Summer blooming perennials and ornamental grasses frame in the back yard. Design and photo by Bob Trainor
Greenhouse - large traditional detached greenhouse idea in Boston

Photo by Ellen Sousa/THB Farm
Photo of a landscaping in Boston.

Garden arbor and picket fence separate the side yard from the front yard creating outdoor rooms. The view to the front yard frames a sitting area with Adirondack chairs. Photo by Bob Trainor

Bright container garden planting for late spring and summer.
This is an example of a landscaping for summer.

Bright container garden planting for late spring and summer.
This is an example of a landscaping in New York for summer.

Photo of a mid-sized traditional partial sun backyard landscaping in Chicago for summer.

Photo of a mid-sized traditional full sun front yard concrete paver driveway in Chicago.

Design ideas for a large traditional partial sun courtyard gravel landscaping in Boston for summer.

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional full sun front yard stone landscaping in Providence for summer.

Rodney Rose, Autumn Skies Landscapes
Photo of a mid-sized mediterranean full sun backyard formal garden in San Francisco for summer.

This propery is situated on the south side of Centre Island at the edge of an oak and ash woodlands. orignally, it was three properties having one house and various out buildings. topographically, it more or less continually sloped to the water. Our task was to creat a series of terraces that were to house various functions such as the main house and forecourt, cottage, boat house and utility barns. The immediate landscape around the main house was largely masonry terraces and flower gardens. The outer landscape was comprised of heavily planted trails and intimate open spaces for the client to preamble through. As the site was largely an oak and ash woods infested with Norway maple and japanese honey suckle we essentially started with tall trees and open ground. Our planting intent was to introduce a variety of understory tree and a heavy shrub and herbaceous layer with an emphisis on planting native material. As a result the feel of the property is one of graciousness with a challenge to explore.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional full sun backyard stone formal garden in Chicago for summer.

Photo of a mid-sized traditional partial sun front yard concrete paver garden path in Chicago for summer.

Michael Roe
Photo of a huge mediterranean partial sun front yard mulch landscaping in Portland for summer.

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional full sun backyard stone landscaping in Chicago for summer.

Cottage Garden planted with roses, flowering shrubs, annuals and perennials in shades of pink, yellow, blue and white. Display Garden, Seekonk, MA.
Photo of a mid-sized rustic full sun front yard gravel garden path in Providence.

This is an example of a traditional backyard landscaping in Little Rock for summer.

American Elderberry / Sambucus canadensis Photo: H. Zell, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution- ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
This is an example of a landscaping in Other.

Saturday June 20, 10:00 to 11:30am | Manhattan Midtown Sky Garden by Hank White, FASLA, and Aaron Booher of HMWhite This excursion to a spectacular workplace landscape will take visitors up high above the busy streets of Manhattan. The award-winning, 6,500 square-foot terrace of the Midtown Manhattan Sky Garden takes advantage of panoramic skyline views while providing an intimate garden backdrop to the mid-century-modern building’s newly-renovated interior workspace. Richly textured and seasonally diverse plantings include a dense blanket of drought-tolerant prairie grasses, wildflower perennials, and spring flowering bulbs, punctuated by flowering Crab Apple trees. At twilight, the garden evolves into a subtle stage set of textured plantings, rustling softly against the glow of a frosted glass parapet rail—a soothing space where workers can escape the conference room or the electrifying noise of the dense urban environment. The roof garden’s biophilic design has elevated employees’ well-being, productivity, and morale. Photo copyright Amy Stroud