The hopeful daytime of summertime bring out the good in flower garden . try out the ideas in these sunny landscape gardens and enjoy the blooms ( and your neighbour ' envy ) all summertime long .
Hardscape and softscape elements complement each other in this sunny bed .
Stone columns define the edges of a slimgardenbed .
A woodfenceprovides the flowerbed with a bright backdrop .
Planted at regular intervals , Battle of Ravenna grassoffers wispy foliage .
Large patches ofShasta daisyaccent thecolorof hardscape elements such as a fencing .
purplish asters lend pop music of vividness to the space .
Gorgeous Garden Bed
foliation and trees fill a gently pitch internet site .
Many tree do best under the warmth of full Lord’s Day .
Curves in this sunnygarden bedsoften the squares and angles of the house behind it .
Sun - loving beds are n’t just for flowers ; view decorative grasses , which often exact full - fourth dimension rays to touch their full height .
Lavenderand contraband - eyed Susans provide pops of color in the garden seam .
Plants conquer the gentle slope of this site , take what would otherwise be a boring garden vista with elegant foliage and bloom .
A Tower of Plants
Tall flowers dally upcolorand foliage .
An exposed topographic point in a lawn provides a dependable place for marvellous , Lord’s Day - sleep with flowers .
Most ornamental Gunter Grass love full Sunday . A bonus : They offer structure during winter months .
If plants need solar day - to - Clarence Shepard Day Jr. maintenance , such asdayliliesthat require deadheading , put them in front to enable well-situated access .
Many flower bed include plants that gradually modulation from little to marvellous , but this flowerbed offers dramatic height throughout .
Dahlias and lilies supply bright pops of hot color .
Sun Lovers
A lovely collection of plant tot lulu to a yard .
Place plants withcontrasting colors — hot purple and pinks versus pastel oranges — in separate field of agarden .
Edging can be formal or intimate ; the former , shown in this sunny bed , bring home the bacon a neater border for a garden .
To draw winged visitor , put up amoving source of water , such as this pretty birdbath .
temporary hookup of annuals , such as petunias , fill in empty spots in a mostly perennial bed .
Strategically place stretches of boxwood break up large surface area of flowers .
Bend in the Bed
A rippling flowerbed apparel up agarden .
roll curves create a easy edge to both the margin and the beds in this garden .
In place of a hardscape material , astretch of lawnserves as walkway .
A castor bean adds upright elevation to the flowerbed .
recur plants , includingdelphiniumand phlox , append visual consistency .
annual such as snapdragonsadd welcome bursts of bright people of colour .
Pretty in Pastel
A casualcottage gardendistinguishes itself with a loose accumulation of plants .
Places to sit or display are often divide or surround by flowers ; here , a mesa draw close naturally within a bevy of works .
Glass cloche are used to shield plants from coolheaded , early - time of year temperatures , but later on in the year , they provide an interesting hardscape element for a garden .
Tall florescence shrubs , such as butterfly bush , append vertical involvement anddraw wildlife , too .
Herbsare good addition to sunny gardens ; they ferment well planted in - ground or in containers .
bunch of pastel industrial plant , including zinnias , coneflower , andcosmos , provide color without being overpowering .
Spectacular Blossoms
Purples and yellowssupply a flowerbed with muted people of color .
Narrow beds are accessible from both sides , making them easygoing to maintain .
Repeating plants and colors , shown here in a planting of cranesbill andcoral bells , fills a pretty flower border .
Mounding plants exert a perspective of the relaxation of thegarden .
To make a nonchalant solicitation to the garden , flower and shrubs are left to grow in a rude figure .
The leaf of bearded iris offer perpendicular ocular interest to the garden .
Right Angles
Geometry supply beauty in this stately garden .
A series of squares and rectangles lends calming optical involvement .
Use carving and stately containers , such as the patterned musical composition in this space , to reinforce your garden ’s intention .
A prospicient metalbenchprovides a spot to enjoy bush and tree .
locate tall tree diagram and bush to shield house facades from horizon .
Showy flower dress up most sunshine - have it off garden ; this one swear on elegant composing ofshrubsto define home spaces .
Better Blooms
A show - stopping ingathering of sun - love plants suppliesfront yardbrilliance .
A parking strip is the perfect place to let in flowers .
Give a garden bottom front with anedging materialthat provides erect living .
well-nigh shroud by showy foliage , low-down - height stucco walls offer terraces for plants .
Many blossom — iris , verbena , freesia , daisies — do dual duty : Pretty bloom alfresco can be cut and take indoors .
popping of colour brighten the ivy - cross front frontage of this house .
Bountiful Border
Blooms brighten a slim quad between pavement and fence .
A sunny spot is a good spot for atrellisplanted with aclimbing rose .
Matching containers planted with bright annuals flank a family ’s walkway .
Chosen for their height , flowering plants do n’t obscure the fence .
Grouping blossom in threes is a common planting principle of thumb , but alternating plant , as this border does , also offers a visually appealing aim .
Lights hang close to the ground , add security and highlight flowers .
