I need inspiration let's see some pictures.

[rubysi]

If you show me yours I will show you mine;)
Apple tree, potato box, and raspberry patch to the left, the empty space is now the home for the bees.

My little man overseeing the blueberry patch from the hammock.

This is the planter dh made for the strawberries. 

Oh and the bees.

[4furrypaws]

Love it Ruby! I'll have to look on my external for some decent picts to share...I'll need help with ideas for sure!!

[agpjt413]

That's awesome rubysi!! We'll probably start tilling/prepping the garden in late March. We may do some cruciferous cool season veggies in our whisky barrels to start. I'll dig up some pics from last year.

[menrandes]

Nothing inspiring this year yet....But I have some pictures from last year.

This is my favorite tree in our yard.  For one glorious week it flowers


And the next week the flowers blow all over the place, which I actually love.  Such a pretty petal adorned path!

this was our vegetable garden right after planting the seedlings last May.  This year we are going to have double the space.

and then just a few weeks later.... We used a series of soaker hoses that was attached to our rain barrel, so the garden essentially watered itself unless there were days with no rain.  We actually have our sump pump diverted to empty into the barrel as well. 
The vegetable garden did amazingly well last year. 

And, bonus...We had a spaghetti squash plant grow out of our compost.  We saw it as a seedling and decided to leave it be.  Good choice!  We ended up with 10 spaghetti squash from this monster plant.


It wont be this year unless we really get in gear or find a source cheap materials, but next year we hope to incorporate an Herb spiral with a pond at it's base.  We'll probably use rocks rather than bricks, but you get the general idea.  The more water loving herbs will be lower closer to the water. 
 

[agpjt413]

I love love love that last one!!!

[NariaDreaming]

Here's a before and after of our front landscaping. Sorry for the shitty quality of the before- it was a cell phone picture of the display screen of my camera. The only other "before" pics I have of the front of the house have pictures of DH and I in them.

We laid close to 1200 bricks- there's also a planter on the side that runs the entire length of the house. I think we spent around $300 for them- all off of craigslist.

And yes, we built the planter on the left ON TOP of the concrete. And the perennials survive, despite only having 8-10 inches of soil

[mlal78]

Hmmm, I am looking to see what I can dig up! I shoot mostly close ups of my flowers instead of whole gardens

Part of the veggie garden


Very early spring, the snow has just disappeared.


Just planted veggies


Our beautiful hibiscus

[rubysi]

Feb 6, 2015 7:28:53 GMT -5 NariaDreaming said:

Here's a before and after of our front landscaping. Sorry for the shitty quality of the before- it was a cell phone picture of the display screen of my camera. The only other "before" pics I have of the front of the house have pictures of DH and I in them.

We laid close to 1200 bricks- there's also a planter on the side that runs the entire length of the house. I think we spent around $300 for them- all off of craigslist.

And yes, we built the planter on the left ON TOP of the concrete. And the perennials survive, despite only having 8-10 inches of soil

So cute!

[rubysi]

Feb 6, 2015 7:53:45 GMT -5 mlal78 said:

Hmmm, I am looking to see what I can dig up! I shoot mostly close ups of my flowers instead of whole gardens

Part of the veggie garden


Very early spring, the snow has just disappeared.


Just planted veggies


Our beautiful hibiscus

I find myself doing more plant close ups too. Your flowers are beautiful.

[NariaDreaming]

rubysi I'm so jealous of your bees! Bees are on my must have list when we move back to the country!

[rubysi]

Feb 6, 2015 8:03:50 GMT -5 NariaDreaming said:

rubysi I'm so jealous of your bees! Bees are on my must have list when we move back to the country!

They still freak me out.  But they are fascinating. 

[4furrypaws]

menrandes Oooo...that spiral herb garden will be so cool!!

@nariadreaming That looks great!!!

mlal78 That is a nice fenced off area! Love bleeding hearts!

Here are some of my picts...

OK, these are the steps going up to the front door...the Azaleas on the right died w/ the harsh winter last year and they are the ones we dug out...
I HATE the railroad tie/brick steps. They suck. They are an odd length so it's like a 1.5 stride step which drives me nuts. The bricks keep sinking and they are impossible to shovel. I am hoping to get some quotes this year for replacing them!!!


After ripping out dead bushes...and...Puppy hating the grasses/lilies I put in...Note the landscape lights I JUST put in last year...gone now too -- puppy...


So. this is my main concern/project for this year. Maybe/maybe not have the steps replaced. Find some type of plantings the puppy will not eat/dig up. Maybe look into some type of metal lights or something more Jax-proof. IDK how much something like this would be but it would be amazeballs!!!!!

[towerclimberswife]

Wow ladies!! I love this inspiration. I'll have to do some shuffling to get the pics off my phone and on here.

[rosetyler72]

I just moved to a new house this fall so I don't have any pictures from last year. I am drooling over all your gardens though.

[queenrichie]

Feb 5, 2015 20:58:15 GMT -5 rubysi said:

If you show me yours I will show you mine;)
Apple tree, potato box, and raspberry patch to the left, the empty space is now the home for the bees.

My little man overseeing the blueberry patch from the hammock.

This is the planter dh made for the strawberries. 

Oh and the bees.

This is so cool!
I need to convince my DH to build me a planter like that.
I Love the Bee's!!
Do you get any honey out of those guys?!?!?
If I had a bigger yard I would totally get bees.

[rubysi]

queenrichie we did get some honey. The dh is hoping to get enough this year to make mead.

[4furrypaws]

Feb 5, 2015 20:58:15 GMT -5 rubysi said:

If you show me yours I will show you mine;)
Apple tree, potato box, and raspberry patch to the left, the empty space is now the home for the bees.

My little man overseeing the blueberry patch from the hammock.

This is the planter dh made for the strawberries. 

Oh and the bees.

yummybunny !!!

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menrandes, I'm planning on putting in an herb spiral too. I love the idea, and it will look so much better than the wood planter box that is quite literally falling apart.

I'll try to get some good pictures of the garden today. It doesn't look like much yet, but soon!