What Is A Border Garden?
A border garden is a garden that goes around buildings, walkways, and other parts of your yard. Besides looking pretty, these gardens also help animals by giving them a place to live. Many designers choose plants that are good for wildlife. A good border garden blends nicely with its surroundings. These gardens often have a mix of plants that come back every year (perennials) and plants that need to be replanted each year (annuals). They add color and beauty to your yard and make it look complete. Want to plant one yourself? Here’s how!
This bright border garden shows off gorgeous fuchsia and red blooms and some white bloomign grouncovers as a juxtaposiеtion.
A manicured green lawn, a tall living fence and a fantastic border garden with pink, green, white and purple blooms, various types of shrub and trees are a chic combo.
This refined border garden along the wooden fence catches an eye with purple, lilac and yellow blooms and some trellises cover the fence with greenery.
Greenery, white, lilac and blush flowers line up the wooden pathway making it eye-catchy.
A front porch accented with bold pink blooms and greenery along it looks amazing.
A tall living fence, some trees and tall purple allium are a gorgeous combo to keep privacy and still get a natural look.
Pick Your Colors
There are many ways to pick colors for your border garden. First, look at the buildings around the garden. Is your house light or dark? Is it a plain color or something bright? Make sure your garden colors stand out against your house. If your house is a neutral color, pick garden colors that won’t clash.
All kinds of bright blooms and greenery along the classic fence will add color to your garden and distract attention from the fence itself.
A tall living fence is almost completely hidden with a lush and bold border garden showing off violet, purple, yellow and pink flowers and topiaries.
Line up your garden, lawn or walkway with such adorable colorful flowers and you will get a natural space divider that is extremely beautiful.
A curved garden bed with colorful flowers, a tree and a rock is a great idea to separate the spaces in a chic way.
A garden walkway lined up with blue, yellow and white flowers creating a lush and a bit wild look to confornt an elegant topiary.
A gravel garden path lined up with extremely lush and bright flowers and some grasses to create a feeling of a secrete garden.
Another thing to think about is consistency. If you choose lots of colors, use those colors everywhere in your border garden. If you want all white flowers, keep it all white. Your garden should match the rest of your yard so it doesn’t look strange or out of place.
A tall living fence is almost completely hidden with a lush and bold border garden showing off violet, purple, yellow and pink flowers and topiaries.
Line up your garden, lawn or walkway with such adorable colorful flowers and you will get a natural space divider that is extremely beautiful.
A curved garden bed with colorful flowers, a tree and a rock is a great idea to separate the spaces in a chic way.
A garden walkway lined up with blue, yellow and white flowers creating a lush and a bit wild look to confornt an elegant topiary.
A gravel garden path lined up with extremely lush and bright flowers and some grasses to create a feeling of a secrete garden.
Hydrangeas of all kinds have always been one of the best border and fence flowers, and such bold ones will add color to your garden.
Little and messy colorful mary-buds like these ones will add curb appeal without that 'in your face' effect.
Plan Bloom Times
To make your border garden look great all season, pay attention to when your plants bloom. On a piece of paper, draw a line and mark the months of the growing season. Then, write down when each plant blooms. If you see any gaps, find more plants that bloom during those times. This will keep your garden looking nice and help pollinators like bees and butterflies.
Include evergreen shrubs that retain their structure and color in winter. This ensures that your garden remains interesting even in the colder months.
An elegant long garden bed with colorful tulips is a perfect idea as tulips don't require too much maintenance and bring in much color and interest.
Ferns and other greenery are amazing to create a border garden to line up something in your outdoor spaces.
Add Different Textures
After choosing colors and bloom times, think about the different textures in your garden. Texture makes your garden interesting and full. Pick plants with different leaf sizes, shapes, and arrangements. For example, tall grasses look good next to pathways, and big, round leaves add contrast. The different textures will make your garden look more interesting and highlight your yard’s features.
Blue forget-me-nots and orange tulips create a jaw-droppingly contrasting combo that is perfect for any garden, not just a border one.
A stylish modern garden featuring gravel and pavement paths, a green lawn and ornamental grasses and some blooms to line up these pathways.
A textural and bold border garden with grasses, allium and shrubs brings interest, dimension and texture to the space hiding the fence at the same time.
A lush green hedge paired with dark and neon green accents looks jaw-dropping, this is a modern and edgy no-flower garden design that rocks.
A small garden bed lining up the path shows off white hydrangeas, chamomiles and some violet blooms to add color and interest.
A path separated from the lawn with a greenery row and accented with lamps that will illuminate the way at night.
Hide your simple fence getting more privacy with greenery and flowers like these ones, and add lamps to see the way at night.
Pink iris are great blooms to add color to the space, they look tender and spring-like and contrast the stone fence.
Organize by Height
Border gardens can give you privacy or just look nice around your yard. When planning your garden, think about how tall each plant will grow. Put taller plants at the back and shorter plants at the front. Make sure the taller plants don’t block the shorter ones. This way, every plant can be seen and enjoyed.
With these tips, you can create a beautiful border garden that enhances your yard and supports wildlife!
A gravel path lined up with rocks and bold lavender looks gorgeous and brings that summer feel to the garden, while the fragrance is in the air.
Lychnis coronaria is another bold flower that can be added to line up a house, a fence or a pathway.
Marigolds are a simple rustic or cottage garden idea, and they will bring much color to the space.
Blue muscari, forget-me-nots and mauve tulips create a jaw-dropping border garden that will catch an eye with its colors.
Orange and deep red blooms will give your garden an autumnal feel and you can add them everywhere you want.
A modern garden can feature grasses instead of flowers to line up a house or a pathway, choose textural ones for a bold look.
Pink and orange tulips are timeless for cottage gardens, they will add curb appeal and star blooming from spring filling the space with joy and color.
Sticking to one color scheme in your border garden makes it more elegant, like here blue and purple are paired for a chic look.
Pink garden roses climbing through the fece and bold green and lavender blooms will make the fence extremely spectacular.
Pink hydrangeas, some bold foliage and pink fillers get so much attention that the fence behind just won't be seen.
Colorful blooms contrast the concrete pathway and add interest, color and a catchy touch to the space.
Lilac and purple flowers plus some grass between the flagstones make a pathway look like a real part of the garden.
A topiary fence paired with purple and white flowers for more elegance.
A brick path is accented with colorful flowers, especially tulips, that make it breathtaking, as if it's leading to a mysterious secret garden.
Low topiaries and lavender paired with stones and lamps create a very elegant and chic modern feel in the space.
A white fence paired with pink and voilet blooms that stand out in such a neutral backdrop and add a lighweight feel to the fence.
Bold blue and violet blooms paired with delicate blush tulips will give you one of the most jaw-dropping border gardens ever.
White astilbe is a stylish solution to line up something, these neutrals go nice with most of modern garden designs.
A low hedge paired with white blooms for a stylish modern or modern classic garden look.
Lush white hydrangeas will always be a leader to make your garden wow, to create a gorgeous fence or a border garden.
Make Garden Borders Low-Maintenance
Choose plants that require minimal upkeep. Perennials, drought-tolerant plants, and groundcovers are excellent choices. They come back every year and often need less watering and pruning. Use materials like stone, brick, or recycled rubber for edging.
Go With Flexibility
Planting in containers allows you to easily move plants around and add height and depth to your garden. It also offers flexibility in changing your garden’s look with the seasons or as plants outgrow their containers.
Making a border garden can be fun and make your yard look great. Using plants that don’t need a lot of care and adding materials like stones or bricks to edge the garden can help keep it tidy. With these simple tips, you can enjoy a lovely border garden all year round. Happy gardening!