Hello All!
Summer may be flying by, but there is no reason we cannot slow down and soak in some of its best garden moments one more time. Over the years, so many of you have shared photos that capture summer at its peak, from meadow gardens bursting with bloom to container collections spilling over with color. As promised, today I pulled some of my favorite summer shots from submissions of the last two years and giving them a second moment in the spotlight. If any of these gardens catch your eye, click through to the original post to see the full tour and read the whole story!
Scarlet bee balm and wild bergamot light up Ami Dushkowich’s 12-acre horse farm garden in Southeastern Pennsylvania, where native plants take center stage. See more from Ami’s Farm Garden in Pennsylvania.
This shady retreat in Sue Hughes and Marshall Goodwin’s garden in Pittsburgh, PA looks like a perfect spot to sit and enjoy a summer day out of the heat. We love the various textures at play here, and it really goes to show how you can do so much with the color green – so much interest packed into this space! To see more of this garden visit Sue and Marshalls’ New Garden in Pittsburgh.
An Eastern tiger swallowtail enjoys a mass of lavender pink wild bergamot in Damian and Debbie Smigocki’s English-style garden in Maryland, a space Damian built entirely for his wife’s enjoyment. Read the full story in Damien and Debbie’s English Garden in Maryland.
After 40 years of gardening in Kinmundy, Illinois, Linda has achieved what many gardeners dream of: a meadow garden that is full of bloom without ever looking messy. More of her flower-filled beds are in Linda’s Flower Gardens in Illinois.
Flower Carpet roses, coral bells, and catmint line a walkway in Tingshu Hu’s Massachusetts garden, where her Havanese dogs Luke and Toby have plenty of colorful paths to explore. Their heartwarming update is in Luke and Toby in Tingshu’s Garden.
Variegated bearded irises and oakleaf hydrangeas fill out this corner of a front yard Bas Suharto designed for clients in Ottawa, Ontario, transforming a bland entryway into a lush summer welcome. See the whole transformation in Bas Designs a Front-Yard Garden in Ottawa.
A waterfall of chartreuse Japanese forest grass cascades through the rhododendrons on Deborah Sanders’s steep mountain slope on Vancouver Island, proof that a challenging site can still deliver a showstopping summer view. Read more in Deborah’s Mountain Garden on Vancouver Island.
A citrusy mix of containers on Cindy’s deck in Rochester, New York, backed by a large planting of Candy Corn spirea, shows off her signature palette of orange, chartreuse, and purple. More color combinations await in Cindy’s Orange, Chartreuse, and Purple Designs in New York.
A dreamy grass path winds through Teresa Liszka’s rarely seen garden in Westchester County, New York, a space so private that GPOD marked its very first public appearance. Take the full tour in Teresa’s Secret Garden in New York.
Society garlic and purple moor grass fill this bed in Cleo Raulerson’s Bellevue, Washington, garden, home to more than 750 varieties of flowering plants designed to bloom every day of the year. See her garden at its peak in Cleo’s Summer Garden in Washington.
Arching Japanese anemones and compact pincushion flowers fill raised metal planters on Adriana Porter Felt’s pool deck in the Berkeley Hills, California, proof that a container garden can carry a whole late-summer season. More in Adriana’s California Container Garden in Late Summer.
A pink Japanese maple mingles with hydrangeas and phlox in Peter Shaw’s tiered cottage-style garden in County Durham, Northeast England, a modern take on a classic English palette. See the full layered design in Peter’s Flower-Filled Garden in Northern England.
Hot-colored flowers shine in the sun in Dorothy Danforth’s famous Milwaukee-area garden, photographed by Fine Gardening editorial director Danielle Sherry during a summer visit to the Midwest. Peek behind the scenes in A Summer Trip to a Wonderful Wisconsin Garden.
Penstemon, salvia, nepeta, and ice plants weave together in Ryan Harter’s drought-tolerant garden in Castle Rock, Colorado, proving a xeric landscape can still be a lush summer wonderland. See more of his water-wise design in Ryan’s Xeric Garden in Colorado.
Thank you to every gardener who has shared their summer moments with the GPOD community over the years. It is always a treat to look back through the archive and be reminded of just how many beautiful, creative, and personal gardens have crossed our desk.
Do you have summer photos of your own that you have been meaning to send in? There is no better time than now. Follow the directions below to submit your photos to Garden Photo of the Day!
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