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73 gardens

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 in the Summer

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape in the Summer

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

Birdbath Nook

Birdbath garden

Late fall bird bath

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, hellebores & carex are evergreen

Border Garden- Silver Theme

Border along a walkway using a limited color pallet for effect.

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

Colorful plant combination

Climbing Hydrangea

Tall striking flowers

Colorful Combination

Corner Roadside Planting

Corner planting

Contrasting colors

Cottage Garden

Perennial bed in mid-June.

Cottage Style Foundation Planting

Crepe Myrtle Trunk

Layered foundation planting

By Deck, Hydrangeas & Hosta

Late winter, liriope is cut back & daffodils are blooming

Courtyard Entrance Garden

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in spring

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in early summer

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in early summer

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in summer

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in summer (planters)

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in the summer

Courtyard Garden

Inviting entrance

Colorful leaves

Courtyard Garden in the Spring

Crevice Garden at the Guilford County Extension Center

4 years old in full bloom in the late spring.

Three years old in the late spring.

Crevice Garden in Spring

Crevis Garden Guilford County

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

Deck Garden

Deck changes with seasons

Early fall view

Early spring blooms

A nice place to watch spring unfold

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

Dry Stream Bed Garden in Cabarrus County

Dry, rock-lined stream bed surrounded by colorful plants.

Waterfall is start of dry stream bed

Small goldfish pond

Dry rocks and a large banana plant

Dry stream bed with a container of sedum.

Tropical look garden

English Garden Boxwood Parterre Garden

Planted for summer

Planting in progress

Tropical planting

Entryway Garden, Cabarrus County Extension Office

Planting to right of doorway

Left of doorway (after a storm)

Late winter-Early March

Late winter- early March

Extension Master Gardener℠ Demonstration Garden, Durham Co.

Demo Garden Design Plan

Spoke Wheel Design Installation in Shade Garden

Example of Etched Aluminum Plant ID tag with QR Code

Sunny Garden with Serviceberry

Center Garden with path & birdbath

Recognition Walkway

Fence Planter

Floating Garden

Floating Garden

Floating Garden

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

Nandina berries add a pop of color

Azalea will bloom soon

Plants beginning to develop new growth

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

Future green bean garden

Vegetable patch

Bordered vegetable patch

Garden at rest for the winter

Late winter, garden waiting to be planted

HOA Butterfly Garden in Brunswick County

Front of garden

Center of garden

Late summer flowers

Summer blooms- 1 new plant added

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

Japanese shade garden

Path into 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

Pyracantha berries on display

Evergreens remain attractive year round

Inviting entrance

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

All Saints' Youth Group that installed pine stepping stones

Path Garden

Garden walk over stream

Hydrangeas along path

Patio Room

Good late fall color & texture

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Jasmine blooming in early spring

Paver Pathway

Paver Pathway Garden

Pinehurst Greenway Pollinator Habitat Garden, Moore County

Left side of Trail with board fence planted in 2011 (Fall/2019)

Left Side of Trail with Coreopsis Tripteris

Beautification Award with plants (Fall/2019)

Before Site Preparation (2007)

Right side of trail layout (Fall/2008)

Pollinator habitat shortly after planting (Fall/2008)

Pink and White Garden

Blue and Yellow

Blue and Yellow

A view of pink & white through magnolia tree

Reynolda Garden’s pink & white garden

A lovely late winter view awaits visitors

Plant Walls and Hedges

Other side of wall

Parking lot border

Trees are trimmed in the winter

Pollinator and Culinary Garden

A small bed of assorted perennials at lawn edge

Winter in the garden.

Pollinator Garden at the Cabarrus County Extension Office

Initial plants set out at new garden

Draft design sketch

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

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