1. Metamorphosis of a yard into agarden in fifteen years, design,preparation (walks and beds),garden types - learning, incorporation,failures, re-learning to develop a modifiedMediterranean type garden.Don Privett - Chief Plantsmanand Principal Gardener

2. I started work on then a lot in 1998?, itwas weeds, some grass and lots of looserocks. I slowly learned design as I madebeds, filled in low areas, remade bedsand improved the soil with peat moss,leaves and composted chipped treecuttings. Slowly added plants, walks andbeds.Year after year a garden emerged, here isthat story in pictures. 3. The start of landscape design 4. The start of landscape design,the northeast. 5. Along the eastside early. 6. East side rock garden bed and walk early. 7. East side in 2000 8. Early 1997?, middle east side. 9. In 2011 10. Rock bed earlyRock bed very early 11. East front early.Today 12. Iris andLoropetalum2011? 13. Backside picture 12, red rose and nandina. 14. Suprise lilies. 15. Calycahntus floridusCarolina allspiceStrawberry shrub 16. First layout of arc bed, lookingnorth. 17. Front curb plantedwith annuals. 18. Front east to west 1997? 19. Front today 20. East front early. 21. Back to the east-early. 22. Back looking west, note the very smallcy press at top. 23. SOUTHEASTFIRSTGARDENBED. 24. BACK SOUTHEAST EARLY. 25. BACK LOOKING EAST 26. Southeast side early 27. Southwest corner - 2007 28. Back looking east. 2006 29. The back facing west.Then 30. Hibiscus 2013 31. Today