For Jane Quattlebaum, the backyard isn’t about manicured hedges or flower beds. It’s about life—real, humming, clucking life.

Jane lived on Isle of Hope for 27 years before settling across the marsh in Sandfly, where she’s spent the last 18 years. “I love the natural surroundings and privacy here,” she said. Her property reflects that love—not with traditional landscaping, but with a living soundtrack courtesy of bees and chickens.

“They make music together,” she said. “The bees are the percussion, and the chickens are the vocals. It’s a sort of acapella.”

Her yard is more homestead than horticulture. Beehives pulse with activity, and her flock adds its own personality and rhythm to the scene. There’s no perfectly pruned border or color-coordinated planting scheme—just a working, breathing ecosystem centered on caretaking and curiosity.

Jane installed the hives and coop herself and keeps the focus on function over form. “I’m not really into the landscaping part,” she admitted with a smile. “It’s just the birds and the bees.”

This unconventional setup may not follow garden-center trends, but it hums with authenticity. For Jane, beauty is in the buzz. And in a neighborhood that values character and charm, hers is a space that stands apart—not for how it looks, but for how it sounds.