10 shrubs for summer color: These vibrant bloomers give even the showiest annuals and perennials a run for their money

摘要

It's time to admit it: The middle of summer is everyone's least favorite time to be in the garden— well, maybe not to actually be in the garden but definitely to work in the garden. By this time of year, the squirrels have started to eat your tomatoes, the ground is hard, the mosquitoes are out, and, quite honestly, if you don't have your garden looking good by now, all the sweat-burned eyes in the world aren't going to improve the situation much until things cool off and the rain returns.