back yard gardens. The post height ensures plenty of room for tall perennials. The shed has attained a lovely patina including moss growth on the roof. Vintage watering cans on the side of the shed complete the garden theme.
Photo & design by Bob Trainor. Birdhouse by Walpole Outdoors
birdhouse and garden
rounded garden with slope
Love this cottage garden
perennial garden with shed
Awesome garden w/ potting shed
Garden Ornament...cottage garden...perennial garden...Shed and garden...Flower garden...Garden shed...Natural garden
cool seating area defined by garden and a few inlaid pavers
cottage garden in Portland, Oregon, where chic meets hip amid the green foliage of hostas, azaleas and white variegated brunnera (Brunnera 'Jack Frost', zones 3 to 8).
I just looked up the definition of "cozy." It didn’t have a picture of this exact garden, but it could have. Cozy doesn’t happen by
2. Mobile container garden. Branch out beyond the standard potted plant and make a container garden for the urban gardener in your life. It shouldn't take more than an afternoon to complete, but you'll want to order or find your materials at least a week in advance. See how to make a
Horticulture (the study of plant cultivation): A container garden helps any novice gain confidence in sustainable gardening for the home.
take your garden with you around the house? This mobile planter is a flexible and fun way to bring living green to whichever space needs it most.See how to make this mobile planter box
This DIY rolling planter stashes a beautiful container garden. You can move this garden-on-wheels to a feature spot
Build a secret garden gate. Make your garden patio a secluded destination by surrounding it with a trellis or fencing, climbing plants and a welcoming garden gate.
Plant figs
Secret Garden Gate for my Side Garden
Build a secret garden gate. Make your garden
vertical green walls hide a secret garden entrance
A secret garden within a garden....fantastic
secret garden gate. Make your garden patio a secluded destination by surrounding it with a trellis or fencing, climbing plants and a welcoming garden gate.See more of this house in Liberty, Ohio
Note how the garden to natural area is defined with a simple arch and bench.
the bench at the end of the garden
Use decorative elements. Statues, urns and planters, and water features are all elements of French garden design. The key is restraint. A
parterre gardens traditionally contained some sort of focal point or central feature around which the rest of the garden was designed. This statue is beautiful and looks to be the focal point of this yard. Fountains or other water features are also fantastic anchors to the garden, and, for extra credit
shelters a garden bench, but it also serves as a frame to highlight a classical sundial placed at the cross section of two intersecting pathways, transforming a once-unnoticed corner of the garden into a charming focal point.