Back yards in the summer time...

daepp · daepp's Garage

Anyone into landscaping and yards? Share your pics here? I know we normally show off our passion for cars and planes, but how about a little greenery?? I'll start - worked in the yard all weekend, and have the sunburn to prove it...

Of course, tho be honest it looks a lot better when it's full of kids having fun - but this was early in the a.m.

Our two tortoises and the citrus coexist in this planter.

My neighbor's pool - beautiful in it's simplicity.

dhrcr911s · dhrcr911s's Garage

One with no fences and plenty of blue sky and mountains... No pool, but it would be frozen over 5 months of the year anyway..

daepp · daepp's Garage

Oh man - that's spectacular.

You know, Hugh is a regular poster here, and he live closer to LA than I do. But his yard is much closer to yours than to mine!

Burnin' oil · 07-20-2009, 01:14 PM

Not quite as nice, but we like it:

Actually, that's the abandoned property next door. Ugh. DAE, why don't you come to our house and make it look like yours. I don't have the time and my wife would appreciate it.

daepp · daepp's Garage

Where in CA are you - I'll be right over.

Burnin' oil · 07-20-2009, 01:17 PM

dhrcr911s,

Where in Montana?

MT930 · 07-20-2009, 03:04 PM

Go Montana !!

Front Yard

Back Yard

Hugh R · 07-20-2009, 03:10 PM

Here are a few of mine I posted from a thread entitled "Outdoor Lighting" Here is the link: Outdoor Lightiing)

dd74 · 07-20-2009, 03:13 PM

Nice fire touch. Is this where you perform the Mayan sacrifices?

Jim Richards · 07-20-2009, 03:18 PM

What is this thing you call "back yard?"

RWebb · RWebb's Garage

this one is nicely mowed:

Zeke · 07-20-2009, 03:31 PM

This is part of the back yard. A covered room.

I'll post a couple more of the actual yard area tomorrow when the morning sun is hitting things better.

sammyg2 · 07-20-2009, 03:33 PM

Don't have any real pics handy, but this is kinda what it looks like. The landscaping is only a year old so it still looks kinda bare but it will grow into it eventually:

Paul T · 07-20-2009, 03:37 PM

Some nice backyards! This is what I see...

imcarthur · imcarthur's Garage

This is actually a side patio. It was a wasteland of angled patio slabs & I spent a good chunk of a summer laying the stone, the steps etc. I must have done it right, because it hasn't moved a millimeter in 9 years despite our harsh winters. We got carried away with Boston Ivy though. The pergola at the end supports a wisteria that is spectacular in bloom. Note the Pcar content.

My backyard is still a wasteland though. Since we back onto a busy road, I am letting it return to forest . . . much to my wife's dismay . . .

Ian

jyl · jyl's Garage

Hmm. My back yard looks like an alley compared to you guys'.

slodave · slodave's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by MT930

Back Yard

Your backyard is out of focus.

mattdavis11 · 07-20-2009, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slodave

Your backyard is out of focus.

No, no, no. His back yard is out of sight!

Rich Lambert · Rich Lambert's Garage

I did the brush hog work, the Big Guy did the rest.

He does nice work in the winter too. I mean, it's not a tropical paradise, but what are you gonna do in Washington state?

I'm envious of you pool guys. If we could get more than 4 months a year use out of a pool, we'd have one.

Tidybuoy · 07-20-2009, 08:36 PM

How can I compete? It was 112 degrees in Fresno, CA yesterday and I'm looking at your guys beautiful pools (and I can hear my neighbors swimming in theirs). I think I may yank a portion of my lawn someday and put in a ceement pond....

Front yard:

Back yard:

Supervisor:

Crepe Myrtle on Steroids (i.e., miracle grow):

Ground Cover on Steroids (i.e., miracle grow):