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36 gardens

Backyard Patio

View from patio

Stone steps to lawn

View of flowers from patio

Summer view from back patio

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape in the Spring

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape in the Summer

Backyard Respite Landscape in the Summer

Border Landscape Pinewild County Club, Moore County

Early summer and everything is tidy

Nice garden structure

Yellow marigolds pop in landscape

Fall color and texture from plant mixture

Showy seed heads on Autumn Joy Sedum

Begonias in full glory

Buncombe County Extension Demonstration Garden, Sun & Shade

site map for garden.

Sun and Shade Demo Garden in the Spring

Two year old garden, spring tulips just emerging.

Sun and Shade Demo Garden in the Spring

During the gardens second year the summer brings with it strikin

A garden bench offers a welcome spot to sit and enjoy the summer

Coastal Foundation Garden

Foundation planting

Foundation planting

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

Native Garden-Corneille Bryan in the Spring

Native Garden-Corneille Bryan in the Spring

Native Garden-Corneille Bryan in the Spring

Native Garden-Corneille Bryan in the Spring

Native Garden-Corneille Bryan in the Spring

Native Garden-Corneille Bryan in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Fall

Davidson County Extension Demonstration Garden

Something is always blooming

Container of tulips

High planter wall spring

Dry Rock Stream Garden

Dry Rock Stream Garden

Rock Dry Stream Garden

Dry Rock stream garden

View from walk to home

Summer foliage frames rock bed

This is attractive feature year round

Durham County Extension Master Gardener℠ Demonstration Garden

Demo Garden Design Plan

Spoke Wheel Design Installation in Shade Garden

Example of Etched Aluminum Plant ID tag with QR Code

Recognition Walkway

Sunny Garden with Serviceberry

Center Garden with path & birdbath

Fairy Gardens

small plants & a painted "door" affixed to a tree trunk.

Round, wooden fairy house with shingled roof & moss lawn.

Old yellow wagon planted with moss & small plants.

A fairy lurks in this just awakening garden in early spring.

small plants & a painted "door" affixed to a tree trunk.

ferns & a painted "door" affixed to a tree trunk.

Flower Bonanza Garden

Clematis well positioned

Iris Shine in bed

Yellow Iris in spring bed

Coneflower with Vitex

Daylilies and more

Butterfly bush bed

Foundation Planting: Back of House

Plants beginning to develop new growth

Azalea will bloom soon

Four-Season Garden

Flame azaleas in bloom

Every plant has its turn to shine

Ostrich fern in bed

Border with potting shed

Mid summer view

Functional Foundation Landscape

Crepe Myrtle Trunk

Layered foundation planting

Late winter, liriope is cut back & daffodils are blooming

Herb & Flower Cottage Garden

Milkweed & parsley

Oxalis & Salvia

Bee balm in bloom

Hydrangeas in the Garden

Lacecap Hydrangea

Invincibelle spirit

‘Little Honey’ hydrangea

Lime colored leaves of hydrangeas add contrast

Annabelle hydrangeas

Endless Summer Hydrangea

Lush Foundation Planting

Espalier Pyracantha

Cherry blossoms welcome spring

Pyracantha berries on display

Native Plant Demonstration Garden All Saints' Episcopal Church

Before shrub installation

Getting the steps seated October 2021

Drip Line Installation in South End of Garden

Pine slices installed and mulched Oct 2021

Plants Laid Out for Planting

Paths & Walkways

Concrete walkway softened by plantings and a strip of lawn.

Border against turfgrass.

A path flanked by azaleas.

An inviting pathway through the woods.

A path flanked by blue and white hydrangeas.

Patio Room

Good late fall color & texture

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Dogwood and redbud in bloom

Jasmine blooming in early spring

Plant Walls and Hedges

Other side of wall

Parking lot border

colorful planting of annuals on a fence.

Fence with areas between rails planted with Heuchera and others.

Pollinator Garden in Full Sun

April 24, 2020- Spring blooms

Pollinator Garden Full Sun

Mid march- plants emerging and new mulch applied

Early June garden

Pollinator Haven Garden in Sanford, Lee County

pergola in early spring, just as plants are starting to emerge

A landscape view of the Pollinator Haven Garden in mid-summer

Yellow daisy flowers with orange centers.

Wheelbarrow with pots & trays near planting bed.

A landscape view of the Pollinator Haven Garden in early winter

View of the Garden looking to the east w/ winter perennial bones

Pond and Stream

Water lilies in bloom

Lush foliage and flowers invite birds and butterflies

Iris add great color to the pond

Stream view looking toward pond

Snow captures wonderful textures

Relaxed Foundation Planting

Foundation Color

Foundation planting

Foundation landscape

Retaining Wall Garden

plants spilling over a brick retaining wall.

plants spilling over a brick retaining wall.

plants spilling over a brick retaining wall.

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Reynolda Gardens

Late winter view

View Of Palm House

Late winter view from blue & yellow garden

Ornamental cherry tree avenue

Rock & Water Garden

Rock & water garden

Rock & Water Garden

Rock & water garden

Rock garden adds year round interest

Evergreen aucuba looks good all year

Late fall many plants are going dormant

Shaded Slope

Many leaf textures make the landscape interesting.

Shady Garden in Cabarrus County

Wild Side Garden entrance

Wild Side Garden

Wild Side Garden

Wild Side Garden

Shady area with child's bed

Small Water Features

Old-fashion hand pump refashioned into a trickling fountain.

A small fountain on a pedestal surrounded by hellebores.

a small pond filled with water lilies

Small fountain made from a millstone.

Center Garden Water Feature at Durham Co Extension Demo Garden

Leopard Frog at Sarah P. Duke Gardens 2024 by A Stradley

Vegetable, Herb and Mostly Native Pollinator Garden

Garden in May 2020

Garden in April 2021

Garden in Summer 2024

Some produce from summer 2024

Garden in April 2021

Garden in May 2019

Woodland Backyard Garden Walk

Garden in summer (August) in Moore County

summer in a backyard woodland garden in Moore County

summer in a backyard woodland garden in Moore County

summer with the Weeping Yaupon Holly in a backyard woodland gard

early summer in a backyard woodland garden in Moore County

summer in a backyard woodland garden in Moore County

Xeriscape Garden for a Dry, Sunny Site

Dasylirion sp. sending up an inflorescence.

Sun loving plants