Lisianne

I would love to see photos of the filled greenhouses (messy or not!) mid-winter. Nice gardens!

You are one lucky person! My "garden helper" is digging holes in my as yet unplanted annual bed and has removed plants from containers... My other "garden helper", interestingly enough, pulls weeds out of one of my raised beds, and he does it correctly. You never know.

What a coincidence! I have a visit planned to Kingwood this weekend. My dad dragged us kids there nearly every summer and now I visit every couple years. The gardens are particularly beautiful during daylily season. The conservatory is my favorite place on the grounds.

I love the photo from the inside. It looks to me like a piano in the foreground; it brought tears to my eyes... my mother, a pianist, adored my father, an avid gardener and this photo reminded me of how much I loved them. They have both passed away. Thanks for eliciting such a wonderful memory.

Like meander1, I wasn't expecting daffodils! Spring is WAAAYYY too early here and the daffodils are in full bloom. The photo of your dog made me smile... I have an 8 week old lab mix puppy that has taken a liking to eating my daffodils -- just the flower portion.

I had to travel to Malaysia on a business trip a few years ago. I was entranced by the palms like the traveller's palm shown here. The symmetry and grace of such a huge plant was amazing! I also loved the fact that our "big box store" plants grow naturally over there. Looked so odd to see them outside! (I'm a former zone 5 now zone 6 resident.)

The clarity in that first photo blew me away! This'll be my screen background for awhile. Thanks!

The photo of your husband standing in the wall of dirt is amazing! Another commenter is right -- you don't see the scope of the project until you see the construction photos! I'm so glad you included these. Nice set of photos. My dogs drink from my small fountain just like your cats do.

I will try AGAIN, this time using a heat mat, to start my own plants from seed. And figure out how to do the watering properly so the young seedlings don't dry out or rot. I just can't get it right!

I loved the blue gazing globe in the perennial bed. You have such excellent taste and design sense that I don't feel so bad continuing my love affair with glass in the garden!

I love the replication of colors (or lack thereof) in the dichondra and the gazing balls. Good mixture of textures also. Looks like a sepia photo, in a way. Nice!

Flat but getting irrigation from mountains? Guess I learned something about Oregon! I'm really enjoying all these photos from areas across the country. A nice diversion from my flat, rural, northwest Ohio scenery! The photos are lush!

Similar to the above question about which zone: Does Australia have hardiness zones like the US does? If so, where can I see these? Sort of interesting to ponder. Thanks for the international photo!

Wonderful photos! Conservatories always make me feel as if I'm stepping into a dream... or getting a glimpse into someone else's mind. They are their own little worlds, encased by glass.

I love it! It makes me think adults sometimes like being kids, since a kid would love this! (As does this adult.)

Contrary to what tractor1 wrote: I like the brightness of the water and if I were to be there, then the water would be what would draw my attention first. Personally, I really like the garden portion off in the far left -- lots of color and texture, which is present in the entire photo, actually.

I usually tend to dislike gardens that aren't a bit chaotic; however, I find this set of photos quite soothing. I love the symmetry and can almost feel the stillness and solitude.

It's amazing how centered the last photo is! Does she look at your photos? I can't imagine a 5 year old looking at MY garden photos... I agree with Chefin190 above: she has a basic understanding of what a decent photo is!

This is the first time I've seen any use of coleus "The Flume" that makes sense. Once its used as a flower instead of foliage it makes sense. Thanks!

This is absolutely wonderful! And I especially liked the fact that kids like to play on it! Now, if only my husband would cut these into the stumps from all of our ash trees that died from the emerald ash borer -- I'd have a virtual furniture store.

This post came at a good time for me. I was pondering doing just this next spring and have saved the seeds. My question: even though it's easy to pull up, does it become an annoyance? It's not really invasive I don't think, but I think I'd be pulling it up as weeds for years after I tried it. I had gorgeous, large plants growing in the cracks in my sidewalk (and I didn't have the heart to pull them out.)

This series has been most intriguing. I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd like to see more examples of succulent use. Do these arrangements require pruning to be maintained? If so, how do you prune without killing the plant?