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Landscape Theme: Butterfly Garden

42 gardens

Backyard Patio

View from patio

Stone steps to lawn

Summer view from back patio

Colorful view from patio

Backyard Planting

Backyard plantings

Backyard planting

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- Silver Theme

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

Border Garden, Upcycled

Border Garden, Upcycled in the Spring

Border Garden, Upcycled in the Spring

Colorful foliage annual border

Early Spring Border

Tulips mirror the color of gazing ball while upcycled china plat

Border Landscape Pinewild County Club, Moore County

Fall color and texture from plant mixture

Showy seed heads on Autumn Joy Sedum

Begonias in full glory

Nice garden structure

Yellow marigolds pop in landscape

Early summer and everything is tidy

Butterfly Garden Lake Junaluska

Butterfly Garden Lake Junaluska in the Summer

Butterfly Garden Lake Junaluska in the Summer

Butterfly Garden Lake Junaluska in the Summer

Butterfly Garden Lake Junaluska in the Summer

Butterfly Garden Lake Junaluska in the Summer

Butterfly Garden Lake Junaluska in the Summer

Collector’s Garden

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

Colorful plant combination

Container Gardens

A container arrangement of petunias, heuchera and cedar.

A container arrangement of petunias, heuchera and skimmia.

A grouping of various plants in different containers.

Tropical epiphytes on a branch affixed to the container.

Container with tropical plants with variegated leaves.

Container with tropical plants and wooden branch with epiphytes.

Cottage Garden

Perennial bed in mid-June.

Davidson County Demo Garden

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

Floating Garden

Floating Garden

Floating Garden

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

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

Garden Treasures

A red pop of color from an old corn husker.

Good late fall color

Herb & Flower Cottage Garden

Milkweed & parsley

Oxalis & Salvia

Hidden Vegetable Garden

Garden at rest for the winter

Late winter, garden waiting to be planted

Garden is behind this border

Future green bean garden

Vegetable patch

HOA Pollinator Garden

Late summer flowers

Summer blooms- 1 new plant added

Milkweed and parsley host plants early summer

Bee visiting the Agastache

Layout early summer

Back of garden early summer

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

Patio Room

Good late fall color & texture

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

The bones of the garden can be appreciated in the winter

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)

Pollinator and Culinary Garden

A small bed of assorted perennials at lawn edge

Winter in the garden.

Pollinator Garden- Full Sun

Mid October brings the asters

Early Sept. blooms

Early June garden

Early June blooms

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

Inviting water feature

Water flowing to pond

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

Round Garden Bed

Round garden planting

Round garden planting

Sloped Front Yard

View from upper driveway

Summer view from street

Storage Cottage

Storage cottage dressed for holidays

Early spring blooms

Storage cottage

Sun and Shade Demo Garden, Buncombe County

During the gardens second year the summer brings with it strikin

Late winter 2023

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

Cranesbill geranium and Mountain Fleece come into their own duri

Graveyard sedum

Two year old garden, spring tulips just emerging.

Tropical Look Garden

Tropical look garden

Tropical look 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

Walkway Garden

Woodland Backyard Garden Walk

woodland garden in winter of arbor

winter and snow in backyard woodland garden in Moore County

2009 fall color in a woodland garden in Moore County.

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

Woodland Walk

Which path to take

Great foliage Color and texture

Dancing girls Enjoying their garden

Sculpture trail