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48 gardens

Asian Garden- Bridge

Asian Garden Bridge

Asian Garden Bridge

Asian Garden bridge

Late fall shadows

Backyard Patio

View from patio

Stone steps to lawn

Summer view from back patio

Colorful view from patio

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape in the Summer

Backyard Respite Landscape in the Spring

Bee Hive Garden, Wake Co

Bee Hive Garden, Wake Co

Bee Hive Garden in the Spring

Bee Hive Garden in the Spring

Bee Hive Garden in the Spring

Bee Hive Garden in the Spring

Bee Hive Garden in the Spring

Border Garden- Pathway

Bright blue container to break up the space.

Hostas create a foundation for an dramatic garden sculpture.

Border against turfgrass.

An inviting pathway through the woods.

Late fall, the ginger will soon disappear for the winter

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

Collector’s Garden

Tall striking flowers

Colorful plant combination

Climbing Hydrangea

Colorful Combination

Cottage Style Foundation Planting

Crepe Myrtle Trunk

Layered foundation planting

By Deck, Hydrangeas & Hosta

Late winter, liriope is cut back & daffodils are blooming

Courtyard Garden

Inviting entrance

Colorful leaves

Courtyard Garden in the Spring

Davidson County Extension Demonstration Garden

Something is always blooming

Container of tulips

High planter wall spring

Driveway Garden

Driveway Garden

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

English Garden Boxwood Parterre Garden

Planted for summer

Planting in progress

Tropical planting

Extension Master Gardener Demonstration Garden, Durham Co.

Demo Garden Design Plan

Spoke Wheel Design Installation in Shade Garden

Recognition Walkway

Example of Etched Aluminum Plant ID tag with QR Code

Two Sections of the Spoke Wheel

Two Sections of the Spoke Wheel

Flower Bonanza Garden

Clematis well positioned

Iris Shine in bed

Yellow Iris in spring bed

Coneflower with Vitex

Daylilies and more

Butterfly bush bed

Flowers Galore

Flowers in bloom

Personal garden

Late fall, many plants are dormant until spring

Foundation Planting: Back of House

Azalea will bloom soon

Plants beginning to develop new growth

Nandina berries add a pop of color

Four-Season Garden

Border with potting shed

Mid summer view

Every plant has its turn to shine

Ostrich fern in bed

Lots of texture

Flowers now and more to come

Herb & Flower Cottage Garden

Milkweed & parsley

Oxalis & Salvia

Hidden Vegetable Garden

Late winter, garden waiting to be planted

Garden is behind this border

Future green bean garden

Vegetable patch

Bordered vegetable patch

Hydrangeas in the Garden

Lacecap Hydrangea

Invincibelle spirit

Annabelle hydrangeas

Endless Summer Hydrangea

‘Little Honey’ Hydrangea in Bloom

Oak leaf hydrangea ‘Snowflake’

Japanese Shade Garden

Path into garden

Japanese shade garden

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Plants along lake wall

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Lush Foundation Planting

Espalier Pyracantha

Cherry blossoms welcome spring

Mostly Native Vegetable, Herb and Pollinator Garden

Garden in July 2021

Garden in May 2020

Front view of pollinator garden section August 2022

Garden in May 2019

Front pollinator area in fall 2019

Front pollinator area and cedar bed in fall 2019

Native Plant Demonstration Garden All Saints' Episcopal Church

Eastern Swallowtail on Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Mountain Mint)

Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar on Spicebush

Before shrub installation

Church Youth Group installing Eastern White Pine slices for step

Getting the steps seated October 2021

Path Garden

Hydrangeas along path

Garden walk over stream

Patio Room

Good late fall color & texture

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Dogwood and redbud in bloom

Pink and White Garden

Blue and Yellow

Blue and Yellow

A lovely late winter view awaits visitors

Reynolda Garden’s pink & white garden

A view of pink & white through magnolia tree

Plant Walls and Hedges

Other side of wall

Parking lot border

Trees are trimmed in the winter

Pond and Stream

Water lilies in bloom

Excavation for pond

The rubber liner is installed

Rocks are placed to edge the pond

Lush foliage and flowers invite birds and butterflies

Iris add great color to the pond

Pond Garden

Water flowing to pond

Inviting water feature

Relaxed Foundation Planting

Foundation Color

Foundation planting

Foundation landscape

Reynolda Palm House and Gardens

Late winter view

View Of Palm House

Late winter view from blue & yellow garden

Ornamental cherry tree avenue

Rock and Crevice Garden

Rock garden ice plant

Verbena & Iceplant

Salvia in Rock Garden

Rock & Water Garden

Rock & water garden

Rock & Water Garden

Rock & water garden

Evergreen aucuba looks good all year

Late fall many plants are going dormant

Rock garden adds year round interest

Satellite Dish Fountain

Satellite Dish fountain

Shaded Slope

Many leaf textures make the landscape interesting.

Sloped Front Yard

View from upper driveway

Summer view from street

Storage Cottage

Early spring blooms

Storage cottage

Storage cottage dressed for holidays

Sun and Shade Demonstration Garden, Buncombe County

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

Cranesbill geranium and Mountain Fleece come into their own duri

Sun to Shade Garden

Japanese painted fern 'Silver Falls'

Foliage texture

That was then, this is the before photo of the garden in 2011.

This is the garden 9 years later in 2020.

Susanna Wesley Garden, Lake Junaluska

Susanna Wesley Garden, Lake Junaluska

Susanna Wesley Garden, Lake Junaluska

Susanna Wesley Garden, Lake Junaluska

Susanna Wesley Garden

Susanna Wesley Garden

Susanna Wesley Garden

Vegetable Garden- Reynolda Gardens

Garden experimenting with new plant varieties

Reynolda Herb Garden

Arched garden entrance

Vegetable No-Till Garden

Ready for plants or seeds

Newspaper for weed control

Sprouting plants

Woodland Walk

Which path to take

Great foliage Color and texture

Dancing girls Enjoying their garden

Sculpture trail

Xeriscape Garden for a Dry, Sunny Site

Dasylirion sp. sending up an inflorescence.

Sun loving plants