Make your summer garden glow with continuous color -- this practical guide will show you the way! Simple instructions, covering every step to success, spell out planning and follow through, and over 130 beautiful, full-color photos and watercolors showcase 10 varied garden styles with different planting groupings. Detailed plant lists and timetables create variety with trees for height, shrubs for structure. foliage for breadth and color. And the flowers! See how to highlight roses, the stars of the summer garden, as well as perennials, ornamental grasses, borders, herbs, and plants in containers, plus decorative features such as arches and pergolas. Get tips on adapting the plans to your climate and turning eyesores into eye-catchers. It's the kind of planning guide that brings sweet dreams on cold winter nights.