English garden border ideas

Cottage gardens are well known for their wide and generous borders full of attractive, flowering plants. Such broad flower beds require tall plants at the back to provide a backdrop for smaller plants. Here I list 10 tall plants for cottage garden borders

Learn how Heather Thomas of Cape Cottage Garden keeps her flower borders colorful from spring through fall with her 4 "C's" for success!

Garden border inspiration from both famous and secret gardens. See how different colours, shapes and structure work.

Explore 17+ English country garden ideas to design a space full of classic beauty. Add meandering pathways, colorful borders, and vintage-inspired details for a garden that feels like a storybook escape.

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 […]

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Want to make your garden look super awesome? Check out these 37 ideas for small garden borders! From colorful flowers to cool stone designs, you'll find something you totally love. Click here to get inspired and create the garden of your dreams. Ready to get planting and make your outdoor space the best on the block? Let’s get growing! #gardenideas #borderdesign #smallgardens

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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.