Herbaceous border

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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.

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

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An expansive herbaceous border brimming with English garden staples like lupines, peonies, geraniums, and campanulas, arranged in successive layers from tallest at the back to shortest at the front.

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

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A herbaceous border at Bluebell Cottage Gardens, Dutton, Cheshire, designed by Sue Beesley. Photographed in July. Planting includes Helenium ‘Sahins Early Flowerer' and Agastache ‘Liquorice Blue’

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 […]