Butterfly on Lantana

by Valerie
(Rock Port, MO)

Cosmos

by Peter
(UK)

grown in my patio

Kitty Coleman Gardens, Comox, BC

by Nicki Goff
(Vancouver Island, BC)

This 40+ acre public garden is filled with surprises - ponds, trails, and hundreds of rhododendrons, for which it is famous. I took this photo at the Rhodo and Art Festival in May, 2008

TRI-POND's, under contruction, an Mid-Winter Start??

by wkeithscott
(TO, ON.. warmer Canada..)

HI ALL: I luv to study pictures, read about 'water pond's', and there are some 'beauties'..posted with Doug G... great site.
In urban setting's, our 'plot-space' is often limited, if we wish to have an larger, well planned garden. To my dismay, when I installed my small ponds, some 30 yrs. ago, I was less pleased, with one element of, 'it' all. I elevated, 'much to high', an base, as well constructed an concrete waterfall, sort of cataract, on an centered acme point. Elsewhere hear, it's featured in my presentation, a picture doesn't alway's give you an realistic viewpoint, of the design-balance, nor all the elements of the selected, special pond-garden .
That elevation of the urban pond, was something I wish'd to change, and merely lower it all, less profile so to speak, as well eliminate some dominant aspect's, as in too much stone.
But, to start later this spring, I've had great difficulty, imaging anything different, with this whole place entact. Consequently, I took advantage last week, late February, an few warmer days, Toronto, ON..Canadian winter-no less, to make an serious attempt, to demolish.
Part thereof, the main hill elevation, and it was an major 'construction-demolish-chore', an mere 4-5 tonnes of rock/timbers to excavate, & junk 'away..just in time...an major 3-4 snow day's underway. Call it good timing, or just lucky.
I guess the now snowy picture of the hill, in an modest, managable slope will enable me to better plan/design, soon an new phase.
An new beginning's, an better balalnce, lower profile, smaller footing, safer easier to manage, for this yes.
My baby garden. My favourite thing thing.
My TRI-Pond. The Tri is not in Try. But, as in an triage, of small but separate, closely held ponds.
Unfortuneately, I couldn't easily lower the upper concrete featured-cataract-water fall, as the substantial base, didn't allow that flexibility. But, somehow, I'll meet the 'homespun design' challenge all by myself.
I like, to do things my way, it's not easy to come to an decision, at 3 score and 10, to reevalute, and 'redo', near every all over again.
But, that's the decision, 'made', and underway, at present time, or at least deferred to mid April...for 'natch' the main lower pond, is frozen solid.
I'm, very stiff, and sor...to have accomplishedso much in 'mere mid-winter's blah', to get off to an better re:start.
So, now we have snowy small hill, that looks like, an child's, special folklore, an Nanny Goat Hill, of long ago.
So Long:, I'm so grateful, to Doug green, and his special, gardening multiple site, venues, information, surely the bsest in the land.
Thank You, Doug, semi-retirement...now that's an laugh, for your help...I give room & board, by the week.
Signed k +

Beautiful Peonies

by Mary K.
(Warren, Michigan)

This picture was taken in early June in front of my Michigan home. Beautiful flowers! They are so heavy, so I took 2 tomatoe cages and put them together to form a large basket around each plant..results..upright plants with hundreds of beautiful Peonies!

Spring is coming!

by Jan
(Cincinnati, Ohio)

These yellow Aconite and white Snowdrops are such a welcomed sight in my woods today! Even though their blossoms are small, after our record snowfall winter, they are a sight to behold. They both multiply easily and the Aconite foliage disappears by late spring/early summer in our zone 5-6

Brilliance in nature

by Danny Blaze
(Merced, CA USA)

I caught this beauty on one of my neighborhood walks. This was a flower that was on a plant the was at least 7 feet tall and just popped with color! I don't know what the name of this flower or plant is, but I do know it is a keeper!

Lotus pond

by PJ Mitchell
(Murfreesboro, TN USA)

This is pictures of my Lotus Pond..hope you enjoy as much as I do. They have been so beautiful this year.

Stanhope Heritage Museum Garden

by Karen Sloan
(Haliburton, Ontario, Canada)

This garden is located in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. It consists of several plots, which are all organically grown. An herb garden, veggie garden, and not shown is the perennial beds surrounding the museum itself. Most of the veggies are heirlooms, and we grow Citron Melons, with which marmalade is made and sold for fundraising. (It sells out every year, and we`ve won first prize at the Ontario Culinary Historian`s `Mad for Marmalade`competition! I plant and maintain the whole thing, and thought this would be a great place to share.
Thanks for viewing and happy gardening!

Butterfly Heaven

by Valerie
(Rock Port, MO)

When my flowers are peeking in July, you can pull in the driveway and the butterflies just swarm. I plant everything for the butterflies and hummingbirds!

bumble bee

by brinda hunt
(sarniaon ca)

i got a cybershot camera and took this on a bush i was amazed at the detail ..:)

Four Whites

by Nicki Goff
(Gabriola, BC)

Four white double tulips from my garden.

Summer Busy Bee

by Danny Blaze
(Merced, CA USA)

Sorry about that folks, I forgot to upload the picture!

I just wanted to share this with all the nature lovers here. I will be submitting more photos of the flowers in my garden (once I get it started) and other from around my little neighborhood. If someone could, let me know what flower this little be is on. I don't know anything about flowers other than basis and that is negligible.

My favorite climber

by myrna
(Canada)

It is three years old in this photo