The pinks, reds and purples in this week’s dream garden make it my perfect haven away from the busy digital world!

If you ever read the book The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards, you’ll know what I see in this garden…

The lush waterside garden featured this week is in Kensington Garden at Kensington Palace in England. Hot temperatures and bright sun overhead may signal that we’re in the thick of some gorgeous summer weather, but wouldn’t it be nice to cool off in a pond-side dream garden like this one?

It’s summer time, and we’re bringing you dream gardens filled with floral eye candy sure to excite even the non-gardeners out there! This week we turn to the lush bluer shades of summer from an international garden located in Ireland.

When we think of garden parties, we probably envision having our friends over to a perfectly manicured dream garden, teeming with roses and perfect combinations of colors.

This beautiful photo is of an inviting country cottage in Strasburg, France. If I lived there, I would never want to leave home! Can’t you imagine sitting out in the garden, or entertaining guests with that home as a backdrop?

There’s nothing quite as magical as a dream garden all lit up on a summer night. I don’t know about you, but I’d love to have this sweet summer garden in my back yard!

For those who would like to plant a garden but are inexperienced or have limited space, a container garden on a budget may be the perfect alternative. Container gardening is easy and inexpensive, and can be started even when on a tight budget.

We don’t all have the time or resources to create the garden we may want, which is why we bring you the most gorgeous pictures each week of dream gardens! These garden photos are of the Japanese garden in San Marino, California, called Huntington Gardens.

Even if you’ve never tried composting before, our easy Gardening Guide to Compost for Beginners gives you the step by step instructions and tips you need to get started now.

Gardening for beginners can be simple and enjoyable as long as you take the time to understand what it entails.