Great thread!

We have just a couple of small flower gardens. My bride is very fond of pink and purple blooms....



but I have slipped in a few reds and yellows (tulips).....



...then she obtained these guard creatures and I'm afraid to mess with her garden anymore....



...ferocious little buggers.

Since we have a relatively small lot we need to accomodate foot traffic from the back porch and and decks through the garden and out to the garage...where the bikes are! We chose to use these pre-formed stones to make paths with.





Five years ago this grassy area was a 24' round swimming pool. The low deck seen in the pictures led to a set of stairs up to a deck just above the water level and access to the pool. The high deck and stairs have been removed and now we have a modest grassy area for croquet and badminton. (sometimes blocks can replace missing wire loops)



I built the decks back in '83, the garden my bride started in '05. It's small and we're beginners at this but we do enjoy sitting out among the flowers and plants and just relaxing a bit. I bought myself a rocking chair last Fall (I love rocking chairs). Most evenings I can be found in my rocker out on the porch nursing a cold beer.