My Water Gardens....

  I truly believe we are and become what we choose to surround our souls with.

For me I find peace and serenity in nature in my garden.

 

 

 

 

 

Our Gardens spring 2008

 

This is a overview of my gardens and courtyard from the top of the water falls

The water gardens consist of two waterfalls. One 15 foot winding fall and a 3 foot fall. 

The falls land into a small pond leading into a 30 foot stream onto the second lower pond with Koi. 

Photo's above from spring 2008.

 

We live in a custom 3,500 ft contemporary home set on 7 acres. 3 acres of the land is landscape to fit into a natural environment with nature. We also have a horse barn with a small riding area. 

All the water gardens are natural filtered and feed fresh water from a spring well.

 

I'm very strict against using any chemicals in my gardens.  Our gardens are a living eco system.

We value all gods little creatures and we have many living in our gardens, including what some call pest or weeds.

 

If you stop sometime... you may even find beauty in a weed :-)

 

Mary's Zen Lion

 

My Koi fish spring 2010

 

Stream spring 2010

 

 

Our gardens Summer of 2009

 

 

Spring 2008

View of stream toward house. We live on 7 wooded rocky acres. 90 percent of the rock in my water

gardens was collected from our property.

 

 

Entry way to the courtyard & our home - summer 2009

 

 

View from home

 

 

Sitting area in front of pond summer 2009

 

 

Garden Flowers & bird houses. I collect bird houses.

 

 

My favorite  place to sit at the bottom pond 08

 

 

My spot summer 2009

 

Bottom pond spring 2010

 

Khiiat the Siamese  visiting the Koi

Summer 2009

 

 

 

Natural stone bridge over stream spring 2008

 

 

View of top falls and small pond 2008

 

 

 

Another view of top falls and pond

 

 

Top falls summer 2009.

Hidden from all the plant growth. Just the way I like it!

 

 

 

 

View of stream leading into lower pond

 

 

Bottom pond summer 2009

 

Other photos from my garden...

 

This is a photo I took of my cone flowers and little bee on the move

 

 

 Beautiful butterfly

 

 

 My favorite garden friend Lady bug

 

My morning glories summer 2009

 

 

Flower from garden summer 2009

 

 

Summer frog 2009

 

Summer frog 2010 photo by Mary

 

Summer frog 2010 photo by Mary

 

May peace be with you...