Garden Coloring Pages (Free PDF Printables)

By: Papaya Ink Team · Last updated: October 25, 2026

A garden is the one landscape people build for themselves. A forest or a coastline is handed to you as it is; a garden is a set of decisions – where the path bends, which wall gets the roses, whether the water sits still in a pond or climbs out of a fountain. That is what makes garden coloring pages so satisfying to work on: every sheet is a small, finished design, with its own structure underneath the flowers. These pages collect the pieces gardens are made of – arches and gates, benches and birdbaths, raised beds, greenhouses, pergolas under vines, ponds and footbridges, terraces cut into a hillside, and the quieter corners too, like a window box seen from inside the room or a few big planters on a rooftop. The plants are drawn as real plants, not generic blobs: peonies with their crumpled centers, hostas with ribbed leaves, agave and echeveria in a gravel bed, hydrangea heads built from dozens of tiny florets. If you garden yourself, you will recognize most of them on sight.

Click any sheet and the PDF opens in a new tab, ready to print. Every page is laid out for US Letter paper with a generous white border and prints just as cleanly on A4. The lines are black and solid, with no gray shading, so a basic home printer handles them well, and the line weight is comfortable for both markers and colored pencils.

A word on coloring these. Garden scenes reward two things: a plan and a bit of restraint. Pick a season before you start – a May garden runs on pinks, whites and fresh greens, a late-August one on golds, rust and deep purple – and let it decide the palette for you. Keep hardscape quiet: stone, timber, gravel and brick look best in warm grays and browns with very little variation, which pushes the flowers forward. Save your brightest color for one bed or one climbing plant rather than spreading it everywhere. And leave the sky alone, or give it the palest wash you own; an open white sky makes a line-art garden feel sunlit, and anything heavier flattens it.

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Garden Coloring Pages - A rose arch is a garden's front door, and this one is in full flower, with blooms climbing both sides and meeting at the top. Stepping stones wind through tulips and daisies toward the hedges behind. Open shapes everywhere - a comfortable first sheet. — A rose arch is a garden's front door, and this one is in full flower, with blooms climbing both sides and meeting at the top. Stepping stones wind through tulips and daisies toward the hedges behind. Open shapes everywhere – a comfortable first sheet.

Garden Coloring Pages - Raised beds at waist height, peonies on the left, lilies on the right, and a plank walkway running straight to a low fence. Peony petals pack tightly, so work from the center outward in a single color and lighten each ring as you go. — Raised beds at waist height, peonies on the left, lilies on the right, and a plank walkway running straight to a low fence. Peony petals pack tightly, so work from the center outward in a single color and lighten each ring as you go.

Garden Coloring Pages - Water lilies on their pads, the nearest one filling the foreground, and a short plank dock stepping out from the right bank. Ripples are drawn in thin lines; a light blue wash with the ripples untouched keeps the water looking wet. — Water lilies on their pads, the nearest one filling the foreground, and a short plank dock stepping out from the right bank. Ripples are drawn in thin lines; a light blue wash with the ripples untouched keeps the water looking wet.

Garden Coloring Pages - One round-headed tree holds the center while flat stepping stones curve around its roots. Coneflowers crowd the left corner, a single open blossom balances the right. The canopy is drawn in big cloud shapes, so two greens are enough to give it depth. — One round-headed tree holds the center while flat stepping stones curve around its roots. Coneflowers crowd the left corner, a single open blossom balances the right. The canopy is drawn in big cloud shapes, so two greens are enough to give it depth.

Garden Coloring Pages - A lemon tree in a fat terracotta pot holds the middle of a tiled courtyard, hydrangeas pushing in from the corner, arched doorways at the back. Yellow fruit against glossy dark leaves is the whole point; muted sand tones for the walls and tiles. — A lemon tree in a fat terracotta pot holds the middle of a tiled courtyard, hydrangeas pushing in from the corner, arched doorways at the back. Yellow fruit against glossy dark leaves is the whole point; muted sand tones for the walls and tiles.

Garden Coloring Pages - Under a dogwood in full bloom, a wooden bench waits with a cushion, flanked by pots of flowers and a birdbath that already has a visitor. Coneflowers and a peony fill the front. Detailed - the dogwood alone has a dozen blossoms to shade. — Under a dogwood in full bloom, a wooden bench waits with a cushion, flanked by pots of flowers and a birdbath that already has a visitor. Coneflowers and a peony fill the front. Detailed – the dogwood alone has a dozen blossoms to shade.

Garden Coloring Pages - Grapevine twists up the nearest post and spreads along the beams of a pergola curving away into the garden, with camellia-style blooms anchoring the bottom corner. The big lobed grape leaves are the stars; give them a vivid green and let the timber stay brown. — Grapevine twists up the nearest post and spreads along the beams of a pergola curving away into the garden, with camellia-style blooms anchoring the bottom corner. The big lobed grape leaves are the stars; give them a vivid green and let the timber stay brown.

Garden Coloring Pages - Four round beds around a small birdbath, each planted differently: tulips, roses, peonies and a bed of broad-leaved flowers. A low wall with ball-topped posts closes the view. Try a different dominant color in every island so the pattern reads from across the room. — Four round beds around a small birdbath, each planted differently: tulips, roses, peonies and a bed of broad-leaved flowers. A low wall with ball-topped posts closes the view. Try a different dominant color in every island so the pattern reads from across the room.

Garden Coloring Pages - Hanging baskets drip trailing vines along a covered porch, with hydrangeas and coneflowers planted at the foot of the steps. The chains and railings are fine lines - a sharp pencil helps. Porch boards in soft gray-blue make the baskets glow. — Hanging baskets drip trailing vines along a covered porch, with hydrangeas and coneflowers planted at the foot of the steps. The chains and railings are fine lines – a sharp pencil helps. Porch boards in soft gray-blue make the baskets glow.

Garden Coloring Pages - A gazebo sits in the middle distance, framed on both sides by sunflowers that tower over the path. The big blank flower centers are an invitation: build them up with brown, then stipple a darker ring near the edge for the seed texture. — A gazebo sits in the middle distance, framed on both sides by sunflowers that tower over the path. The big blank flower centers are an invitation: build them up with brown, then stipple a darker ring near the edge for the seed texture.

Garden Coloring Pages - Through the glass of a small greenhouse you can see potted hydrangea, tulips and a sunflower lined up on the bench inside. Keep the panes clear or barely tinted; a touch of blue along the roof edge suggests glass without hiding the plants. — Through the glass of a small greenhouse you can see potted hydrangea, tulips and a sunflower lined up on the bench inside. Keep the panes clear or barely tinted; a touch of blue along the roof edge suggests glass without hiding the plants.

Garden Coloring Pages - Not every garden is wet and green. An agave sends spiked leaves skyward, an echeveria rosette spreads at the front and a paddle-leaved succulent fills the right, all set in gravel. Blue-green, dusty gray and pink leaf tips look true to life. — Not every garden is wet and green. An agave sends spiked leaves skyward, an echeveria rosette spreads at the front and a paddle-leaved succulent fills the right, all set in gravel. Blue-green, dusty gray and pink leaf tips look true to life.

Garden Coloring Pages - Oversized planters on a terrace, coneflowers and petunias above, a trailing vine spilling over the rim, and a plain skyline standing in the background. Give the buildings a flat light gray so the foreground pots carry all the color. — Oversized planters on a terrace, coneflowers and petunias above, a trailing vine spilling over the rim, and a plain skyline standing in the background. Give the buildings a flat light gray so the foreground pots carry all the color.

Garden Coloring Pages - Water jets from a tiered stone fountain into a wide round basin, with hibiscus and a dahlia leaning in from the corners and curved beds behind. The splash is drawn as separate drops - skip them and tint only the basin water underneath. Detailed. — Water jets from a tiered stone fountain into a wide round basin, with hibiscus and a dahlia leaning in from the corners and curved beds behind. The splash is drawn as separate drops – skip them and tint only the basin water underneath. Detailed.

Garden Coloring Pages - An arched wooden door with an iron ring stands half open in a wall buried under ivy, and through the gap you can see an urn and a sunlit path. Make the inside brighter than the outside and the sheet tells its own story. — An arched wooden door with an iron ring stands half open in a wall buried under ivy, and through the gap you can see an urn and a sunlit path. Make the inside brighter than the outside and the sheet tells its own story.

Garden Coloring Pages - A short arched bridge with turned posts crosses a shallow stream edged with smooth stones, while coneflowers and a hydrangea crowd the near bank. Weathered wood in gray-brown and clear water in two blues is all this scene needs. — A short arched bridge with turned posts crosses a shallow stream edged with smooth stones, while coneflowers and a hydrangea crowd the near bank. Weathered wood in gray-brown and clear water in two blues is all this scene needs.

Garden Coloring Pages - Broad steps lead down into a walled garden with a round bed of coneflowers at its heart and urns of flowers on the corner posts, clipped hedges lining both sides. A sandy color for the steps and walls makes the level change easy to read. — Broad steps lead down into a walled garden with a round bed of coneflowers at its heart and urns of flowers on the corner posts, clipped hedges lining both sides. A sandy color for the steps and walls makes the level change easy to read.

Garden Coloring Pages - Terraces climb the sheet in tiers: hostas with ribbed leaves on the lowest, daylilies in bud and bloom in the middle, hydrangea heads on top, with hills far behind. Use one green per level, lightest at the top, and the slope appears on its own. — Terraces climb the sheet in tiers: hostas with ribbed leaves on the lowest, daylilies in bud and bloom in the middle, hydrangea heads on top, with hills far behind. Use one green per level, lightest at the top, and the slope appears on its own.

Garden Coloring Pages - A picket gate with a latch stands closed between two posts, each wrapped in climbing roses heavy with bloom and bud. The pickets want to stay untouched; a shadow line of gray down one side of each is enough to lift them from the page. — A picket gate with a latch stands closed between two posts, each wrapped in climbing roses heavy with bloom and bud. The pickets want to stay untouched; a shadow line of gray down one side of each is enough to lift them from the page.

Garden Coloring Pages - Looking out through an open window onto a box crammed with petunias and geraniums, ivy trailing down the sill, clouds drifting beyond the hedge. Color the room-side frame a warm wood tone and the view will feel like it is outside the glass. — Looking out through an open window onto a box crammed with petunias and geraniums, ivy trailing down the sill, clouds drifting beyond the hedge. Color the room-side frame a warm wood tone and the view will feel like it is outside the glass.

Garden Coloring Pages - Hung from the underside of a leaf, a monarch chrysalis waits with its row of tiny dots along the rim, while an adult monarch arrives to show what is coming. The real chrysalis is jade green with a gold band - worth getting right. — Hung from the underside of a leaf, a monarch chrysalis waits with its row of tiny dots along the rim, while an adult monarch arrives to show what is coming. The real chrysalis is jade green with a gold band – worth getting right.

Garden Coloring Pages - Quail travel in a line, and this adult leads two chicks past tall ornamental grasses, head plumes bobbing. The scaled breast feathers take patience; a warm gray body, cream edges on the scales and a chestnut cap match the living bird. — Quail travel in a line, and this adult leads two chicks past tall ornamental grasses, head plumes bobbing. The scaled breast feathers take patience; a warm gray body, cream edges on the scales and a chestnut cap match the living bird.

Garden Coloring Pages - A box turtle plods past a clump of marigolds with a picket fence behind. The domed shell is divided into large plates, each one a chance for a different shade of olive and amber, and the marigolds want pure orange. Detailed. — A box turtle plods past a clump of marigolds with a picket fence behind. The domed shell is divided into large plates, each one a chance for a different shade of olive and amber, and the marigolds want pure orange. Detailed.

Garden Coloring Pages - Fat and fuzzy, a bumblebee hangs in the air beside a sunflower bigger than it could ever need. The flower center is empty space for stippled brown dots, and the bee wants a fuzzy edge rather than hard black bands. — Fat and fuzzy, a bumblebee hangs in the air beside a sunflower bigger than it could ever need. The flower center is empty space for stippled brown dots, and the bee wants a fuzzy edge rather than hard black bands.

Garden Coloring Pages - Two butterflies above, a handful of tulips, a pair of oxeye daisies and a snail easing along a leaf below. A good sheet for a limited palette: pick three colors for the whole bed and let the butterflies carry the fourth. — Two butterflies above, a handful of tulips, a pair of oxeye daisies and a snail easing along a leaf below. A good sheet for a limited palette: pick three colors for the whole bed and let the butterflies carry the fourth.

Garden Coloring Pages - This is a monarch caterpillar, striped around the body and tipped with two black filaments at the head end, climbing a milkweed stem under a cluster of unopened buds. Alternate yellow, black and white along the stripes and the pattern is exact. — This is a monarch caterpillar, striped around the body and tipped with two black filaments at the head end, climbing a milkweed stem under a cluster of unopened buds. Alternate yellow, black and white along the stripes and the pattern is exact.

Garden Coloring Pages - Clinging to the tip of a sword-shaped leaf, a dragonfly holds its four wings flat above a single bearded iris in full bloom. Give the wings only a hint of color and the iris the deepest purple you own. — Clinging to the tip of a sword-shaped leaf, a dragonfly holds its four wings flat above a single bearded iris in full bloom. Give the wings only a hint of color and the iris the deepest purple you own.

Garden Coloring Pages - Above ground, one coneflower; below, a cutaway of soil with the roots spreading down and two earthworms working between them. Color the soil in layers, darkest at the top where the compost is, and the worms a pale pink. — Above ground, one coneflower; below, a cutaway of soil with the roots spreading down and two earthworms working between them. Color the soil in layers, darkest at the top where the compost is, and the worms a pale pink.

Garden Coloring Pages - Sitting squarely on its lily pad, a round frog with spotted hind legs looks up next to an open water lily. Everything here is large and simple - green frog, pink flower, blue water - which makes it a relaxed sheet after a detailed one. — Sitting squarely on its lily pad, a round frog with spotted hind legs looks up next to an open water lily. Everything here is large and simple – green frog, pink flower, blue water – which makes it a relaxed sheet after a detailed one.

Garden Coloring Pages - A warty toad has found the shade under a huge rhubarb leaf, exactly where a real one would spend the afternoon. Toads are brown and mottled, not green; shade the leaf veins lighter than the blade and the rhubarb stalk a dull red. — A warty toad has found the shade under a huge rhubarb leaf, exactly where a real one would spend the afternoon. Toads are brown and mottled, not green; shade the leaf veins lighter than the blade and the rhubarb stalk a dull red.

Garden Coloring Pages - Late summer: the sunflower has gone to seed and bent over, and a goldfinch has landed on it to pick at the seeds. Bright yellow body, black wings with a white bar, and the seed head in browns from tan to near black. — Late summer: the sunflower has gone to seed and bent over, and a goldfinch has landed on it to pick at the seeds. Bright yellow body, black wings with a white bar, and the seed head in browns from tan to near black.

Garden Coloring Pages - One open rose above, one ladybug below on a serrated leaf, antennae out. The rose takes the time; the ladybug takes a minute - red shell, black spots, done. Petals in two shades of one color look better than six colors. — One open rose above, one ladybug below on a serrated leaf, antennae out. The rose takes the time; the ladybug takes a minute – red shell, black spots, done. Petals in two shades of one color look better than six colors.

Garden Coloring Pages - Wings spread wide, a monarch butterfly sits on top of a purple coneflower with soft hedges behind. The cells between the black wing veins are orange, the border dots are white, and the flower center is a rusty brown cone. — Wings spread wide, a monarch butterfly sits on top of a purple coneflower with soft hedges behind. The cells between the black wing veins are orange, the border dots are white, and the flower center is a rusty brown cone.

Garden Coloring Pages - Front legs folded, a praying mantis balances on a zinnia stem and turns its triangular head toward you. Mantises are leaf green all over, so the trick is contrast: a bright pink or scarlet zinnia makes the insect pop. — Front legs folded, a praying mantis balances on a zinnia stem and turns its triangular head toward you. Mantises are leaf green all over, so the trick is contrast: a bright pink or scarlet zinnia makes the insect pop.

Garden Coloring Pages - An adult robin leans into a twig nest with a worm for two wide-open beaks, with blossoms on all sides. Red-orange breast on the parent, bare pink skin and sparse fluff on the chicks, and a nest in straw yellows and browns. — An adult robin leans into a twig nest with a worm for two wide-open beaks, with blossoms on all sides. Red-orange breast on the parent, bare pink skin and sparse fluff on the chicks, and a nest in straw yellows and browns.

Garden Coloring Pages - Wings flung wide, a small songbird splashes in a shallow bath with drops flying in every direction and a coneflower behind. Draw the water as rings of light blue and let the splash drops stay the color of the paper. — Wings flung wide, a small songbird splashes in a shallow bath with drops flying in every direction and a coneflower behind. Draw the water as rings of light blue and let the splash drops stay the color of the paper.

Garden Coloring Pages - A grinning squirrel clutches an acorn next to an oak seedling that has probably sprouted from one it buried and forgot. Gray or rusty red for the fur, both occur in nature; the tail wants long soft strokes rather than a flat fill. — A grinning squirrel clutches an acorn next to an oak seedling that has probably sprouted from one it buried and forgot. Gray or rusty red for the fur, both occur in nature; the tail wants long soft strokes rather than a flat fill.

Garden Coloring Pages - Peony portrait: blooms wide open, each with a crown of stamens in the center and layers of ruffled petals around it. Start the petals almost white at the edges and deepen toward the middle; the stamens are yellow on nearly every variety. — Peony portrait: blooms wide open, each with a crown of stamens in the center and layers of ruffled petals around it. Start the petals almost white at the edges and deepen toward the middle; the stamens are yellow on nearly every variety.

Garden Coloring Pages - Two hummingbirds hover at trumpet-shaped blossoms, beaks already in the flowers. Hummingbirds feed on red and orange tubes in a real garden, so those colors fit here, and a touch of green on the birds' backs will catch the light. — Two hummingbirds hover at trumpet-shaped blossoms, beaks already in the flowers. Hummingbirds feed on red and orange tubes in a real garden, so those colors fit here, and a touch of green on the birds' backs will catch the light.

Garden Coloring Pages - Two young rabbits crouch under the big ribbed leaves of a hosta, ears up, noses twitching. The leaves are the main event - some hostas are striped cream and green, so feel free to vary the shades - and the rabbits stay plain brown. — Two young rabbits crouch under the big ribbed leaves of a hosta, ears up, noses twitching. The leaves are the main event – some hostas are striped cream and green, so feel free to vary the shades – and the rabbits stay plain brown.

Garden Coloring Pages - Somebody nailed a birdhouse to a post and the rose took it as an invitation, winding up the pole with blooms on every side. Paint the house barn red or sky blue and the roses any shade but red, so the two do not fight. — Somebody nailed a birdhouse to a post and the rose took it as an invitation, winding up the pole with blooms on every side. Paint the house barn red or sky blue and the roses any shade but red, so the two do not fight.

Garden Coloring Pages - Every gardener's secret weapon, shown in cutaway: dry leaves on top, kitchen scraps in the middle, finished compost at the bottom, and blooms growing beside it. Go from tan at the top to near-black at the base to show how far along each layer is. — Every gardener's secret weapon, shown in cutaway: dry leaves on top, kitchen scraps in the middle, finished compost at the bottom, and blooms growing beside it. Go from tan at the top to near-black at the base to show how far along each layer is.

Garden Coloring Pages - Coiled on its wall hook with the spray nozzle hanging free, a hose waits above a row of potted flowers, hibiscus among them. Classic hoses are green, but a bright yellow or orange coil against gray clapboard makes a far better picture. — Coiled on its wall hook with the spray nozzle hanging free, a hose waits above a row of potted flowers, hibiscus among them. Classic hoses are green, but a bright yellow or orange coil against gray clapboard makes a far better picture.

Garden Coloring Pages - Rope swing, wooden seat, hung from a bough covered in blossom, with soft hedges and an open view behind. Nobody is on it, which is the point. Pale pink for the flowers, weathered oak for the seat, and the ropes in a sandy cream. — Rope swing, wooden seat, hung from a bough covered in blossom, with soft hedges and an open view behind. Nobody is on it, which is the point. Pale pink for the flowers, weathered oak for the seat, and the ropes in a sandy cream.

Garden Coloring Pages - Slung between two trunks, a striped hammock sags under shade alone, with hostas on one side and coneflowers on the other. The stripes are an invitation: alternate two colors you like together, and keep the trees dark so the hammock reads as the bright spot. — Slung between two trunks, a striped hammock sags under shade alone, with hostas on one side and coneflowers on the other. The stripes are an invitation: alternate two colors you like together, and keep the trees dark so the hammock reads as the bright spot.

Garden Coloring Pages - Half a whiskey barrel, filled with water, becomes a pond with lily pads, one bloom and reeds behind the rim. Oak staves in warm brown, hoops in dull iron; the water takes a deeper blue than a real pond because it sits in shadow. — Half a whiskey barrel, filled with water, becomes a pond with lily pads, one bloom and reeds behind the rim. Oak staves in warm brown, hoops in dull iron; the water takes a deeper blue than a real pond because it sits in shadow.

Garden Coloring Pages - Just after rain: coneflowers still beaded with drops, a snail out for a walk, and a rainbow curving over the lot. The bands are drawn for you, outer edge red through violet inside; the raindrops stay the color of the page. — Just after rain: coneflowers still beaded with drops, a snail out for a walk, and a rainbow curving over the lot. The bands are drawn for you, outer edge red through violet inside; the raindrops stay the color of the page.

Garden Coloring Pages - The whole tulip, top to bottom: flower, two leaves, the stem running into the ground, and below the soil line the papery bulb with roots fanning out. Brown bulb skin, cream roots, and any tulip color above - the botany is all in the drawing. — The whole tulip, top to bottom: flower, two leaves, the stem running into the ground, and below the soil line the papery bulb with roots fanning out. Brown bulb skin, cream roots, and any tulip color above – the botany is all in the drawing.

Garden Coloring Pages - Three terracotta pots stacked at a tilt, each one patterned differently - scallops, dots, little flowers - with a seedling sprouting from the top one. Terracotta is orange-brown, but these pots are clearly painted, so treat each band as a separate decision. — Three terracotta pots stacked at a tilt, each one patterned differently – scallops, dots, little flowers – with a seedling sprouting from the top one. Terracotta is orange-brown, but these pots are clearly painted, so treat each band as a separate decision.

Garden Coloring Pages - Raking season. A leaf pile sits under a tree still half dressed, with the rake leaning across it and lawn beyond. Autumn gives you the full range here: yellow, orange, rust and brown on the leaves, and the tree trunk in gray. — Raking season. A leaf pile sits under a tree still half dressed, with the rake leaning across it and lawn beyond. Autumn gives you the full range here: yellow, orange, rust and brown on the leaves, and the tree trunk in gray.

Garden Coloring Pages - An old wheelbarrow, retired from hauling and planted up instead with hibiscus, a sunflower, pansies and petunias spilling over the sides. Paint the barrow a chipped teal or cream and let the flowers go as loud as they like. — An old wheelbarrow, retired from hauling and planted up instead with hibiscus, a sunflower, pansies and petunias spilling over the sides. Paint the barrow a chipped teal or cream and let the flowers go as loud as they like.

Garden Coloring Pages - Night in the garden: a candle lantern on a stone step beside lilies that open after dark, with a thin crescent moon above. Try an indigo sky, a warm glow around the candle, and lily petals left untouched so they catch the light. — Night in the garden: a candle lantern on a stone step beside lilies that open after dark, with a thin crescent moon above. Try an indigo sky, a warm glow around the candle, and lily petals left untouched so they catch the light.

Garden Coloring Pages - Someone has turned a bicycle into a planter, with a basket of flowers in front and another behind the saddle. A sage green or dusty blue frame looks right for a bike this old; the spokes can stay the color of the paper. Detailed. — Someone has turned a bicycle into a planter, with a basket of flowers in front and another behind the saddle. A sage green or dusty blue frame looks right for a bike this old; the spokes can stay the color of the paper. Detailed.

Garden Coloring Pages - Work table of a gardener in spring: three pots in bloom on the shelf, a tray of seedlings in their cells and a trowel ready to go. Natural pine for the bench, terracotta for the pots, and the seedlings in the brightest green you have. — Work table of a gardener in spring: three pots in bloom on the shelf, a tray of seedlings in their cells and a trowel ready to go. Natural pine for the bench, terracotta for the pots, and the seedlings in the brightest green you have.

Garden Coloring Pages - Rubber boots with flowers on their sides, now planted with flowers inside too, stand beside a folded umbrella. Boots like these come in every color; pick one that fights with the blooms a little - yellow boots, purple flowers, say - and it will pop. — Rubber boots with flowers on their sides, now planted with flowers inside too, stand beside a folded umbrella. Boots like these come in every color; pick one that fights with the blooms a little – yellow boots, purple flowers, say – and it will pop.

Garden Coloring Pages - Rain is falling in fat drops on a tulip, a coneflower and a lily, and a puddle has gathered at their feet. Petals look darker when wet, so push each flower a shade deeper than usual and leave the drops and the puddle edges untouched. — Rain is falling in fat drops on a tulip, a coneflower and a lily, and a puddle has gathered at their feet. Petals look darker when wet, so push each flower a shade deeper than usual and leave the drops and the puddle edges untouched.

Garden Coloring Pages - Five metal tubes hang from a branch above a bed of daisies and coneflowers, waiting for a breeze. Chimes are usually silver or brass - light gray with one highlight down each tube does it - and the daisies take all the color. — Five metal tubes hang from a branch above a bed of daisies and coneflowers, waiting for a breeze. Chimes are usually silver or brass – light gray with one highlight down each tube does it – and the daisies take all the color.

Garden Coloring Pages - A stone sundial on a pedestal, its pointer casting a shadow across the dial, with daisies crowding around the base. Mossy stone with a touch of green in the cracks looks older and better than clean white. — A stone sundial on a pedestal, its pointer casting a shadow across the dial, with daisies crowding around the base. Mossy stone with a touch of green in the cracks looks older and better than clean white.

Garden Coloring Pages - The can is tipped, the pot is watered, and the last drops are still falling into a puddle on the ground. Galvanized metal for the can - silver with a darker band at the seams - and the daisies in the pot look freshly revived. — The can is tipped, the pot is watered, and the last drops are still falling into a puddle on the ground. Galvanized metal for the can – silver with a darker band at the seams – and the daisies in the pot look freshly revived.

Garden Coloring Pages - The garden in winter: a bench under a cap of snow, coneflowers left standing with their seed heads capped too, and drifts over everything. Leave the snow white, make the seed heads dark brown, and use a cold blue-gray for the shadows. Detailed. — The garden in winter: a bench under a cap of snow, coneflowers left standing with their seed heads capped too, and drifts over everything. Leave the snow white, make the seed heads dark brown, and use a cold blue-gray for the shadows. Detailed.

Garden Coloring Pages - Picnic on the lawn: parents, a daughter with an apple, a slice of watermelon in hand and a wicker basket at the edge of the blanket, sunflowers nodding overhead. Give the blanket a bold check or stripe; it anchors the whole sheet. Detailed. — Picnic on the lawn: parents, a daughter with an apple, a slice of watermelon in hand and a wicker basket at the edge of the blanket, sunflowers nodding overhead. Give the blanket a bold check or stripe; it anchors the whole sheet. Detailed.

Garden Coloring Pages - Kneeling at the edge of a flower border, a boy has gathered a handful of daisies and tulips and reaches for one more, picket fence behind him. Mixed colors in the bouquet, one per flower, read better than a rainbow in every bloom. — Kneeling at the edge of a flower border, a boy has gathered a handful of daisies and tulips and reaches for one more, picket fence behind him. Mixed colors in the bouquet, one per flower, read better than a rainbow in every bloom.

Garden Coloring Pages - Eyes closed, a little girl leans into a rose as big as her face while her father bends down beside her, smiling. The rose is the center of the drawing: build it petal by petal in one color, lighter at the edges, darker inside. — Eyes closed, a little girl leans into a rose as big as her face while her father bends down beside her, smiling. The rose is the center of the drawing: build it petal by petal in one color, lighter at the edges, darker inside.

Garden Coloring Pages - Aprons on, brushes in hand, a grandmother and her granddaughter are painting a daisy onto a plain terracotta pot. The pot takes any shade they might have chosen; the rest of the scene sits back in soft greens and the two faces carry the warmth. — Aprons on, brushes in hand, a grandmother and her granddaughter are painting a daisy onto a plain terracotta pot. The pot takes any shade they might have chosen; the rest of the scene sits back in soft greens and the two faces carry the warmth.

Garden Coloring Pages - Side by side at a raised bed, a mother in gardening gloves settles a plant as her daughter tips a watering can over the tulips and daisies. Overalls on both. Denim blue for the overalls and bright flowers in the bed make this sing. — Side by side at a raised bed, a mother in gardening gloves settles a plant as her daughter tips a watering can over the tulips and daisies. Overalls on both. Denim blue for the overalls and bright flowers in the bed make this sing.

Garden Coloring Pages - Glasses on his nose, a grandfather guides a hydrangea with a full root ball into a wide bowl as his granddaughter steadies the stems. The root ball is a tangle of fine lines; a mid brown wash over it, no detail work, is enough. — Glasses on his nose, a grandfather guides a hydrangea with a full root ball into a wide bowl as his granddaughter steadies the stems. The root ball is a tangle of fine lines; a mid brown wash over it, no detail work, is enough.

Garden Coloring Pages - Two brooms, one big and one small, sweep fallen petals off a stone path beside a magnolia in bloom. Mother and son are both grinning at the job. Pale pink for the petals on the ground, a warm gray for the stones. — Two brooms, one big and one small, sweep fallen petals off a stone path beside a magnolia in bloom. Mother and son are both grinning at the job. Pale pink for the petals on the ground, a warm gray for the stones.

Garden Coloring Pages - Close work: a gardener with hair tied back reaches into a hydrangea with pruners, choosing the stem to cut. Hydrangea heads come blue, pink or cream depending on the ground, so pick one and keep it across every head on the bush. — Close work: a gardener with hair tied back reaches into a hydrangea with pruners, choosing the stem to cut. Hydrangea heads come blue, pink or cream depending on the ground, so pick one and keep it across every head on the bush.

Garden Coloring Pages - Holding the little wooden bird feeder steady, a father watches his daughter tie its cord to the branch above, hydrangeas at their knees. Natural wood for the feeder; a few gold seeds spilling from its tray is a touch nobody asked for. — Holding the little wooden bird feeder steady, a father watches his daughter tie its cord to the branch above, hydrangeas at their knees. Natural wood for the feeder; a few gold seeds spilling from its tray is a touch nobody asked for.

Garden Coloring Pages - Magnifying glass in hand, a girl with a high ponytail leans in to study a monarch resting on a coneflower. Draw the glass as a clear circle with a thin highlight, color the butterfly through it, and the lens will look real. — Magnifying glass in hand, a girl with a high ponytail leans in to study a monarch resting on a coneflower. Draw the glass as a clear circle with a thin highlight, color the butterfly through it, and the lens will look real.

Garden Coloring Pages - At a garden table, a grandmother and a girl with a bow in her hair are filling a round vase: sunflower, tulips, a hibiscus and leaves. Mixed bouquets love contrast - yellow, red, orange - and a plain ceramic vase to hold them together. — At a garden table, a grandmother and a girl with a bow in her hair are filling a round vase: sunflower, tulips, a hibiscus and leaves. Mixed bouquets love contrast – yellow, red, orange – and a plain ceramic vase to hold them together.

Garden Coloring Pages - Father and son fit the crossbars of a wooden trellis while a vine is already climbing the first post, heart-shaped leaves reaching upward. Raw lumber in a light tan, the vine a bright green, and the shirts as you please. — Father and son fit the crossbars of a wooden trellis while a vine is already climbing the first post, heart-shaped leaves reaching upward. Raw lumber in a light tan, the vine a bright green, and the shirts as you please.

Garden Coloring Pages - Lifted clear of its pot, a plant shows its roots wrapped tight around the soil - the moment a gardener decides it needs a bigger home. The roots are drawn as curling strands; leave them pale against darker soil so they show. — Lifted clear of its pot, a plant shows its roots wrapped tight around the soil – the moment a gardener decides it needs a bigger home. The roots are drawn as curling strands; leave them pale against darker soil so they show.

Garden Coloring Pages - Three children at a garden table rub crayons over paper laid on leaves, and the veins come through as patterns on the page. Each rubbing in a different color, with a big maple leaf on the table in green for contrast. — Three children at a garden table rub crayons over paper laid on leaves, and the veins come through as patterns on the page. Each rubbing in a different color, with a big maple leaf on the table in green for contrast.

Garden Coloring Pages - One in a sun hat, one in a tee, two children carry a basket between them, trowel and watering can inside, a sunflower peeking over the fence. A straw yellow hat and a red watering can give the eye two places to land. — One in a sun hat, one in a tee, two children carry a basket between them, trowel and watering can inside, a sunflower peeking over the fence. A straw yellow hat and a red watering can give the eye two places to land.

Garden Coloring Pages - Two girls at a small round table, chins in hands, each with a glass of lemonade and a straw, daisies and coneflowers at their feet. Pale yellow lemonade with a lemon slice at the rim, and a different hair color for each friend. — Two girls at a small round table, chins in hands, each with a glass of lemonade and a straw, daisies and coneflowers at their feet. Pale yellow lemonade with a lemon slice at the rim, and a different hair color for each friend.

Garden Coloring Pages - A ladybug has landed on a boy's fingertip and he is holding very still, marigolds in full ruffle beside him. Red ladybug, deep orange marigolds, and a soft blue sky over the fence - the simplest palette on the page and one of the best. — A ladybug has landed on a boy's fingertip and he is holding very still, marigolds in full ruffle beside him. Red ladybug, deep orange marigolds, and a soft blue sky over the fence – the simplest palette on the page and one of the best.

Garden Coloring Pages - Tucked under a leafy branch with a hydrangea at her elbow, a girl reads with her knees drawn up and a bow in her hair. The leaves overhead go dark green to make a cool, shaded corner; the book cover takes any bright hue. — Tucked under a leafy branch with a hydrangea at her elbow, a girl reads with her knees drawn up and a bow in her hair. The leaves overhead go dark green to make a cool, shaded corner; the book cover takes any bright hue.

Garden Coloring Pages - Planting day: a father holds a young sapling upright as his daughter presses the earth in around its base. Thin trunk, fresh foliage, bare ground - the first day of a tree. Dark chocolate brown below, the lightest green you can mix above. — Planting day: a father holds a young sapling upright as his daughter presses the earth in around its base. Thin trunk, fresh foliage, bare ground – the first day of a tree. Dark chocolate brown below, the lightest green you can mix above.

Garden Coloring Pages - With a bowl of striped sunflower seeds in her lap, a grandmother shows her granddaughter how to drop them in a row, while grown sunflowers tower behind them both. The seeds are black and white striped; the earth around them in a warm umber. — With a bowl of striped sunflower seeds in her lap, a grandmother shows her granddaughter how to drop them in a row, while grown sunflowers tower behind them both. The seeds are black and white striped; the earth around them in a warm umber.

Garden Coloring Pages - Milkweed in flower on the left, coneflowers on the right and a monarch coming in to land: this is a butterfly garden, planted so the caterpillars have food and the adults have nectar. Milkweed blooms are dusty pink; the monarch orange with black veins. — Milkweed in flower on the left, coneflowers on the right and a monarch coming in to land: this is a butterfly garden, planted so the caterpillars have food and the adults have nectar. Milkweed blooms are dusty pink; the monarch orange with black veins.

Garden Coloring Pages - Lamb's ear takes up most of the foreground, its velvety leaves drawn soft-edged, with coneflowers overhead and smooth stepping stones to the side. A silvery gray-green for the fuzzy leaves is right; they are closer to silver than green in a real bed. — Lamb's ear takes up most of the foreground, its velvety leaves drawn soft-edged, with coneflowers overhead and smooth stepping stones to the side. A silvery gray-green for the fuzzy leaves is right; they are closer to silver than green in a real bed.

Garden Coloring Pages - Plot by plot: hydrangeas here, coneflowers there, sunflowers and tulips in the front boxes, and a shared rack of spade, rake and watering can against the fence. A different lead shade in every plot shows who grows what. — Plot by plot: hydrangeas here, coneflowers there, sunflowers and tulips in the front boxes, and a shared rack of spade, rake and watering can against the fence. A different lead shade in every plot shows who grows what.

Garden Coloring Pages - Grown for the vase, not the view: a row of dinner-plate dahlias on the left and a row of zinnias on the right, with a path between for cutting. Dahlias in one rich color, zinnias in a mix of hot pinks and oranges. Detailed. — Grown for the vase, not the view: a row of dinner-plate dahlias on the left and a row of zinnias on the right, with a path between for cutting. Dahlias in one rich color, zinnias in a mix of hot pinks and oranges. Detailed.

Garden Coloring Pages - Saguaro, prickly pear and a round barrel cactus with a flower on top, under a full sun with hills behind. Sage green for the cacti, a pale sand for the ground, and the flowers in shocking pink - cactus blooms really are that loud. — Saguaro, prickly pear and a round barrel cactus with a flower on top, under a full sun with hills behind. Sage green for the cacti, a pale sand for the ground, and the flowers in shocking pink – cactus blooms really are that loud.

Garden Coloring Pages - Inside a glasshouse with an arched end window, tree ferns lean over a wide central walk. Everything here is green, so make it count: three or four different greens, palest on the fronds nearest the glass. — Inside a glasshouse with an arched end window, tree ferns lean over a wide central walk. Everything here is green, so make it count: three or four different greens, palest on the fronds nearest the glass.

Garden Coloring Pages - Three pots, three smells: lavender in spikes at the back, needle-leaved rosemary beside it, and mint in the front pot with its crinkled leaves. Lavender gets purple flower heads on gray-green stems; the other two are green only. — Three pots, three smells: lavender in spikes at the back, needle-leaved rosemary beside it, and mint in the front pot with its crinkled leaves. Lavender gets purple flower heads on gray-green stems; the other two are green only.

Garden Coloring Pages - Laid out on a round table for a closer look: one coneflower, one round seed pod with a flower on top, a single broad leaf and a smooth stone. Four objects, four textures - this sheet is about shading each one differently. — Laid out on a round table for a closer look: one coneflower, one round seed pod with a flower on top, a single broad leaf and a smooth stone. Four objects, four textures – this sheet is about shading each one differently.

Garden Coloring Pages - Three shrubs clipped into giant leaf shapes, veins and all, standing in a curved bed with a path running past. Topiary is all one plant, so one green for the whole shape, with the veins picked out a shade darker. — Three shrubs clipped into giant leaf shapes, veins and all, standing in a curved bed with a path running past. Topiary is all one plant, so one green for the whole shape, with the veins picked out a shade darker.

Garden Coloring Pages - Three macrame hangers at three heights on a porch, each pot trailing heart-shaped pothos leaves toward the floor. Pothos is streaked cream and green; the cords in natural jute make the greens look fresher. — Three macrame hangers at three heights on a porch, each pot trailing heart-shaped pothos leaves toward the floor. Pothos is streaked cream and green; the cords in natural jute make the greens look fresher.

Garden Coloring Pages - Moonflowers open at night, and this bed is planted for exactly that: wide trumpet blooms on a twining vine under a full moon and a scatter of stars. Keep the flowers almost untouched and go deep navy on the sky. — Moonflowers open at night, and this bed is planted for exactly that: wide trumpet blooms on a twining vine under a full moon and a scatter of stars. Keep the flowers almost untouched and go deep navy on the sky.

Garden Coloring Pages - A bee hotel - a wooden box stacked with hollow tubes - stands among coneflowers while a bee checks in. Honey yellow and brown for the bee, natural pine for the box, and the tube ends in a darker brown to show they are hollow. — A bee hotel – a wooden box stacked with hollow tubes – stands among coneflowers while a bee checks in. Honey yellow and brown for the bee, natural pine for the box, and the tube ends in a darker brown to show they are hollow.

Garden Coloring Pages - Low alpine plants tucked between rounded boulders: a mat of pink phlox in front, yellow buttercups to the right, a clump of white star flowers on top. The stones take most of the sheet, so give them a warm gray with a lighter upper edge. — Low alpine plants tucked between rounded boulders: a mat of pink phlox in front, yellow buttercups to the right, a clump of white star flowers on top. The stones take most of the sheet, so give them a warm gray with a lighter upper edge.

Garden Coloring Pages - Where the sun rarely reaches beneath a big tree, hostas spread their ribbed leaves above a bed of begonias in full bloom. Begonias come in red, coral and white; hostas stay a cool blue-green in shade, which is why they belong here. — Where the sun rarely reaches beneath a big tree, hostas spread their ribbed leaves above a bed of begonias in full bloom. Begonias come in red, coral and white; hostas stay a cool blue-green in shade, which is why they belong here.

Garden Coloring Pages - An apple tree trained flat along a fence - an espalier - with fruit hanging from every tier, and two pots of strawberries ripening below. Red apples, red berries with white flowers; the trick is giving the strawberry foliage a separate shade from the apple's. — An apple tree trained flat along a fence – an espalier – with fruit hanging from every tier, and two pots of strawberries ripening below. Red apples, red berries with white flowers; the trick is giving the strawberry foliage a separate shade from the apple's.

Garden Coloring Pages - A shallow dish holds a miniature landscape of echeveria rosettes and smooth pebbles, nothing else. Succulents come in dusty blue, gray-green and purple-edged pink, so each rosette can be its own color. Large simple shapes - a quick sheet. — A shallow dish holds a miniature landscape of echeveria rosettes and smooth pebbles, nothing else. Succulents come in dusty blue, gray-green and purple-edged pink, so each rosette can be its own color. Large simple shapes – a quick sheet.

Garden Coloring Pages - Banana leaves arch over a tiled patio where hibiscus blooms as big as hands hang open, each with a long stamen. Deep red or orange hibiscus against the fresh green of the banana leaves is the color pairing the real plants give you. — Banana leaves arch over a tiled patio where hibiscus blooms as big as hands hang open, each with a long stamen. Deep red or orange hibiscus against the fresh green of the banana leaves is the color pairing the real plants give you.

Garden Coloring Pages - A rain garden is a shallow dip that catches runoff and lets it soak in: irises and cattails stand in the wet center, coneflowers on the drier rim. Cattail heads are chocolate brown, iris blue or purple - the only blue on the whole page. — A rain garden is a shallow dip that catches runoff and lets it soak in: irises and cattails stand in the wet center, coneflowers on the drier rim. Cattail heads are chocolate brown, iris blue or purple – the only blue on the whole page.

Garden Coloring Pages - Deep in the shade, ferns unfurl beside a fallen log padded with moss, tree trunks rising behind. Moss is a yellow-green, ferns a darker true green, and the log a gray-brown with the rings showing at the cut end. — Deep in the shade, ferns unfurl beside a fallen log padded with moss, tree trunks rising behind. Moss is a yellow-green, ferns a darker true green, and the log a gray-brown with the rings showing at the cut end.

Garden Coloring Pages - Three clumps of ornamental grass send up feathery plumes, each clump a slightly different height, with a fence far behind. Plumes go pale - cream, buff or pink - and the blades stay green at the base and fade to straw at the tips. — Three clumps of ornamental grass send up feathery plumes, each clump a slightly different height, with a fence far behind. Plumes go pale – cream, buff or pink – and the blades stay green at the base and fade to straw at the tips.

Fun Things to Make with These Coloring Pages

Garden planner – color a sheet in the palette you are considering for your own yard, then hold it up against the real bed. Testing a color scheme on paper costs nothing; testing it with forty plants costs a season.
Seasonal set – print the same scene four times and color each one as a different season: fresh spring greens, full summer color, autumn golds, and bare winter with only the hardscape tinted. Framed in a row they make a strong wall piece.
Seed packet covers – crop a colored sheet to a small rectangle, glue it onto a folded envelope and write the plant name underneath. Saved seeds from the garden look far better in these than in a labeled zip bag.
Cafe curtain stencil – trace the arch or gate outline from a sheet onto freezer paper, cut out the shapes and iron it to plain cotton, then dab fabric paint through the openings. Peel it off once dry.
Garden journal divider – color a sheet, laminate it, punch holes along one edge and use it to split a binder into sections for planting dates, orders and notes. It survives muddy hands.
Plant marker tags – cut single flowers or leaves out of a finished sheet, glue them to wooden craft sticks and seal with clear tape. Push one into each pot so the seedlings are labeled before they show their true leaves.
Botanical study – choose a sheet with a plant you know well, color only that plant in its true colors, and leave the rest of the scene in gray. The contrast turns a coloring page into something close to a field illustration.
Window-light panel – color a sheet with markers, rub the back lightly with cooking oil on a cotton ball and let it dry. The paper turns translucent, and taped to a sunny window it glows like stained glass.

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December Coloring Pages - The word December hangs over a snowman who is getting dressed by committee: he fixes the carrot, she settles the striped scarf, and the top hat with its holly sprig was clearly chosen first. Leave the snow white and spend the color on the knitwear.

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Candy Coloring Pages - A bouquet that never wilts. Swirl lollipops and banded ovals stand in a jar tied with a wide bow, and the tray below has collected a few stray drops and one twist still in its wrapper. Give each lollipop its own two shades.

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