native plant border designs

1. What plants are good for edging?
2. How do you plan a native garden?
3. How do you arrange plants in a border?
4. What should I plant at the front of a border?

What plants are good for edging?

14 Perfect Plants That Make For Captivating Walkway Borders

• of 14. Fern. Plant lush green ferns along shaded driveways or woodland paths, or in dappled light. ...
• of 14. Creeping Thyme. ...
• of 14. Fountain Grass. ...
• of 14. Mophead Hydrangea. ...
• of 14. Boxwoods. ...
• of 14. Lavender. ...
• of 14. Hostas. ...
• of 14. Ilex.

How do you plan a native garden?

Consider these fundamentals as you design your native plant garden:

1. Match plants to your site. Look at your landscape. ...
2. Design for succession of bloom. ...
3. Group similar plants together. ...
4. Keep your plants in scale. ...
5. Define the space. ...
6. Control Perennial Weeds.

How do you arrange plants in a border?

Add layers for extra interest

The easiest and most visually effective way to arrange plants is in layers, with borders backed by walls or fences, tall shrubs, tree borders, bamboo and lofty grasses first. Place roses, smaller shrubs, mid-sized perennials and ornamental grasses in the middle.

What should I plant at the front of a border?

Plants for the front of a border

• Sedums. Cultivars of Sedum spectabile and Sedum telephium are ideal for growing at the front of borders. ...
• Pulmonarias. From early to mid-spring, pulmonarias will perk up borders with their pretty flowers. ...
• Coreopsis. ...
• Alchemilla. ...
• Hakonechloa. ...
• Sweet alyssum. ...
• Nasturtiums. ...
• Hardy geraniums.