It's summertime and many folks are enjoying "staycations," giving them time to work on their gardens- whether it's tending to plants or adding individual accents to make a yard unique! Have a gander at some of the interesting folk art, funky planters, and other personal touches Downhome submitters have spotted on lawns!

Grounded



"This unusual flower pot was discovered during a backpacking trip west of Burgeo."
- Submitted by Derrick Mercer

Lamaline Folk Art



"Taken on the Burin Peninsula."
- Submitted by Essie Brake

Recycled Tire Creation



"Taken in South Brook."
- Submitted by Gloria Young

Bedrock? No Rock Bed!



"My wife Shirley was going to grow a flower bed, but she got some bad seeds with a lot of weeds, so she took all the flowers out and made it into a rock bed."
- Submitted by Herb Noseworthy

She's Gone B'y!



"This was a scene we drove by on our way to the Random Passage site this summer! We couldn't help but have a little chuckle and take a picture!"
- Submitted by Jill Ridgely

"A Band All of its Own!"



"This is a garden I saw today in Gambo when I was passing through. I stopped and took a picture -I thought it was so cute and unique!"
- Submitted by Lauretta Wheaton

Upside-Down Tomato Planter: Newfoundland Style



"I'm a Newfie living in Ontario. What do we do with all our empty beef buckets? Grow tomatoes, of course! Taken August 25, 2011 in Brighton, O.N."
- Submitted by Marilyn Baker

Toad n Boots?



"The things you see in the backyard."
- Submitted by Marilynn Crotty

Unique Basket Hanger



"Taken in Harry's Harbour, Green Bay, NL."
- Submitted by Robert Carter

Change Island View



"Yard art - The Notty B'ys Band!"
- Submitted by Trudy Veitch

Crock Planters



"I wanted to do something different with crocks other than throwing them out."
- Submitted by Viola Gallant