Our back yard
Login
User Name
Password   


Registration is FREE. Click to become a member of OrchidBoard community
(You're NOT logged in)

menu menu

Sponsor
Donate Now
and become
Forum Supporter.

Our back yard
Many perks!
<...more...>


Sponsor
 

Google


Fauna Top Sites
LOG IN/REGISTER TO CLOSE THIS ADVERTISEMENT
  #1  
Old 07-27-2011, 12:12 PM
silken silken is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Feb 2009
Zone: 2b
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Posts: 9,667
Default Our back yard

I just thought I would share several photos of our back yard. They aren't the best light and don't do it justice. It is so lush and park like at this time of year and the lilies are just outstanding throughout the yard at this time. Anyways the first two are approaching our sitting area from the back of the house and greenhouse. The 3rd is from the back of the yard looking toward the house which shows my greenhouse along the back wall. The flowerbeds are all mostly raised and quite full of perennials that keep me in bloom most of the spring and summer and a few in the fall. I add some annuals.

The greenhouse is set down about 3 feet with an insulated concrete pony wall. It is 30 ft long by 11 ft deep. One whole long side is attached to the house and one short side is attached and has an entry to the heated garage. It has a green shade cloth on the roof for summer. It is heated with an energy efficient Pulse natural gas furnace that also heats 1/3 of our home. The rest of our house is heated with in floor heat as it is a slab house. The greenhouse is made of triple glazed slide opening windows and the roof is triple glazed poly... Anyways, that clear plastic stuff! It has a cooling system for summer as well and a dirt floor.

Just thought I would share.
Attached Thumbnails
Our back yard-_dsc4631-jpg   Our back yard-_dsc4632-jpg   Our back yard-_dsc4635-jpg  
Reply With Quote
Post Thanks / Like - 3 Likes
  #2  
Old 07-27-2011, 12:57 PM
Gage Gage is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Mar 2011
Zone: 10b
Location: South Florida
Posts: 1,574
Our back yard Male
Default

Very nice! I love the raised beds!
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 07-27-2011, 01:50 PM
WhiteRabbit WhiteRabbit is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: May 2008
Zone: 9a
Location: Nor Cal
Posts: 26,634
Default

beautiful!
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 07-27-2011, 03:10 PM
Daethen Daethen is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Sep 2010
Zone: 4a
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 2,215
Our back yard Female
Default

Just gorgeous!!!!
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 07-27-2011, 05:50 PM
sii's Avatar
sii sii is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Aug 2010
Zone: 6a
Location: Ontario
Posts: 512
Our back yard Female
Default

Wow! That's a nice sized backyard. In my 'neck of the woods' builders try to cram in as many houses as they can and therefore only have a small backwayrd.

I'd love to sit in your backyard.
__________________
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. ~Theodore Roosevelt
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 07-27-2011, 05:54 PM
Kelo Kelo is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Mar 2011
Zone: 7b
Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Age: 65
Posts: 1,679
Default

Very nice!
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 07-27-2011, 06:43 PM
Bird Song Farm Bird Song Farm is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Jun 2007
Zone: 4a
Posts: 2,678
Default

Very, very, nice!
Al
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 07-27-2011, 06:53 PM
cday2inflorida cday2inflorida is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Sep 2006
Zone: 9b
Location: Riverviw, Florida
Posts: 858
Our back yard Female
Default

Just lovely!
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 07-27-2011, 10:29 PM
sweetjblue sweetjblue is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Sep 2006
Zone: 6a
Member of:AOS, IPA, COS
Location: New England
Posts: 1,389
Default

Really beautiful, looks so peaceful.

Judi

Last edited by sweetjblue; 08-01-2011 at 10:11 PM..
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 07-27-2011, 10:51 PM
ezil ezil is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: edmonton, alberta
Posts: 874
Our back yard Female
Default

Now I understand why you want to downsize your orchid collection. That's a beautiful backyard, and quite a big green house. Thanks for posting.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Tags
greenhouse, heated, house, summer, yard


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Been gone a long time, but hard to come back after an orchid disaster... camille1585 Orchid Lounge 19 05-04-2010 03:54 AM
Sharry Baby back bulb success Phyrex Beginner Discussion 2 11-20-2009 11:32 AM
Arizona "native" back yard - cactus blooms EdinAZ Off Topic - Totally 14 10-25-2008 01:28 AM
Arizona "native" back yard EdinAZ Off Topic - Totally 10 08-04-2008 08:22 PM
My Garden (Side Yard) Ross Off Topic - Totally 14 01-28-2007 02:57 PM

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:23 AM.

© 2007 OrchidBoard.com
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO v2.0.37 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Feedback Buttons provided by Advanced Post Thanks / Like (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Clubs vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.