Long garden border ideas

Design tips for a long thin garden, gorgeous narrow garden ideas, long thin garden borders and solutions for a narrow urban garden layout

Have a long border and not sure what to do? Repeating colors, textures, and forms creates a whole that’s greater than the sum of its parts.

Lavender makes an excellent companion for Mediterranean herbs such as rosemary, sage and thyme, but also with other perennials such as iris and rose.

You may want to try this planting combination as a beautiful way of bringing interest to your garden path. All plants are drought and dry soil tolerant, fairly pest-free and low maintenance, excellent in fresh cut flower bouquets and will reward you with plentiful blossoms and happy butterflies! Easy to replicate too - Enjoy!

Shrub Roses can be combined effectively with long-blooming perennials. This superb traditional border is a good example. Most plants have won the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society. Easy to grow, they require moderate maintenance and will attract the energy of butterflies and hummingbirds. Most of them are deer and rabbit resistant too!

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Discover 13 creative garden edging ideas that will transform your yard into an enchanting outdoor oasis. From tropical terracotta twists to modern rubber and serene stone pathways, these cost-effective and stylish edging options are perfect for gardeners looking to add a touch of personality and elegance to their garden borders. Whether you’re seeking a natural, mowable edge or a sleek, concrete finish, get inspired to turn your garden into a living masterpiece.

Dramatic and versatile, perennial Salvias are wonderful plants to enjoy over a long season of interest. Blooming in shades of blue, violet, pink or white, they usually peak in late spring or early summer but may continue to produce new blooms through summer and in fall. Fragrant, they are combined with other aromatic plants in this mixed border

[caption id="attachment_9452" align="alignleft" width="550"] Few borders work out like this[/caption] Perhaps that’s the reason for success of the shaker packs of colourful annuals we’ve seen in recent years. You just sprinkle this mixture of seeds, fertiliser and some type of carrier onto your strip of ground: it grow