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Landscape Location: Patio

36 gardens

Asian Garden- Japanese

A viewing window in a bamboo fence.

A quiet spot to relax in the shade.

Japanese Garden in the winter.

The island in the Japanese Garden.

Backyard Patio

View from patio

Stone steps to lawn

View of flowers from patio

Colorful view from patio

Border Garden, Upcycled

Tulips mark the full swing of spring.

Border Garden, Upcycled in the Spring

Border Garden, Upcycled in the Spring

Colorful foliage annual border

Early Spring Border

Collector’s Garden

Tall striking flowers

Camellias add fall & winter interest

Illicium leaves glow in late fall sun

Variegated leaves contrast ground cover

Fatsia in bloom, late fall

Oak leaf hydrangeas are good year round plants

Container Garden on Deck

Container Garden on Deck in the Summer

Container Garden Pots on Hardscape

A container arrangement of petunias, heuchera and cedar.

Multiple containers complement a ground garden.

A container arrangement of petunias, heuchera and holly.

Container Garden with Epiphytes

Container with climbing and cascading plants.

Close up of the container.

Epiphytic plants at the top of a vertical container garden.

Containers at Pitt County Arboretum

Containers at Pitt County Arboretum in the Spring

Containers at Pitt County Arboretum in the Spring

Containers at Pitt County Arboretum in the Spring

Containers at Pitt County Arboretum in the Spring

4 months after planting, a Colocasia esculenta has emerged in th

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, Guilford County

4 years old in full bloom in the late spring.

Three years old in the late spring.

Crevis Garden Guilford County

Deck Garden

Deck changes with seasons

Early fall view

Early spring blooms

A nice place to watch spring unfold

Dry Stream Garden

Banana trees planted along one side

English Garden Boxwood Parterre Garden

Planted for summer

Planting in progress

Tropical planting

Winter view of boxwood

English Garden Terrace View

Fence Planter

Floating Garden

Floating Garden

Floating Garden

Late fall plants are getting ready for winter

New iris tips emerging

Flower Bonanza Garden

Coneflower with Vitex

Daylilies and more

Butterfly bush bed

Colorful hydrangea

Red Daylily pops against rock

Flowers Galore

Flowers in bloom

Late fall, many plants are dormant until spring

Personal garden

Lush Foundation Planting

Espalier Pyracantha

Pyracantha berries on display

Evergreens remain attractive year round

Inviting entrance

Michael McCarthy Memorial Garden, All Saints Episcopal, Concord

Garden plan by Petra McLean

All Saints' Episcopal Church: All are Welcome

The Michael John McCarthy Memorial Garden

A partially cleared stand of pines

A clearing of trees

An area of scraped ground for pathways

Part Shade Garden

Part shade garden

Corner garden side view

Corner garden in winter

Corner garden with southeastern exposure

Patio Garden

A multi-container garden at the edge of a patio

Patio Room

Patio is still inviting in late fall

Good late fall color & texture

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Jasmine blooming in early spring

Paver Pathway

Paver Pathway Garden

Poolside Garden

Hardscape Planting

Poolside garden

Poolside garden

Reynolda Palm House and Gardens

Late winter view

View Of Palm House

Late winter view from blue & yellow garden

Ornamental cherry tree avenue

Root Sculpture

Satellite Dish Fountain

Satellite Dish fountain

Shaded Patio Garden

a planting of shade tolerant species near a patio, and walkway

a patio garden incorperating stone walls and rocks

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

Walkway at the Park, Cabarrus County

Late Nov. and pansies are planted

Mid October blooms

Early Sept. blooms

Early Sept. blooms

Butterfly garden- late spring

Mid-spring blooms

Xeric Garden

The Xeric garden at the JC Raulston Arboretum.