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| Welcome to my web page! My name is Gale and I live with my husband Steve, 3 children , Mitch, Kara & Kailee in Thunder Bay, Ontario. I LIVE for gardening and my family has learned to accept that.... " If I'm in the garden....do it yourself!" Gardening season in zone 3 is very short, so I spend every spare minute outdoors during the summer. My gardening addiction began in 1995 after I dug a tiny flowerbed in our FRONT LAWN. The following year, we paid a contractor to install a large lockstone patio. Then, the next year, my dream-come-true pond was constructed. Since then, my mission is to remove as much lawn in our large yard as possible. Let me share with you our........ "LAWN GONE" story....... |
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| These are the before & after pics of the front lawn |
| BEFORE 1995 |
| AFTER 1997 |
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| Unfortunately, the patio and pond only consumed half the front lawn, so the following year the rest of it was removed and a flowerbed complete with a rustic fence and wagon wheel were added. The area under the eaves in front of the house was made into a shadebed. |
| FENCE BED Thanks to my Dad for donating the wagon wheel from his barn and to Steve for building the fence! |
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| SHADE BED my dog Bowser snuck into the picture |
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| Click on the Garden Page link below to see how these beds have grown! |
| Pond Pics |
| Garden Page |
| Flower Pics |
| Construction Pics |
| Special Thanks to: |
| My FAVOURITE Hangout |
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| PICS 2002 |
| ODDS & ENDS |
| Pond Tour Aug. 2003 |
| *** More pages...click! *** |