14 Beautiful Summer Gardens

Beginning gardeners who wonder what all the fuss with perennials is about need only look at this extraordinary display of color in this yard. Daylilies in a riot of different colors join with daisies, phlox, rudbeckia and many other hard-working perennials to create this amazing garden.

In this Sedona-inspired Southwest landscape, designed by Jamie Durie, drought-tolerant plants with colorful foliage and strong vertical forms play off the richly hued hardscape that includes Mexican roof tiles.

A silver and purple color scheme is perfect for a hot, sunny spot in a summer garden.

RMSer SpackleMuddPalin conserves water in her southern California garden. The roses get drip irrigation, she says, and "surrounding plants survive only on winter rain and waste water from the koi pond."