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Title: Front Yard Gardens
Post by: Ke-ke wan on July 11, 2010, 05:11:18 AM
Nichi these are for you:

(http://www.fireflybooks.com/media/475/9781552977101.jpg)
Title: Re: Front Yard Gardens
Post by: Ke-ke wan on July 11, 2010, 05:12:36 AM
(http://www.finegardening.com/CMS/uploadedimages/Images/Gardening/Issues_121-130/041122_front_yard_garden_ld.jpg)


(http://www.finegardening.com/assets/uploads/posts/4171/August_2008_garden_003_lg.jpg)

(http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/uploadedImages/articles/issues/2009-05-01/GardenDecade2.jpg)
Title: Re: Front Yard Gardens
Post by: Ke-ke wan on July 11, 2010, 05:14:10 AM
This one looks a little dry and un attended, but I kind of like the Fall feeling here.

(http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/images/2007/10/24/frontyard.jpg)
Title: Re: Front Yard Gardens
Post by: Ke-ke wan on July 11, 2010, 05:15:38 AM
(http://imahouseaholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/2595433144_c419cbda891.jpg)
Title: Re: Front Yard Gardens
Post by: Ke-ke wan on July 11, 2010, 05:17:26 AM
(http://www.foodrenegade.com/pics/frontyardgarden.jpg)
Title: Re: Front Yard Gardens
Post by: Ke-ke wan on July 11, 2010, 05:18:02 AM
(http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Front-garden-August-12-08.jpg)
Title: Re: Front Yard Gardens
Post by: Ke-ke wan on July 11, 2010, 05:20:00 AM
(http://turnerphotographics.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/wp9c9262.jpg)

(http://prairieeden.com/images/Garden9.JPG)
Title: Re: Front Yard Gardens
Post by: Nichi on July 11, 2010, 06:10:44 AM
What a great thread, Piper! Thanks!  :-* :-*

(http://prairieeden.com/images/Garden9.JPG)

Looks like somewhere I've lived..

(http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Front-garden-August-12-08.jpg)

And somewhere I'd like to live!
Title: Re: Front Yard Gardens
Post by: Michael on July 11, 2010, 10:25:38 AM
Watching Le Tour, Julie and I have been fascinated to observe the lack of gardens - flowers - in France. Plenty of green fields, large and medium trees, but not a garden to be seen anywhere. Especially the grand chateaus - not a single flower.

A friend of mine told me that is the same in America. He said in the US there are very few gardens, but they appear once you cross into Canada. Don't know if that's true or not.

Of course there are always famous gardens, but it is interesting to see how common they are in houses, suburbs and towns. In Australia there are lots of gardens in the wealthier suburbs - some suburbs are spectacular and worth driving around. Rarely in inner-city, but even there you will get the token flower shrubs. Poorer areas tend to have a single conifer if anything, or maybe a privet - it amazes me how no one will ever cut down privets, but they'll destroy everything else.
Title: Re: Front Yard Gardens
Post by: Ke-ke wan on July 11, 2010, 11:48:20 AM

A friend of mine told me that is the same in America. He said in the US there are very few gardens, but they appear once you cross into Canada. Don't know if that's true or not.



I dunno if that's true either,  but I do know that there are a lot of gardens in Canada,  at least in the cities I've lived in (quite a few!).  Most towns have some sort of contest,  neighbourhood beautification,  to see who has the nicest garden.  Some even compete for the prettiest looking street and win little prizes.  I suppose Canadians are pretty good gardeners.


Title: Re: Front Yard Gardens
Post by: Nichi on July 11, 2010, 10:07:42 PM
In the US, it all depends on where you are, whether there are gardens. And even in that, it's impossible to make generalizations.

Title: Re: Front Yard Gardens
Post by: Nichi on November 28, 2010, 02:55:04 AM
(http://buriedshiva.com.au/vicky/misc14/garden.jpg)
Title: Re: Front Yard Gardens
Post by: Nichi on November 28, 2010, 03:05:25 AM
(http://buriedshiva.com.au/vicky/misc14/garden2.jpg)