Herbaceous border

Spring is on the way, and today I’m sharing our plans for turning our backyard garden bed into a beautiful English country border garden with a modern twist! Happy Friday, friends! Spring is on the way and we’ve got lots of plans over here for our outdoor spaces this year! The biggest project outside is […]

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Create an outstanding perennial border - expert tips on how to choose and partner the right perennial plants for your garden

Looking for flowering shrubs for full-sun areas of your yard? Here are plenty of stunners worth planting, no matter which hardiness zone you're in.

Mixed herbaceous border containing Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C. Buxton', Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland', Nepeta, Geraniums, Clematis and Buddleia, Town Place, late June.

Mixed herbaceous border containing Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C. Buxton', Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland', Nepeta, Achillea, Clematis viticella 'Étoile Violette', Buddleia and clipped Box balls, Town Place, late June.

Get inspiration from the different planting styles, including cottage, prairie, jungle, wildlife and more.

Daunted at the prospect of planning a new border? Help is at hand…

10 beautiful but tough perennials which will bloom in your garden in both hot, dry summers and very wet ones.

Herbaceous borders feature in many of our gardens, where space and time allow. They were originally introduced as a garden feature during the Victorian period as new perennial plant species were introduced and the growing and planting out of bedding plants every season fell out of fashion. A mainstream of great country gardens, herbaceous borders have […]