http://www.cottageliving.com/cottage/gardens Gardens - CottageLiving.com http://i.timeinc.net/cottage/images/hub/template/logo_footer.gif http://www.cottageliving.com P. Allen Smith shows you how to transform a bare patch of earth into a brilliant border-in just one season.<img src="http://feeds.cottageliving.com/~r/cottageliving/garden/~4/286223805" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.cottageliving.com/~r/cottageliving/garden/~3/286223805/0,21135,1189420,00.html Summer Garden border garden, border Kelly Quinn http://www.cottageliving.com/cottage/gardens/article/0,21135,1189420,00.html Grow these low-maintenance beauties in your garden's toughest environments. Senior garden editor Kate Karam picks her favorite no-fail blooms and hardy greenery.<img src="http://feeds.cottageliving.com/~r/cottageliving/garden/~4/279320807" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.cottageliving.com/~r/cottageliving/garden/~3/279320807/0,28195,1731199,00.html Rudbeckia Rudbeckia, flower, hirta Ray Kachatorian http://www.cottageliving.com/cottage/homes/slideshow/0,28195,1731199,00.html Attract bees and other beneficial insects to your garden.<img src="http://feeds.cottageliving.com/~r/cottageliving/garden/~4/257727304" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.cottageliving.com/~r/cottageliving/garden/~3/257727304/0,28195,1723682,00.html Native flowers bee, coneflower Rex Perry http://www.cottageliving.com/cottage/homes/slideshow/0,28195,1723682,00.html Follow your natural instincts for creating an inviting garden filled with places to discover.<img src="http://feeds.cottageliving.com/~r/cottageliving/garden/~4/253183474" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.cottageliving.com/~r/cottageliving/garden/~3/253183474/0,28195,1719377,00.html Use what you have birdbath, garden, planter, con Marion Brenner http://www.cottageliving.com/cottage/homes/slideshow/0,28195,1719377,00.html One flat of plants for about $40. Two hours to prep and plant. Three containers. Having blooms that last till fall--priceless.<img src="http://feeds.cottageliving.com/~r/cottageliving/garden/~4/282551108" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.cottageliving.com/~r/cottageliving/garden/~3/282551108/0,21135,1600534,00.html Mix old and new container garden Tom McWilliam http://www.cottageliving.com/cottage/gardens/article/0,21135,1600534,00.html Cottage Living gardens editor Kate Karam cuts through the brambles to share real-life gardening wisdom.<img src="http://feeds.cottageliving.com/~r/cottageliving/garden/~4/264148019" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.cottageliving.com/~r/cottageliving/garden/~3/264148019/0,21135,1726840,00.html Kate Karam Kate Karam http://www.cottageliving.com/cottage/gardens/article/0,21135,1726840,00.html