With the Winter over and the Spring upon us, now is the time to get your garden ready for planting so it will be glorious for the Summer months. If you're disappointed with your backyard garden in any way, this is the perfect time for a fresh start. Our magazine asked our readers to submit photos and descriptions of their themed backyard gardens. Here are our favorite picks which we hope inspire the most out of you!

A butterfly garden is unique not only for its plants but for its wildlife. The colors and aromas of a butterfly garden will attract many types of butterflies. People not only enjoy seeing the butterflies that are attracted to the garden, but can also enjoy being outside without the many annoying insects that the butterflies eat.

Second, when Joshua Rakham planned his first backyard gardens, his plans were in the classical tradition of the English garden, only partially cultivated with some concession to wildlife. Gardens with this theme use short hedgerows and other landscaping to prevent sprawling plants from overgrowing pathways and property lines. Garden gnomes, fairies, and globes add some whimsy to these garden designs.

When building a garden, pet owners must take particular care that they do not plant any poisonous plants where their pets can get at them. A cat garden takes into account plants that are safe for cats to be around, and also contain plants that cats can climb on, sit on, or play with. Even birdhouses (installed safely out of reach, of course!) can be entertaining for your cat.

4. The Monochromatic Garden: Designed by Pilar Sota, these remarkable black and white theme backyard gardens are as stunning at night as they are during the day. The sun sparkles on the whites, as patterns laced with dark, rich violets swirl in the light. By moonlight, the white plants seem to glow with an otherworldly quality.

A new and unique type of garden has been created by Janice LaRoux. You might consider one of her tea gardens for y our backyard patio. She has over 50 different varieties of tea making plants in her garden. This makes her garden very interesting and aromatic, as well as useful for brewing tea. She has decorated her garden with different types of teapots.

If you are ready for a change in your backyard gardens, perhaps these theme garden ideas will inspire you. A butterfly garden is not only beautiful and aromatic, but functional. Butterflies eat annoying little bugs. A garden can have both wild and cultivated elements, inspired by an English garden. Cat lovers can design their garden around their cats with cat grass, catnip, birdhouses and plants to attract butterflies providing entertainment for the cats. A black and white garden that looks beautiful both during the day and at night in the moonlight. Perhaps you would like to enjoy a cup of tea on your backyard patio surrounded by your tea gardens.