Yard pictures

[packrat]

Yes, I am totally bragging. Some of it is the same as what I posted last year. We added the vegetable garden, hanging baskets on the deck and long planters on the fence. A water feature in the back and one up front in the tub bed.

 

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[Dancing Fire]

very nice backyard Packrat.. wish i had a big backyard like yours.

 

[merilenda]

It looks fantastic! Looks like you worked hard! Great work!

 

[junebug17]

Packrat, your yard looks SO nice!! What an inviting place - your hard work really shows, everything looks so pretty. Beautiful job, I'd love to come over and hang out!

eta: I love the water features, too - I love being around fountains, very soothing and relaxing. Do your kids play around in them a little? Mine would have when they were little!

 

[stone-cold11]

Nice. I was actually expecting you to post something sooner. Enjoyed your home improvement thread. :p

 

[zoebartlett]

I love your backyard Packrat! It looks great!

 

[JewelFreak]

Packrat, it's absolutely stunning! Wish I could come give you a high-five. I love your thick happy hosta bed & am soooo jealous of the veggies -- too #*#$@*&& much shade in my yard to have one. You've obviously done a lot of work on the grass too. The whole thing invites the viewer farther back & is totally interesting everywhere you look.

You've also added a gazillion bucks to the value of your house. What a refreshing place it must be to spend time in!

 

[MissGotRocks]

The yard looks wonderful - so lush and inviting! I love how it is divided up into different areas for different things!

I can see there was a lot of hard work and thought put into it - I really like it!!

 

[hawaiianorangetree]

I LOVE your garden Packrat! It's so GREEN! And the whole design and layout works so well. You should be very proud of yourself.

 

[Amys Bling]

Wow! It's beautiful!!! Can you come and revamp my garden???

 

[luv2sparkle]

Packrat, I LOVE your backyard! I am so jealous of your veggie garden! You have a wonderfully sized backyard and the space seems
allocated just perfectly. What a lovely place to hang out and play.

You and your DH did a great job!

 

[tyty333]

Wow, I'm really impressed! Looks like HGTV did your yard!

 

[marcy]

Your back yard looks great.

 

[iheartscience]

Your yard is amazing, Packrat! It looks like it should be the after on an HGTV show!

 

[lulu]

It's beautiful!

 

[Haven]

I'm in awe. Your yard is amazing, Packrat. AMAZING.

 

[swingirl]

Whoa! What a beautiful yard! You have a talent in design and a big giant green thumb!!

 

[partgypsy]

That's awesome! Your hostas, everything looks so healthy. How did you get some of those arial pics though?

In the last couple weekends we repaved our approximately 11 x 20' patio, so I know how much work the paved area must have been. And yours is alot neater (straighter) looking than ours.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Wow, what a great back yard! We have a new house and the yard is a blank slate. Wanna come over and design mine?????

 

[Bunny007]

You have every right to brag, your yard is beautiful! You've clearly put a lot of hard work into it and it shows

 

[packrat]

Thanks everyone! It's really a lot of fun and thankfully we both enjoy working on it and coming up w/the ideas. We've been so nutso busy the last couple weeks we've not had a chance to take pictures. The ones from above JD took from the roof..some from the roof of the house and some from the roof of his back garage. I'm still working on JD for turning the front yard into a big garden..he's not much for it tho. There's a few more things we want to do and then..I guess we'll be able to spend more time enjoying it! We'd both love to find a way to parlay it into a job but..we'd probably just be like so..get some knockouts, daylilies and hostas and stick them in the ground and voila!

 

[Tuckins1]

I really like your water feature!

 

[artdecogirl]

Packrat, I thought your yard was gorgeous before but now Wow!!! I love the water features and the symmetry of everything looks great, I really like how you put the bird bath and the flowers in with the vedgies, practical and pretty. I have been waiting anxiously for a how does your garden grow part 2 thread to see pics of everyones gardens and this just makes me want more!!! BTW always love the roof shots!

 

[Autumnovember]

I am absolutely in love with your backyard, ESPECIALLY your garden! It looks so perfectly neat and pretty!!!!

 

[packrat]

Thanks again everyone! It's so nice to hear-it's hard work but it's really worth it when others appreciate it too..

 

[lliang_chi]

Wow, Packrat, that's an AMAZING back yard! I'm super in awe! Did you do everything yourself too? What veggies do you have planted?

I have a community garden across the street from my building that I have plants in. I have 4 tomato plants (2 grape, 1 heirloom, 1 roma), 2 bell pepper plants, 2 short cayenne peppers, 4 pea plants. I live in Chicago, so our growing season is MUCH later, but my peas are out! Yay! I have 4 little peas on my plants so happy.

~LC

 

[dragonfly411]

Packrat - I LOVE your yard!!!