My outdoor “painting “. Easel made from tree branches cut from my red cedar, frame found at Goodwill, flower arrangement bought from roadside farm market, hummingbird from DollarTree

Our pondless waterfall

Wow! I’m overwhelmed by the responses! We had this professionally done a couple of years ago. We had leftover water coloring from our hot tub (don’t remember the brand), and tossed it in to see what happened. The waterfall is in direct sunlight, so we do have problems with string algae. The rocks were power washed this spring, and I skim out algae as necessary.

Thank you so much for the compliments!

My mom in her garden 86 years young! She goes out everyday to check her babies and give them that special love

I got this from a dear friend and in the wind storm it fell over & was broken but I added some soil & now it’s beautiful again

I'm super lucky that my guy not only loves to garden but is an amazing DIY person! I have the eye for design and color.
He did the pond himself (weeks of you tube videos lol).
When we bought this house ten years ago it was mostly gravel and there was a deck falling apart which we removed

I had to share this posting from my daughter. I'm serious she can't keep a artificial plant alive but her love for nature is real!!

My mums old wooden ladder was no longer safe in my opinion, painted and turned into a stand for plants and garden treasures. Matches my house doors, pots and patio chairs, it's not all full yet, but you get idea. Had to add a shim on each support bar as they don't match the height of the steps. Its not level, as the ground isn't level, and I can't be bothered to adjust it, good enough for me!

It’s so hot in Texas, even the sunflowers are trying to stay cool!

VIA JENN PARKER "WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR HOUSE, I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE WERE NO FLOWERS ANYWHERE. THEN I FOUND A CLUMP OF PEONY ROOTS IN A 3 FOOT SQUARE CLUMP. I CAREFULLY DUG THEM ALL UP, UNTANGLED AND DIVIDED THEM, THEN PLANTED THEM ACROSS OUR 140 FOOT FRONTAGE. THIS IS THE RESULT EIGHT YEARS LATER..."

My Dancing Dolphin just keeps going this year. Hasn’t quit blooming since January.

I know they are only geraniums and ANYONE can grow a geranium, but this color makes me so happy

If you have old buckets/pails this was my project over the weekend

Since the passing of my Husband, my garden is my sanctuary where I can find peace and solitude.
Have a blessed day to all

Hello ! Here are a couple other snaps of areas of my gardens. I designed everything including the She Shed. As well, did most of the work including but not limited to, flagstone, marble and tile. The house and garden was a repo and a mess. I drug in rocks from the rivers of Montana, the beach and many other places. Most of my hard scapes are estate sale finds. I do most of my own baskets and pots. I live in zone 7. W. Oregon. Basically a rain forest. I’m a 3x can survivor. I had a bone marrow transplant 24 years ago and survived it. Therefore, I’m not afraid of much. Especially color. My neighbors love it and bring their guests over. I make my own compost. Baskets and window baskets. Lots of fertilizer. Slow release granules when I plant and water soluble by Proven Winners twice a week when everything is in full bloom. I hope that this encourages others. Happy Gardening!

Having retired and down sizing I was longing for my gardens I had worked to establish for over 20 years When I saw what I was given to work with I was pretty discouraged, but I recited the old saying, “Grow where you are planted” and walla