Sarah's Backyard garden
Created on Tuesday, 22 Jul 08
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We are currently living the house my wife was born in, and probably will be for several more years. This is a large yard for the inner west, and I have fenced off approx 90 s...
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Zone 6a This is the shrub plantings over the septic tank. (Why did someone plant over a septic system?) It has a sugar maple, large evergreens, and 3 burning bush.
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Zone 6a This bed was created when we put in our pool. It began in August 2006 when I moved a miscanthus to make way for the pool excavation and divided it; putting 1/2 of it here.
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Zone 6a This bed was created when we put in our pool. It began in May 2007.
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18 plants
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Zone 6a This bed was created when we put in our pool. It began in May 2007.
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Zone 6a This bed was created when we put in our pool. It began in May 2007.
The first photo is taken in late Spring (June 2008). The 2nd photo is late winter (March 2008).
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29 plants
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Zone 8b In addition to my two vegetable gardens and my herb garden in the backyard, I have several border plantings along the fences and foundation, and a few stand-alone plantings. Th...
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Zone 3 I have been gardening for about 45 years. I love planting flowers to look at and vegetables to eat. I just can't eat the veggies from the store anymore. If anybody is interested...
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Zone 7 Just a small section in my backyard I hope to expand once I start to get the hang of it all. This past Spring I planted all kinds of veggies and surprisingly myself and my garde...
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Zone 5a
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Zone 8a
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Zone 6 Keyhole pattern raised bed
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Zone 8a One of three raised beds. The other two are currently inactive due to lack of soil.
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Zone 7 More plants in the same garden area as the tomato plant. One of my favourites is the Lavatera. I just love them and they do really well in this garden. I also have a couple o...
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Zone 7 My upsidedown tomato plant and Bay Leaf tree and Hydrangea at my boyfriend's place. This is the first year I have tried the tomato planter and it is just awesome. Will be doin...
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Zone 9 Hobby Garden consisting of rail sleepers to form the beds.
In past years I have tried to squeeze in as many plants as possible.
This year doing it differently with plenty of s...
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6 plants
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Zone 6 The garden is a typical 1/4 acre suburban block.
There is a vegie patch in the back and a small lawn and in the front we have completely remodelled the garden - no lawn now but...
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Zone 2b This is our first summer gardening at this house. All that was here was a huge firepit that was fire hazard, a deck and a stone patio. I reused some of the cement from the fir...
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Zone 9 Our big backyard...yes that is washing on the line!! Our backyard is huge! Too much grass so i am splitting the yard in half with a new big garden bed. Raised & no-dig. Our soil...
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14 plants
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Zone 5b I'm so tired of mowing around the stump, So now it will be a garden.
First plantings are 2 different sedum that I picked up at the Farmers Market today.
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Zone 5b This is my first garden, which dug into a long curved slope in my backyard in June. There is still a lot of work to do, but I'm moving on to the other areas of the bowl first.
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Zone 8 We tend to plant fruits and vegetables anywhere so these are the ones that aren't in the vegetable patch or containers.
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Zone 6 Two 6'x2' bottomless boxes filled with basil, tomatoes, cilantro, cucumbers, squash, chard, beets, parsley, and chives. With some mint plants set off to the side in their own p...
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5 plants
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Zone 3a I started this lily garden in 2004. I make an effort to add a few unique ones every year. Last year it was Trumpets and this summer it is Lily Trees. Lots of time and money have...
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Zone 6b Some extras growing along my back fence.
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10 plants
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I currently have globe squash, yellow crookneck, black plum tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, basil, chards, cukes, peppers, and beets in this little box. It's nine by four feet and is...
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Zone 5b Our main garden in the backyard is a 420 square foot raised bed built using concrete slabs. You'd have to see it to believe it! It was a ton of work (for the hubby!) and quite a...
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27 plants
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Zone 6a This bed was started in fall of 2003 and filled up with wintersown seedlings the following spring. Every plant that currently grows in here started from wintersowing with the e...
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Zone 6a This bed was started in fall of 2003 and filled up with wintersown seedlings the following spring. Every plant that currently grows in here started from wintersowing with the e...
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