Design My Garden Border

The shape of your border will depend on the size of your garden.

Design my garden border. Before planting test out possible outlines for your border with a rope or hose. Top plants to try growing in your garden borders. Longer gardens can incorporate borders that jut into the boring open space to break it up.

Take into account how long each spot spends in the shade when planning your border. Plan a garden lets you create design plans for anything from a patio container garden to a welcoming front walk to your whole yard. Find out how to start in monty s video guide.

Curved edges can give the appearance of more space. Essentially my garden planner is a design tool customised for gardeners both professional and hobbyist and you can upload a photo of your own garden and choose objects from 14 categories in a drop down menu. Sun loving plants will not thrive if they are left in the shadows so keep this in mind when deciding where to place them.

By now your long list of suitable plants will have started to be whittled down and you should be well on the way to a definitive shopping list for a lovely new border. These range from vegetables to pools and ponds. Plants are often generic rather than an actual species.

By bbc gardeners world magazine. Head over to our guide on how to grow acers for top tips on introducing this stunning plant into your garden for year round colour. Add in dozens of structures like sheds fences gates and even fountains and fire pits.

Curving borders like this one in ralph hasting s whidbey island washington garden are more interesting and more complementary with casual landscapes than straight edged ones. For a natural free flowing look grasses make a great addition to garden borders that need bulking up. This is particularly effective in a casual style garden such as a beach house or a country styled garden.