There's no sight more beautiful than flowers in bloom and lush greenery.
From sprawling paths to simple patios, find the best look for your backyard with these gorgeous garden designs.
Eden climbing roses soften the terra-cotta front porch of a 1929 bungalow in Los Angeles.
A wicker enclosure protects sage and lavender from rabbits in a New York garden.
Designers Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber entertain at their cozy Vermont cottage between raised vegetable and flower beds made out of red cedar.
Highgrove House, the country residence of Prince Charles, inspired designer Brian McCarthy's Kerhonkson, New York, home. McCarthy planned all the trees and shrubs on the property, which was once entirely alfalfa fields.
"It's not just the inside of your house that deserves stylish touches," says Bunny Williams. "Celebrate your arrival by rolling out the red carpet for yourself — or at least a pair of oversize planters."
Bushes and blooms immediately improve any outdoor space. At this
The cutting garden of a New York house overflows with echinacea, coneflowers, and false sunflowers — all of which do just fine with a once-a-week watering.
At a French-inspired California home, wisteria shades a romantic seating spot.
Talk about an incredible view. From their bedroom balcony, the homeowners of a Spanish Colonial Revival look out onto stunning boxwood parterres attributed to the late Richmond garden designer Charles Gillette.
Large leafy plants make an eye-catching garden by the front door of a modern home in upstate New York.
Pots of Marguerite daisies, lavender, and alliums brighten the porch off a New York estate.
A stucco garden wall fringed with climbing roses opens onto a Virginia home's pool.
Tucked into the backyard of a Savannah row house, the walled courtyard garden is a fragrant oasis lush with jasmine, hydrangeas, orange trees, and creeping fig. Antique bricks and boxwood define the form, and crushed oyster shells cover the ground.
A Southern-inspired secret garden is enclosed by pear trees espaliered on a trellis.
A dining pavilion flanked with flowers anchors the backyard of a Florida home.
An archway covered in porcelain berry vines separates beds of black-eyed Susan, bee balm, and cat mint from a 19th-century house. The white, ruin-like columns in the distance were salvaged from a local bank.
In the Cloister Garden of a 16th-century French countryside estate, the classic rose Katharina Zeimet stands out among the formal hedges.
Rows of hydrangeas and hedges offer a beautiful alternative to typical garden fences, like this East Hampton landscape designed by Robert Stilin.
Textile designer Michael Devine conjures a romantic alfresco fete in this lush garden.
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