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Here are some of my own landscape & garden projects for you to view. Even though they take some time and energy to complete, as I don't have a lot of either with work and family, it's definately worth it in the end. Besides possibly increasing the value of your property (or perhaps your landlord will reimburse you), it gives you a feeling of accomplishment and pride...and a really nice place to hang out!

I have one project currently on the go, the front yard walkway.



The second project is a rather ambitious pond garden but hopefully it will turn out as planned. I have included a scanned image of my drawing, and a before picture of the backyard.


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Pictures of Flowers from my garden. If you like the "Lake" effect, then you will like these!




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