Designed with the flower-lover in mind, this oasis of flowers and grasses looks great all year. Bright flower colors during spring and summer are followed in fall by the pale, elegant flowers and seed heads of the ornamental grasses. The seed heads and foliage persist until the following spring, decorating the winter landscape with their delicate flower-like plumes and wheat-like fronds. Don't cut the dried grasses back to the ground until just before the new growing season begins, so you can enjoy them all winter. The garden is formed from three connecting beds, with three paths leading into a central paved area between them. Flagstone pavers, which are interplanted with scented groundcover plants, lead into this central patio. A medium-sized deciduous tree in each bed shapes the flagstones and puts on a brilliant show before dropping leaves in fall. This allows you to add a table and chairs, so you can sit quietly and enjoy the trio of colorful garden beds. Be sure to site this lovely design so that the path is visible from a distance. That way, visitors will be tempted to come and enjoy the patio and surrounding plantings. You won't be worrying about your gardening chores while sitting on this pretty patio the flowers and ornamental grasses used here thrive in poor soil and low moisture.