The First Garden
This garden really inspired me to get to work in my own yard. The original situation being so similar to ours. The lady who owned this home and garden had a display poster showing what their property looked like eleven years ago when they first purchased it- an older home on a flat, boring 3/4 acre parcel. Now it's a beautiful oasis, with many lovely sections of garden to enjoy.
The front landscape had a quiet woodland type of feel but when you followed the main garden path through an arbor draped with ornamental grapes, one entered the tropics! The back garden is an exciting, eclectic blend of hardy bananas, palms, cannas, and many more large colorful annuals.
Getting some ideas for my front yard... I have a laurel hedge with a rock wall garden in front but it doesn't compare to this! I could go for this look (minus the purple dinosaur egg ;).
Covered trellises leading to secluded, peaceful areas...
Exotic flowers
I love the vivid orange colored flowers.
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The Second Garden
We saw giant, six-foot tall thistles!...
Gorgeous dahlias...
Lovely roses...
a state-of-the-art chicken coop...
a romantic gazebo...
And the highlight of the entire garden- two large ponds containing seventy beautiful Japanese koi fish!
Joshua loves watching the koi fish.
So happy he might burst!
