on the best techniques for growing their own vegetables, and to help feed the hungry. Produce grown in the garden is being donated to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. (Source: http://www.contracostatimes.com/ourgarden/ci_12495833 )

Since we moved here in 1991, we have grown a full range of vegetables including potatoes, lettuce, radish, tomatoes, beans, peas, onions, and many herbs. We have mint, oregano, catnip, chives, rosemary, dill, thyme, and cilantro.

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.

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.

This garden has been in the making since 1989 and has had to adapt to increasing shade. It is mostly a perennial garden that keeps changing all spring, summer and fall. After daffodils and tulips are done, each season is dominated by one or several showy perennials: peonies and penstimon in June, lilies and shasta daisies in July, dahlias and phlox in August, asters and chrysanthemums in September. Every season also has minor players like coral bells, astilbe, delphinim, foxglove, lady's mantle and many others. I look for a range of colors and textures My preference is for flowers that are suitable for cutting .

The Levinsons decided to buy the house, built during the '50s, from a real estate agent who had lived in it for 20 years, in 2006. Despite its flaws, the Levinsons decided to live in the house as it was for a year. That gave them enough time to get a feel for the place, to decide what changes they wanted to make and how to best make them. Copper gutters, which stand up well in a marine environment, were installed at a slight angle to collect and funnel rainwater to the huge cisterns anchored at the base of the house. The rainwater harvesting system is connected to a drip-irrigation system to water the newly landscaped grounds. (Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/12/REEK18L7KO.DTL )

This garden is on a city lot located on the West Coast of southern British Columbia in Coquitlam~ It is a small urban garden with perennials for sun and shade, native plants, vegetables and herbs, and a large deck garden with funky pots, a water garden in a half whiskey barrel, and potted shrubs and trees. The garden is is located on a plateau several hundred feet above sea level, although the ocean is only a few miles away, so it receives torrential down pourings of rain in the winter, AND spring, AND fall. And it also freezes for at least some of the winter. Snow and prolonged cold spells have become common in the past few winters. In the summer, the climate is hot and mostly dry for one to two months per year, and the heat can come on very fast, with no transition time which is hard on the plants, and the gardeners. Other garden threats here include children's feet, soccer balls, and my husband's four wheel drive wheels.

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.

A mixture of English-style perennials, with a strong component of daylilies, some of which I have hybridized.

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 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.

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 Gardens in my front yard, 2 on the east side of my house, 1 a herb and 1 a flower garden, also a 3rds garden on the north side, mostly roses and day lillies.

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.

I have several areas, a perennial shrub border in the front which is gradually taking over the lawn, a vegetable garden, a shade garden and an area "in transition"

This is another patio garden!

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.

mix of wild tiger lilies, and other plants

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......

Jade Hill is a hillside stroll garden with a varied collection of exotic plant material. A partial list includes dwarf yellow-stripe bamboo, fountain bamboo, lotus, magnolias, Japanese maples, and conifers. Trees, shrubs, and perennials have been planted to form a tapestry of color and texture. Features include a walk-through bamboo grove and goldfish ponds. An Oriental viewing pavilion cantilevered over a ledge overlooks a goldthemed garden. The rose garden has more than fifty varieties of hardy shrub roses. The garden was featured in the September 2006 issue of Better Homes & Gardens and the July 2007 issue of Hudson Valley. Information taken from: http://gardenconservancy.org/opendays/gardens.pl?ID=10&IDEvent=231&SortBy=&State=

Front, back, side and patio gardens, a fair amount of shade. Flowers (working toward mostly perennials in the beds), some herbs and a vegetable or two.

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

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.

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 .

My garden oasis has been a 3 year work in progress.I'm the "plant as much as you can and pray through the winter" type gardner.So far so good.I'm already looking at fall purchases!

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!

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

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.......

Corner lot in the west end of Ottawa... a work in progress.

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

Raised beds planted to variety of perennials.

perrenials, wildflowers, herbs, berries

For a few short months each year, my Mom goes crazy with her flowers! The cottage wouldn't be the same without her gardens :)

backyard sloping garden ending in lake

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!

Container garden on our back porch. Trying to make the most of a small space and loving it.

Novice gardener growing edible containers and other potted plants on the balcony and indoors... with moderate success.

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.

Compact and colourful with an ever increasing variety of perennials.

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.

Rectangle garden for fruit and vegtables.Ornimental gardens around home.

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.

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

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.

An eclectic work in progress.

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

It's full of shade and full sun plants.

just gorgeous I have photo's on face book rejean chretien in my photo's

There are several gardens around my home. Some in full some, some in very little sun and some in a good mix. The majority of plants around my house are drought tolerant and in full sun. The areas which have little sun contains lots of different hostas from small to huge! I have been here for over a year and half and am finally starting to get a handle on what is a plant and what is a weed. Having lots of fun!

We have inherited a former schoolhouse and the garden is the playground. We are near the Escarpment, which means rocks, and lots of them. Luckily, some former owners did most of the donkeywork, and it is my job to bring it back to life after many years of neglect.

Was a lovely Japanese garden when we bought the house, but I've planted bulbs and a Rowan tee and a contorted willow, as well as lilies and roses and all sorts of non-Japanese flowers, so it doesn't look quite the same as it used to!

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.

I have planted a variety of vegetables. Primarily garlic, tomatoes, peppers, onions, carrots, cabbage, zucchini, cucumbers, brussel sprouts, beans, peas and sweet potatoes.

Perennials, lots of hostas, vegetables

The sanctuary of my life!

20' x 50' rectagular community allotment garden at the Agnes Street Community Garden in Saanich, BC, Canada.

These are our gardens, which we enjoy and the neighbours look forward to seeing every spring. So many stop by to talk, when we're working outside, and the gardens create a lovely, friendly place for a long chat on a summer afternoon.

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! :)

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.

Actually I have 8 flower beds

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.

Inherited garden that I am renovating with my novice skills, that increase each year.

In a valley, on a steep slope. Microclimate may extend to zone 5, as lavendar survives the winter.

When we bought our house 9 years ago, we had a below grade garage attached to the house. The retaining wall was moving and cracking our foundation, so we had to remove it. It is now a walkout basement with a terraced garden beside it. It looks great now instead of what I used to call it: Our landslide.

Cape Cod vegetable garden featuring a variety from potatoes to garlic, for home use and fun, despite pulling weeds!

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

We have east exposure, so our garden is very mixed climatically. We have some areas that are extremely sunny and dry and others that are partial and others that are full shade.

Small vegetable garden north of Atlanta.

Small gardens around trees & planters on patio.

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.

a mixture of vegetables and lillies and other perennials

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.

making a rock garden out of nothing.

The Jardin des Plantes is the main botanical garden in France. It is one of seven departments of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. It is situated in the 5ème arrondissement, Paris, on the left bank of the river Seine and covers 28 hectares (280,000 m²). The grounds of the Jardin des Plantes includes four galleries of the Muséum: the Grande Galerie de l'Évolution, the Mineralogy Museum, the Paleontology Museum and the Entomology Museum. In addition to the gardens there is also a small zoo, founded in 1795 by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre from animals of the royal menagerie at Versailles. The Jardin des Plantes maintains a botanical school, which trains botanists, constructs demonstration gardens, and exchanges seeds to maintain biotic diversity. About 4500 plants are arranged by family on a one hectare (10,000 m²) plot. Three hectares are devoted to horticultural displays of decorative plants. An Alpine garden has 3000 species with world-wide representation. Specialized buildings, such as a large Art Deco wintergarden, and Mexican and Australian hothouses display regional plants, not native to France. The Rose Garden, created in 1990, has hundreds of species of roses and rose trees. (Source: Wikipedia.org)

In 1905 Bagatelle was sold to the City of Paris. Just prior to its redevelopment, Bagatelle was a strange sight. A landscape where rivers, paths and beds of flowers, created in the XIXth century, softened the surprise effects of the pre-romantic gardens of the Count d'Artois without detracting from its spirit. From 1905, the J.-C.-N. Forestier, the Commissioner of the Jardins de Paris, succeeded in retaining the garden's style whilst at the same time redeveloping it. In order to make the public more aware of the growing popularity of horticulture, J.-C.-N. Forestier created temporary and permanent collections of horticultural plants. He built the famous rose gardens, the iris garden and the presenters, designed a pond to improve the presentation of aquatic plants and water lilies which were so dear to the painter Claude Monet. In 1907 he organised the first international competition for new roses. Exhibitions, concerts and various cultural events are periodically held in the castle and the magnificent Bagatelle gardens. (Source: http://www.v1.paris.fr/EN/Visiting/gardens/parc_bagatelle.asp )

In the pagoda garden, the flow of water can be compared to the life cycle. In this garden a group of rocks represents the mountain from which flows a head symbol of the birth. From the source to the pool, a small vivid stream evokes childhood, the pond evokes the period of doubt and indecision of adolescence, followed by the cascade symbolizing the physical and intellectual changes of this period. To reflect the problems of adult life, the stream which follows is meandering and the water is running, symbolizing active life. Finally, the central pond in the garden, the lake, represents old age and retirement, a calm and serene period, very important if we take into account the size of the lake compared to other periods.

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

This is where my heart is and my place of peace and sanity. I love to come and work in the soil and look at the colors and the changing shapes and sizes of the plants and to keep changing things year after years, adding this and removing that. I love to taste the produce from my tiny vegetable garden and complete with the weather and the creatures for the produce to see who will win this year. It is always different and always challenging and always a feast to the eyes and the heart.

Flowers and vegetables

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.

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!

Medium size, peas, carrots, turnip, potatoes, onions, spinach

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.

A simple cottage garden that my children can play in.

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

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.

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.

specimen blue spruce perennial bed w/ lilacs, hostas, peony, spirea, fiddlehead ferns, bleeding heart, Sweet William, columbine, yellow stonecrop, variegated tall grass

My collection of plants

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

Semi Shade side yard with tall Elms shading on boulevard located on a corner...

Lots of flowers, fruit and a gingko biloba tree!

This is our flowerbed out front. We have a large veggie garden out back. I have a lot of marigolds this year, but there are also daisies, cosmos, and wildflowers all started from seed this year. There were some bulbs planted last year, daffodils, and freesia, but they have not come up.

I've a small nursery runniing from my home, where I grow organic vegetables, Herbs and medicinal plants. Its my passion and my pleasure.

Many things contribute to this garden but as in everything, each will take their own view from it. As Persig said, a motorcycle is a sytem, this garden is a sytem comprised of structural relationship and most everything even the 100 ft. spruce have been started from seed. Our mother never spent much for her plants but refused to waste time on any seeds that didn't meet her standards. The lawn is not always green and lush but is tough and seems to live on and have periods when it is like a bed of green velvet. What else can be said.

This garden has been a work in progress over the past three years.

I started out with plans for an English garden but because of the soil and the type of plants that favoured the location it turned into an Eclectic garden. My children love it and my cats think they are living in a garden jungle when everything is fully grown. It is also a nature habitat and I also try to grow plants for the wild birds, butterflies, and bees.

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.

Got rid of all the lawn and have nothing but rocks, perennials and a pond.

for fun, exercise, and teach the kids.

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

Just moved out here last fall so this is our first year.

A collection of gardens featuring perennials, annuals, shrubery, pathways, water features and ornaments suitable to the sun/shade conditions. Several sitting areas provide interesting and colorful perspectives of the landscape.

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

Small space gardening

We bought a house in 2007. At the front was a porch that needed re-building, a narrow strip of earth enclosed by a cement wall that had presumably once been a garden, a cement walk, and grass. It was boring and not very "green". We re-built the porch with wide welcoming steps using Trex composite lumber and a railing of salvaged spindles. We removed all the concrete and grass. Instead, we laid a curved flagstone path, which allows drainage. We turned the remaining space into a garden, planted with mostly perennials, and centred around a semi-dwarf cherry tree we planted in memory of my father. The yard is about 17 x 23 feet, and it faces east, so gets early morning sun on all of it. But as the day continues the shadow moves from the house outward, so about half is a shade garden and the rest more sunny. All plants are easy-care, and we've incorporated a little companion planting (chives and alium near a rose bush, etc.), focused on native and drought-tolerant species, included wildlife friendly varieties, and mixed in a few edibles amongst the ornamentals. Compost enriches the soil, and leaves and natural wood chips are used as mulch in some areas. We've tweaked it a little since the initial planting in the spring of 2008, moving and adding a few things. But generally the garden is thriving, and we've received many positive comments about it. In it's first year, we even entered it in the "David Suzuki Digs My Garden" contest, and won an honourable mention!

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

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 have had raised beds for quite some years, but two years ago I decided to go to square foot gardening. I plant peas, carrots, various lettuces, several different herbs, peppers (jalapeno and chili), garlic, onions, cucumbers, spinach, potatoes and beans. I built a spiral herb garden this summer to plant 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.

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!

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

Work in progress ...

We are trying to grow veg in a very wet climate! Most of the pumpkin/squash have rotted! Shared veg area with neighbour and we hope to plant wildflowers around the basic lawns.

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

Our garden consists of a mixture of perennials, shrubs, trees, annuals and vegetables. We love rocks and have retrieved the stones from many sources throughout Eastern Manitoba.

No veggie garden this year. Just flower gardens.

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.

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.

Three acres. One acre of formal gardens containing herbaceous borders, stream and pond, lawns, kitchen garden, shrub borders, orchard. Two acres planted with decidious trees, paths cut through to river bank.

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

English garden out front. Shade ravine garden on west side and terraced mixed perennials down to the Madawaska River on South-facing steep hill.

Terraced and gravelled laid with shrubs, grasses and spring bulbs. Lawn to left and vegetable garden above and right.

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.

whatever kind of soil i have, it is great - stuff grows like a weed - hence and english style garden. Mostly sun, but shade at the end of my yard.

For the past three years I've been attempting to re-establish a garden which my mother had over 10 years ago. The earth sat for about eight years and then weeds invaded with overgrowth (as the house and property were rented). I have been adding sand, peat and manure to the clay like soil and am starting to have success with growing vegetables. Which is great considering the house is just under 4000ft on the Kimberley Ski Hill. Next step is to landscape and re-establish a lawn.

ex farmyard with stone in parts

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

My learner project #1.

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.

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.

I also grow a lot of things in containers as I am renting the house I live in.

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

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.

I really enjoy growing all things tropical. I grow many outdoors and some in the sunroom.

I have a mostly shade garden in a woodland setting. Lots of tree roots to contend with, but I like to experiment to see just how far I can push the envelope. I'm fairly new at this but completely smitten.

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!

I grow what is native to the area. It is a wildlife preserve intended for the critters that were here before I got here.

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!

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

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

fruit and veggies

This is a previously neglected area in front of a parade of shops which is being "renovated" by a volunteer group from the Midleton Transition Town Project. We are a group of like-minded people with an interest in global issues such as Climate Change, recycling and encouraging self-sufficiency by growing your own herbs and vegetables. The object of the gardening excercise is to increase awareness and interest in growing herbs and other beneficial plants in addition to providing colour and interest to an uncared for area. The shoppers and other local people are free to help themselves to seeds and to take and use the herbs, flowers etc. in the hope that they will develop an interest in growing their own produce.

a work in progress

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

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

A new garden planted last fall more added this spring..Still a work in progess.

At first sight, Roald Dahl's garden at Gipsy House, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, could be anyone's – anyone, that is, with a good deal of taste, time and money. The acre or so, plus meadow, that surrounds the 18th-century doll's house he bought 50 years ago, is divided into a series of rooms, at varying levels on the Chiltern hillside. An orchard, a vegetable garden and a series of bordered spaces descend towards the house. (Source: The Telegraph)

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.

Developing a food forest based on perennial fruit and nuts. Introduction of more native species, increased habitat diversity introducing coarse woody debris, rockeries, wildflower meadow. It's a work in progress

3 year old, north facing plot, we have planned from scratch. I will add photos soon.

A LITTLE PIECE OF LAND ON EARTH

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.

Front and rear rock gardens,perenials,shrubs. Both gardens terraced levels, zen like atmosphere

A work in progress since the pool was removed.

I've been flower and veggie gardening in this location for twenty years. Prior to that it was grow bags on the tiny back deck off the kitchen of our flat in Muswell hill, North London, UK. Our back garden is quite large and dominated by 4 enormous and venerable old cedars who create areas of dry shade, partial shade and dappled sunshine. There are some areas which receive about 5 hours of sunshine a day so they are where we built the raised veggie beds. The front garden gets more sunlight and is consequently drier. The soil in the back garden is quite loamy in most areas. The front has been amended over the years with lots of compost, the back garden too. We have three compost bins. I am an experimental gardener and garden organically. I haven't met a seed I didn't like and love to plant whatever seeds I come across. I am growing a persimmon in the front window. I also have a Cardiocrinum giganteum and Mecanopsis betonicifolia and other unusual plants. Happy gardening all!

4 gardens; 3 raised and 1 tilled

Circle Y Farm includes rocky ridges, swamps, creeks, bottomland, forests, sunny locations, pastures, timberland, and more. All kinds of geography, with some in sun, sun in shade, and some in between.

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.

garden mums, small shrubs and bee balm..corn flowers..lavendar..

I have a 25' x 39' area in the back yard, I was lucky enough that my landlord allowed a garden. This year my husband and I made raised beds in that area, I love it. If it rains allot the soil drains well, where some people have complained of drowning gardens doing the raised bed thing seems to have saved our garden. My tomatoes have really taken off this year:)

MY GARDEN HAS A MIX OF EVERYTHING , ROSES BLOOMING FLOWERS , EDIBLES , HERBS AND ALL KINDS OF TROPICALS PLUS HUGE FERNS!

My flowers & foliage are a scrap book of people , places & events significant to our life. I like for them to have color & invite beneficial bugs, birds & people to enjoy and share their beauty. Photographing the blooms & bugs is a large part of the joy the garden shares.

I adore gardening

The garden is made with Landscape timbers arranges so there are six sides. Landscape timbers are used to divide the garden into six wedges. there is a different herb or edible plant in each wedge. Included are Three kinds of thyme in one wedge, two kinds of Lavender in another. In a third is two kinds of parsley, in the fourth is chocolate mint, the next has nasturtiums and the last has sage.

I grow container citrus, from seeds, and eventually from cuttings and through grafts. I have a balcony full of tomato plants, peppers, and herbs. I love my garden and the rewards of seeing it grow are inexplicable. Trying to get some lemon and lime trees started, but I don't know if they'll survive the winter.

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.

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

a little of this and a little of that, area gardens wherever it looked balanced, alot of planting where ever the bulbs or seeds landed!

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.

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..

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

I am growing Dahlias, lillies, blueberries and an assortment of hanging baskets. I dig up my Dahlia tubers each fall and have a very good display each August. Preferring the 'giant' size Dahlia... I am also introducing Peonies for early blooms, since Dahlias are late bloomers.

A few flowers, shrubs, and vegetable plants

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.

Grass garden with recycled building materials back yard pool and deck.

I have flower beds on all sides of the house. The back was mostly shade until we lost a big tree last winter. I have a mixture of perennials, shrubs and bulbs.

a mixed classic/edible garden in the process of being renovated after years of neglect! umpteen mature trees and shrubs and interesting landscape - back turned over to be a gravelled kitchen garden

A beautiful fish pond with waterfall surrounded by various flowers

created gardenrooms, small kitchengarden, greenhouse, fragrant flowers/bushes. Some healing plants

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

Vegetable garden on a hill...Raised borders cut into the clay ...Square Foot Gardening method used with heirloom vegetables where possible

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.

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. This year we've 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.

Vegetable Garden with raised beds containing organic material/soil, growing herbs, root and other vegetables from seed. Hoping to expand in size next year to introduce more varieties of vegetables and fruit plants/trees.

backyard

I have a balcony garden and grow flowers and some vegetables.

medium size front garden, in need of a variety of bushes.

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

Welcome to the Earth-Sheltered (Community) Garden...a living space for development of produce to eat and people to meet. We are developing the 3 C's---Community Garden...Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and Commerce (Farmer's Market near by). Started by Rebecca (Becky) Weitzel and Jeff Waschkowski and On The Edge Enterprises, Inc. We live in a concrete earth-sheltered next to the properties we are purchasing and developing into the Earth-Sheltered (Community) Garden in Omaha, Nebraska USA. We want to share our skills and resources and ask others to join us to continue to celebrate residential and commercial diversity and harmony. On The Edge lives an active lifestyle. We are interested in fitness of body (Above The Bar fitness software), fitness of technology (Microsoft Certified Partner), fitness of property (ours and others) and fitness of resources (keeping it green).

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

Three challenges are faced in this garden...the soil , the aspect and the slope. However , I have enjoyed trying to make something productive out of it and it keeps me busy! The front garden is pretty steep but gets all the sun ( and wind ). The soil is not too bad but thin in places with rock underneath. Mainly ornamental except for the small bricked area near the house where I get all my seedlings started and grow some edibles. The back garden is starting to look like an allotment according to my neighbours...their dining room window looks right onto it ( another challenge!). The soil there is pure clay so I have 4 deep beds and a hugelbeet with a few extra bits recently converted to usable soil by a kind of lasagne method. The house shades this garden almost completely in the winter but in summer half of it gets most of the sun available. A large area of flax stops the garden from falling down the gully and is home to 3 chickens at the moment.

Veg, fruit , herbs and general plants

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

back yard

My garden is about 3 acres, with mixed sun and shade, trees and flowers and surround by forest. I have wild and tame flowers, and am working on a raised bed veggie/fruit garden. I am still building the raised beds. Last winter, I transplanted some wild black raspberries and they are doing well in the new spot. I hope to get a nice blueberry patch going too. I am also trying to build a Victorian Romance Garden with old varieties of roses.

3 square foot plots 4 x 4 each. Soil is a mix of vermiculite, organic compost and peat.

Still a work in progress i like to try new things

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!!...

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

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

Potted plants

our vegie garden

A garden was created out of a plain grass lawn a year ago. My aim was to create a place of peace and tranquility so I planted white flowering trees, white flowers and shrubs.

i have inherited this one, so a work in progress. Soon to build a new house in same area so can start from scratch. mostly perennials and roses, some natives, have a small vege garden in old baths

lots of colour, still learning lots but loving it

First Zantedeschia Pentlandii flower grown from seed. 2 years. Seed kindly supplied by a national bulb-growing / propagating / selling company without charge to me. Isn't it beautiful! Zants are my favorite flower aside from Gloriosa Rothschildiana/Superba, but I have no luck with them. Wild and weird abstract collection of plants mainly grown from seeds & cuttings. Climate Zone Summer Rainfall, Winter frost. Soil Type acidic loam to clay to well-drained. North-facing slope, between high walls. 24 square metres. See others at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4285&id=1457234328&l=2fc912be34

I created a secret garden on the side of property between the garden wall and a granny cottage using pavers and pots.

I am unable to get around but, my garden is my outlet and when in bloom it is a place truly to take your problems away. It is still an ongoing design and has many 'rooms', even the dogs are allowed to run in certain areas. A bird haven and child friendly.

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.

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

My creative space

many big fruit trees- avocado, litchi and others mean that full sun is limited and thus we have a lot of plectranthus and clivia. full sun beds are about 100 rosebushes, veggies, and mixed borders.

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

Mostly indigenous (couldn't find the Indigenous Garden Style) planted to withstand severe frost, attract birds, insects, butterflies, lizards, frogs and small mammals. Trees consist of Acacias, Karees and Celtis.

I just love my garden. I have a three dimensional garden with specialized plants in pots because of moles. I have made lots of focal points and I think its a garden that draws you to it. I sometimes wish it was more sunny but then there are so many beautiful plants that love the shade. My Hybrid Hibiscus Sinensus are truly rewarding when they flower. I have seven different named varieties. I also love hanging baskets even though they take a lot of extra care and water. I grow a lot of my plants from slips with great success. My worm bins keep me busy and they are very rewarding with the worm tea that I pour over my plants from time to time and they produce very good compost. I have great fun and am truly thankful to have a garden. God is good.

Large farm garden. Vegetables and English type garden

from roses to flowers and cactus to ferns and palmtrees. What a mixture! need guidance on expanding and building a winning garden. Dream of having a big farm with lots of plants and giving away half to underprivilegded so they can enjoy it!

A mixture of English to Orchids

I have just started creating this garden in between getting my own landscape horticultural business up and going.

Samll garden with a wildlife pond, surrounded by rocks, wood & shells as main feature. Mostly indigenous. Near the sea. Mostly shaded.

Low mainance, part formal, part informal

Rocky,sloped garden with indiginous trees and old Cycads.Lots of potted plants

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

Shady Pretoria garden Chalky water ph 7. Temp. between -7 and 36 cent

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

creative, informal. nice to enjoy and to play in

ferns,pond,still lots to do

Lush, green and full

It is a small garden in a townhouse complex, comprising lawn, shade plants, fairly eclectic mix. Quite a few pots. Summer rainfall, frosty winters.

a small backyard garden with raised wooden beds

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.

Just over 16sqm(?) distributed in four equal sized sleeper-raised garden beds on the Southern side of the house - conversion of the original driveway. Loosely-based on the Square Foot Gardening principles, each bed has a varied collection of seasonal produce at any one time, including flowers and herbs. Watering is almost solely achieved via laundry greywater, soil is kept productive via a combination of a ~50ltr worm farm (converted stone basin) and two compost bins (one stationary, the other rotating).

memorial garden for an angel

I have a 3 acre yard/garden with large trees, flowers, a spot I am working on for my veggie/fruit garden. I am growing rose of sharon, forsythia, lilacs, roses, hostas, lilies, pink flowering almond, wildflowers, daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, etc... I have blackberries, black raspberries (both wild), strawberries, blueberrry bushes, Jerusalem artichokes, sedums, wild purple phlox, tame phlox, grapes, pears, peaches, cherries, and many others. The rest of my place is mostly wooded.

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

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

Private indigenous beach garden and balcony garden at Pinard on Sea Neighborhood Boutique Hotel in Bloubergstrand, South Africa.

Set at the end of a mist belt, this north-facing sub-tropical garden is established with indigenous, mostly endemic trees, shrubs and soft plants. Started in 1997, some trees have grown at a rate exceeding 1 metre/year, so most of the garden is in dappled shade. There are about 500 different plant species, 300 of which are trees. 2 rivers are present - 1 bisects the 4000m2 property, while 1 runs along the bottom boundary. Snakes and bush-babies are common visitors, and we have a good collection of web-weaving spiders. A lot of life is resident on the adjacent Krantzkloof Nature Reserve, and we benefit from the large assortment of birdlife found there. Temperatures range from 5'C to 35'C, and rainfall approx. 1000mm/year.

We are looking to start a garden with a home that we have renovated and been building on for 4 years, leaving us very little in the way of a garden at present, needing ideas and plants that grow in very sandy (seasand) soil

We are looking to start a garden with a home that we have renovated and been building on for 4 years, leaving us very little in the way of a garden at present, needing ideas and plants that grow in very sandy (seasand) soil

mainly palms and cycads, floor covered with pebbels, some antique stones and clay pots, beneath the trees.

80% indigenous - 20% vegetable

My gardenn is mainly indigenous as i live on a reserve, i have also started an organic veggie garden

small shrub and flower garden out front, small organic vege garden out back.

organic vegetables, herbs and fruits

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.

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.

Would love a lush green garden but the soil is very poor and am at wits' end on what to do. HELP!!! Anyone!!!

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.

Gaining experience - want to grow flowers for a living. Heathers, roses, primroses, tubs, climbers

My house is in County Clare, in a little spot called Doorus, next to Lough Graney. I have 5 acres of land but 3 of those are meadow. It is all very damp as I live next to a bog, with my husband. He has been associated with horticulture all his life and I have always been a gardener. We have mostly mixed beds with a core of shrubs and perennials plus some annuals for colour. Cosmos do particularly well and dahlia. We have many bulbs, tulips and daffodils plus others. We have a large contorted willow in the front lawn. A stream runs down the land when it rains, but soon dries up if it ever stops raining. My husband grows vegetables, gladioli and the annuals from seed. We love our fresh vegetables. When we moved here, the front garden had been laid out with walls with plants in the tops of them. We have added several beds.

No es propiamente un jardín, sino un vivero con sentido ecológico, artesanal y comercial.

My new recent backyard garden

Front - grass, paving design, indigenous, landscaped Back - grass, pool, shrubs on border Side - art garden

Totally organic, wild, mostly indigenous, attracting lots of wildlife.

Our Garden is a long time traditional nursery we have fruit plants and many other species we are in about 2000 feet above the sea level Directed to the lovers of the nature who want to learn to cultivate plants and to enjoying the nature misiòn: To offer to them the oprotunity of estimating, knowing and loving the plants and to enjoy the nature, to love to it ,understand it and to preserve it

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.

a small garden of herbs

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

I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAIN AND IS VERY HUMID BUT IDEAL FOR ORCHIDS,IMPATIENS AND LOT OF DIFFERENTS FLOWERS AND FRUIT TREES

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.

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

My home garden is a balcony container garden in the summertime, a cold-frame and indoor germination clutter in the spring, and, in the late fall and wintertime, an indoor/outdoor experimental garden featuring a mini-greenhouse and AeroGarden. Gardening is in me, every season

An organic garden, mostly raised beds, containing culinary herbs, medicinal herbs, flowers and vegetables.

My garden is grown from cuttings and plants that I generously collect from friends and family. I do not have a planting plan so the garden planted all over the show. I do not have gardening "rooms" but would love to incorporate that at some stage. This spring was the best my garden has ever looked. Still waiting for a garden bench to put under the massive tree in the front garden.

Bright with lots of vines and flowers.

1200m2 1/2 lawn - informal, Have two big coral trees - one front garden the other back. Have a small vege garden as well. Arums, Agapanthus, Petria creeper, Wysteria creeper, Jasmine creeper, Banksia roses, Galpinia trees, bouganvilla intense pink, Have a small earthworm farm, some crotons, Mock Orange bushes and ciggarette tree over birdbath.

it's a self sufficiency garden i've built up the soil from scratch, built a chookshed, am on rainwater from a tank and have espaliered a variety of fruits, and grow as many different types of heirloom vegetables and herbs as i can. there was a small grove of almonds when i got here and a few gums but the rest of my 500 metre squared patch that's not covered by my litlle brick church has been converted to garden beds.

We live in tropical Mexico and are trying to establish a garden on stony, sandy acid soil so have had a large compost bin made and planted lots of bouganvilleas. I have high hopes for my vanilla orchid even though we were infested by many decorative caterpillars this autumn.

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

dedicated to myself to dream and rest, and to work in it is a pleasure.

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.

Mostly indiginous with English style flowers mixed. Open grass and full flower beds with a number of trees. Not a big garden, middle of the range. Some areas are in full sun but most in shade.

smallish garden that is after 7 years getting there!

It's my place :)

The front yard is a mixture of shade and sun. The house faces north and closest to the house I have had to plant shade loving perennials and shrubs. It has been quite a challenge to find plants that will bloom beautifully in the shade.

independent website that was established in memory of the horrors of the late Ruth Benjamin in the first leading agronomists, who ran the ornamental farm for many years until his death prematurely. Acclimatization devoted her life to new plants and distributing in the country. Most of the existing house plants in Israel have the brought down and ornamental Htaklmotm here to experience its dedicated staff The purpose of this site to share the knowledge accumulated over years of work clearly and simple to anyone interested in adding knowledge and centralize existing gardener in a simple matter

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

6m x 12m city garden,no grass,modern..

colourful, friendly, partially shaded with quite a few fruit (figs, quince, pecan nut, olive, orange and lemon) trees.

Home garden in Ilola, Vantaa. More pictures about project: http://www.kikaloo.com/html/puutarha_etusivu.html

I have a few vegetables here and there, some berries, and 47 fruit trees!

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.

My garden is like Topsy -it just grew. My main garden area is to the front and is mainly lawn and shrubs under Umbrella pines, with a Lime tree and a couple of olive trees. I have an Orleander hedge to the front - I have plans to turn the part in front of the house into a formal Italian garden. At the side of the house I have a pool side garden which is only in its second year and consists mainly of interesting shrubs and container plants. At the other side of the house is my olive grove and Orto (vegetable garden)At the front of the Olive grove I have planted a Pittisphorum hedge but it is not doing very well. I have lots of ideas, very little cash and less energy than I used to have so progress is slow!

lulu's yard

Seaside location. 3/4 acre situated in the beautiful southwest of Ireland.

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.

we've lived here for only 6 months...Im looking forward to this spring to begin the base of a beautiful yard for the years to come...shrug, mainly shrub and grass now. significant slope in the back, down to a flat grass space.

Flowergarden

Inhereted a wisteria covered garden, which is still coming up with wist. shoots, inspite of trying to get rid of it repeatedly. Am trying to create a sub-tropical garden, but am presently having trouble with my broamiliads, which I had been told would be very easy. Have also not have much success with frangipany and did not realise that I should haave cut back my hibiscus. Did manage to transplant silver ferns and am also slowly getting rid of the bulbs of the ferns, which were very prolific before I tried to sort the garden, for my daughter's wedding 20th Feb.

Love growing perennials and keep finding plants I 'have to have'. Finding spots for them gets harder every year!

Established medium-sized suburban garden with many large trees, planting mostly indigenous plants, focus on attracting birds & other wildlife to the garden. Have large population of birds - visiting & nesting in the garden, also bats, butterflies, geckos, skinks, etc. Owl box installed, to date no-one has taken upo residence.

La Manzanilla, Jalisco Mexico's first community garden. 14 plots, 1000's of seeds and we will see!

visitors to Alcatraz find a landscape alive with fragrant old roses, fig trees, bulbs, and colorful succulents—historic examples of sustainable planting. Where historic plantings were lost, visitors now see new plants with low maintenance and water needs more appropriate to today’s conditions. These substitute plants, brought into the gardens starting in 2005, are similar in type, form, scale, and color to the plants in historic photographs. (Source: http://www.alcatrazgardens.org/index.php )

Established in the early 1970s, the Potrero Hill Community Garden is one of 40 gardens operating under the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. Membership is open to any resident of the city. Located on a once-vacant lot above the slopes where the "Goat Lady" of Potrero Hill used to graze her herd, the garden now consists of 50 plots and common areas maintained by local residents using only organic methods. The garden boasts of panoramic views of the Mission, Twin Peaks, and beyond. Its sunny, Mediterranean climate permits cultivation of fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals, including dahlias -- the official flower of San Francisco. (Source: http://www.potrerogarden.org )

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.

Large variety of succulents and cacti.

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

About 130'. Rockery, huge willow, containers, many perennials, unheated greenhouse, some soft fruit, poor apple trees, holly, herbs, lawn, patio. Faces East.

a large garden all aroun the oue and closed in by fences and hedges with mostly perennial plants, spring bulbs, bushes, roses and a few trees. There are terraces but it is flat all round the house. I try to hav some flowers in evry part of the year so we have some colours but my favourie plant is the clematis then delphiniums, phlox, and roses. It's hard work but my husband helps a loy with the hedges ,trees and grass but I like to se to the flows and bushes. As it is half-way up a hill,the babk of the gard has a lot of shafe wgere the ortensia grow really well. I hope that thy allow pictues on here becaus it's noy asy to escibe a garden.

3 year old landscaping. East facing. Low maintenanace

Part English country garden, water wise garden, vegetable garden, park, trees for Africa, wilderness, shade garden

Starting out my first collection of potted plants in a covered patio / sunroom

Bellis perennis growing and some sort of flowers

Almost west coast but bit of tropical feel.

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.

My ex-garden in Long Island,New York was on a good size of land. A lotus pond with lotus, waterlily and Koi fish; Tree Peony, Coreopsis, Japanese Maple, Pines, Dogwoods, Azalea, roses and Clementis... Spring,summer,fall,winter, spring... enchanting to see the seasons change. Now I move to Hong Kong in which private land garden is almost not existing, only with a hot and a cool season. It is a big void without any plant life around, so I created this balcony garden to fill the void - from 8000 sq ft to 38 sq ft - what a drastic change! But that little sacred space capsulizes the universal joy of gardening - ????, ????...

Small back garden exposed to the elements. Wind and salt.

Collection of indoor & outdoor flora and fauna -assorted Heliconia, Sansivera, Lavata, Periwinkles, Petunias, Peace lily, ferns, ivy, money plant, bougainvillae, etc

small garden with lawn and flowers, sun in morning.

Beautiful

Herb garden, bouganvillia, plumeria, hibiscus, orchids, and asorted green vines and plants

Laura and John are growing vegetables and herbs this summer! Paxton Garden is a container garden on an east-facing balcony in the suburbs of Chicago. We have planted tomatoes, green beans, spinach, arugula, Swiss chard, broccoli, lettuce, strawberries, green garlic, basil, cilantro, oregano, parsley, and lavender. For more visit: http://paxtongarden.blogspot.com/

I moved to my grandparents home in 1994 and this garden was a jungle, the last person to really tend it was my great grandfather. It took me many years for trying to stay ahead of the weeds and not knowing much about gardening to get it where it is today. There is a lot more to do...

I moved to my grandparents home in 1994 and this garden was a jungle, the last person to really tend it was my great grandfather. It took me many years of trying to stay ahead of the weeds and not knowing much about gardening to get it where it is today. There is a lot more to do...

Shrubs, flowers,some small trees

Continental garden in Zagreb, Croatia, South Central Europe

a mess lots of water in spring and dry in summer

I have a garden divided into two zones; one sunny area and one shady area. The sunny part is what people first see while walking by and upon entering, and the shady garden is more private, behind the house with roses on a pergola and high hedges around the edge of the property.

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.

Beginnings of a cottage style garden. Only a year old.

wij zijn bezig steeds met plannig, beplanting enz... :-)

beds around house and small vegetable area

Bit of a wild garden with very little top soil. There is a sand and gravel quarry behind me - my soil is the same. Needs structure and some planting ideas. Looking for low maintenace ideas (no lawns etc) and to keep it as close as possible to plants that grow locally

Although a 0B zone, I have some help with microclimates and am able to push the limit to grow hardy versions of Zone 4 plants. Most Zone 3 plants do well, but with our short growing season, some plants do not get a chance to bloom before frost comes. We can't really put anything out before the 3rd week of June and have frost before the beginning of September. I spend far too much on annuals for pots and window boxes, but depend on many wonderful perennials for summer colour. Plants that many would consider invasive re sometimes the only ones that grow well here!

More in dreams than in reality :)

At this stage a new garden, ground with lots of building rubble, drainage quite well. In the shade I have tropical plants, in the semi sun ponytail, yesterday today tomorrow,no real colour.

I'm planning on the first garden to consist of (in order of rows)... 1. Bush beans 2. Bean herbs (bohnen kraut) 3. Tomatoes 4. Lauch (onions) 5. Karrots with Dill mixed in 6. Onions surrounded by the veggi garden will be certain flowers, Marigold, Ringelblumen that help with the bugs and soil. On a second level (terrace) I plan to plant more Tomatoe plants surrounded by Lavender and Echinicea.

Small garden. Both sides of the stairs in the first floor apartment.Need soil and drain system. It has some orchids, heliconias and grass.One small space for herbs.

With an Indian coffee bush in the middle. Red mulch, color flowers...

a neglected garden which i am slowly rescuing bit by bit

Lots of flowers that bloom at different times during the summer. Most of my gardens are very simple, more wild flowers than rose type gardens. I base most of my design on color and a cutting garden. The key to any good garden is to cut, cut, cut; it keeps plants healthy and blooming. Another important factor is the soil - always prepare your soil before planting. Love to work the ground, I think I am a farmer-girl at heart.

2 trees in pots!

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

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!

Small balcony on the 9th Floor of an apartment building.

Butterfly garden-perenials

all rounder

Situated on a 2 stremma plot, the garden has been started from scratch, having been just wild when plot and house was purchased.

Three acres of tropical trees, plants and flowers. We have the fragrant Ylang-ylang trees surrounding our outdoor breakfast nook. Just in the front yard are: Voyager palm, Royal Palm, Breadfruit tree, Nimm trees, platinos, year-round flowering Musiendas, Elephant foot palm, gardenia plants, Lluvia de Oro plants, orchids, laurels (around the pool), 3 Allspice trees, countless vivid red, orange and yellow Banderas Espanol, hybiscus everywhere, fragrant Azucenas, bougenvilla, Miami palms, fan palms and assorted trees and flowers that I cannot recall the names. There are several tall, skinny cypress trees near the fountain, several cypress trees that look more like Christmas trees than cypress. The entire garden is bursting with bright, vivid colors and a walk-about the garden assails your olfactory senses with myrid of fragrances. Needless to say, the garden calls out to the hummingbirds and doves, plus a multitude of other flying aves. Pictures are forthcoming. Welcome to my Garden.

Three acres of tropical trees, plants and flowers. We have the fragrant Ylang-ylang trees surrounding our outdoor breakfast nook. Just in the front yard are: Voyager palm, Royal Palm, Breadfruit tree, Nimm trees, platinos, year-round flowering Musiendas, Elephant foot palm, gardenia plants, Lluvia de Oro plants, orchids, laurels (around the pool), 3 Allspice trees, countless vivid red, orange and yellow Banderas Espanol, hybiscus everywhere, fragrant Azucenas, bougenvilla, Miami palms, fan palms and assorted trees and flowers that I cannot recall the names. There are several tall, skinny cypress trees near the fountain, several cypress trees that look more like Christmas trees than cypress. The entire garden is bursting with bright, vivid colors and a walk-about the garden assails your olfactory senses with myrid of fragrances. Needless to say, the garden calls out to the hummingbirds and doves, plus a multitude of other flying aves. Pictures are forthcoming. Welcome to my Garden.

Three acres of tropical trees, plants and flowers. We have the fragrant Ylang-ylang trees surrounding our outdoor breakfast nook. Just in the front yard are: Voyager palm, Royal Palm, Breadfruit tree, Nimm trees, platinos, year-round flowering Musiendas, Elephant foot palm, gardenia plants, Lluvia de Oro plants, orchids, laurels (around the pool), 3 Allspice trees, countless vivid red, orange and yellow Banderas Espanol, hybiscus everywhere, fragrant Azucenas, bougenvilla, Miami palms, fan palms and assorted trees and flowers that I cannot recall the names. There are several tall, skinny cypress trees near the fountain, several cypress trees that look more like Christmas trees than cypress. The entire garden is bursting with bright, vivid colors and a walk-about the garden assails your olfactory senses with myrid of fragrances. Needless to say, the garden calls out to the hummingbirds and doves, plus a multitude of other flying aves. Pictures are forthcoming. Welcome to my Garden.

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...

I fell in love with this wraparound garden. It's not large but there are are over 120 different plants in it, some quite unusual. It has a lot of flowering shrubs, one of which has a wonderful fragrance...in January!! There is a fair bit of shade, but I take advantage of the sunny spots. It's really mild here on the west coast so I can grow things which wouldn't otherwise be possible. It's my haven

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

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!

our little patch of green in melbourne's inner north

Mixed garden

Live on a creek bank. Beautiful soil which makes it easy for gardening ie. digging etc. Lots of rainfull in the wet too which helps.

My husband and i go all out all summer to plant bedding plants

This was dug over and seaweed added in the autumn, along with well rotted manure. We managed to grow peas, beans, squash, leeks,carrots (in tubs),radishes and onions.

small garden , flowers and shrubs

1000+ sq metres around my house.Southwards: 'tropicals'and lawn;west:lawn and roses and cedrus pedula;north-west:lawn and new perennial border and shrubbery;north:narrow'Japanese' garden with small pond and patio with raised herb beds.

This was the first of 15 gardens that I visited in Kyoto in August of 2008. Avoid mid summer if you can as it is very hot and humid. I only have a few photos of this garden, but they give an idea of what's there. It wasn't my favourite garden in Kyoto, but it was a perfect (and very central) starting point to visiting several of the best gardens of Kyoto. The bridges and pond are especially beautiful. This walled garden, quite close to the Train Station, might not be as magical, "secret" and quiet as some smaller Zen Gardens, but it's also not as busy and tourist-filled as Ryoanji. Get a free city map at the Tourist information office in the train station - all of the best temples and gardens are identified on it.

I live in Japan. I have some herbs. There are a small sand box and a slide for kids.

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

Visitors can explore the magnificent gardens for all seasons which include Italian, Rose and Tudor gardens, topiary, yew maze and splashing water maze, or take a stroll around the informal areas of Sunday Walk and Anne Boleyn’s Walk. (Source: http://www.hevercastle.co.uk/ )

Small garden

Can't wait to for Spring !

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

Nikolay Parvanov, BG,Sofia

My Garden

Mixed, with accent on mums & dahlias

Mixed, with accent on mums & dahlias

acreage garde