Herbaceous border

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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Herbaceous border at Clinton Lodge Garden, Fletching, East Sussex, early August. Containing Agapanthus, Geraniums, Nepeta, white Phlox paniculata 'Mount Fuji', and Sedum.

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’

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

Good-looking, drought tolerant and fragrant, award-winner Artemisia 'Powis Castle' is a bushy sub-shrub, which is highly valued for its fernlike, silvery-white foliage, that easily blends with any flower bulbs and other perennial plants. Yellow flowers appear in late summer or early fall, but they are not spectacular and are best cut off to keep the foliage at its best.

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