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Gorgeous Gardens: Los Angeles Backyard in Bloom

From: Yard Maven

With fruit trees, flowering shrubs and perennials tucked behind a stone wall, this backyard in Hollywood Grove, Calif., feels like a secret garden. Granite paths wind around the raised vegetable beds and so allow the homeowner to easily collect herbs, tomatoes and other offerings for her kitchen.

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Photo: Christopher Lee Foto . From: Yard Maven.

Backyard Garden and Granite Paths

The paths throughout this backyard were made of blonde-colored decomposed granite. Bordering gardens are low maintenance with an ever-shifting range of colors.

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Photo: Christopher Lee Foto . From: Yard Maven.

Backyard With Raised Gardens

A series of raised garden beds grow tomatoes (supported by cheerful red wire cages) and herbs. The backyard's edible offerings also include citrus and apple trees.

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Photo: Christopher Lee Foto . From: Yard Maven.

Pink and White Flowers and Apple Tree

An apple tree ranges over the wall in this backyard garden; other plantings include flowering shrubs and perennials in a pretty mix of soft shades.

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Photo: Christopher Lee Foto . From: Yard Maven.

Garden With Pink Flowering Plants

To turn this backyard into the serene haven imagined by the homeowner, landscape designers cleared out the patchy lawn and replaced it with fruit trees, flowering shrubs and perennials. The careful mix ensures there's something to enjoy in any season.

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