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Landscape Theme

Cottage Garden

Drought Tolerant Garden

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Lawn

Walkways

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Border

Small groups

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Drought

Backyard Grouping

Back yard grouping

Spring

Back yard grouping Garden age: unknown K. Andre CC BY 2.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku' Coral Bark Japanese Maple Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'
Acorus calamus Sweet Flag Acorus calamus
Amsonia tabernaemontana Blue Dogbane Blue Star Blue Star Flower Photo of Amsonia tabernaemontana
Chaenomeles speciosa Common Flowering Quince Flowering Quince leaves and flowers
Chrysanthemum (Rubellum Group) Chrysanthemum Hardy Chrysanthemum Hardy Garden Mum Red flowers
Coreopsis auriculata Eared Coreopsis Ear-Leaved Tickseed Lobed Coreopsis Flower and leaves
Dianthus Carnation Cheddar Pinks Clove Pinks Flowers
Liriope Lilyturf Lily Turf Monkey Grass Liriope spp.
Penstemon smallii Beard Tongue Blue Ridge Small's Beardtongue Penstemon smallii
Tulbaghia violacea Society Garlic Tulbaghia violacea
Description

This planting in the back of the home uses yard art, rocks, texture in the form of grasses and shrubs, and blooming perennials to create interest. 

Back yard grouping

Spring

Back yard grouping Garden age: unknown K. Andre CC BY 2.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku' Coral Bark Japanese Maple Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'
Acorus calamus Sweet Flag Acorus calamus
Amsonia tabernaemontana Blue Dogbane Blue Star Blue Star Flower Photo of Amsonia tabernaemontana
Chaenomeles speciosa Common Flowering Quince Flowering Quince leaves and flowers
Chrysanthemum (Rubellum Group) Chrysanthemum Hardy Chrysanthemum Hardy Garden Mum Red flowers
Coreopsis auriculata Eared Coreopsis Ear-Leaved Tickseed Lobed Coreopsis Flower and leaves
Dianthus Carnation Cheddar Pinks Clove Pinks Flowers
Liriope Lilyturf Lily Turf Monkey Grass Liriope spp.
Penstemon smallii Beard Tongue Blue Ridge Small's Beardtongue Penstemon smallii
Tulbaghia violacea Society Garlic Tulbaghia violacea
Back yard grouping

Spring

Back yard grouping Garden age: unknown K. Andre CC BY 2.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acorus calamus Sweet Flag Acorus calamus
Chrysanthemum (Rubellum Group) Chrysanthemum Hardy Chrysanthemum Hardy Garden Mum Red flowers
Dianthus Carnation Cheddar Pinks Clove Pinks Flowers
Penstemon smallii Beard Tongue Blue Ridge Small's Beardtongue Penstemon smallii
Tulbaghia violacea Society Garlic Tulbaghia violacea
Back yard grouping

Spring

Back yard grouping Garden age: unknown K. Andre CC BY 2.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku' Coral Bark Japanese Maple Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'
Acorus calamus Sweet Flag Acorus calamus
Amsonia tabernaemontana Blue Dogbane Blue Star Blue Star Flower Photo of Amsonia tabernaemontana
Chaenomeles speciosa Common Flowering Quince Flowering Quince leaves and flowers
Chrysanthemum (Rubellum Group) Chrysanthemum Hardy Chrysanthemum Hardy Garden Mum Red flowers
Coreopsis auriculata Eared Coreopsis Ear-Leaved Tickseed Lobed Coreopsis Flower and leaves
Dianthus Carnation Cheddar Pinks Clove Pinks Flowers
Liriope Lilyturf Lily Turf Monkey Grass Liriope spp.
Penstemon smallii Beard Tongue Blue Ridge Small's Beardtongue Penstemon smallii
Tulbaghia violacea Society Garlic Tulbaghia violacea
Back yard grouping

Spring

Back yard grouping Garden age: unknown K. Andre CC BY 2.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acorus calamus Sweet Flag Acorus calamus
Chrysanthemum (Rubellum Group) Chrysanthemum Hardy Chrysanthemum Hardy Garden Mum Red flowers
Dianthus Carnation Cheddar Pinks Clove Pinks Flowers
Penstemon smallii Beard Tongue Blue Ridge Small's Beardtongue Penstemon smallii
Tulbaghia violacea Society Garlic Tulbaghia violacea