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Preparing to Plant Your Herbaceous Borders
Preparation Ground preparation is best done in late summer, so that the ground has time to settle again before planting. Because perennials stay in the ground, once the border has been planted no major cultural operations can be undertaken. Thorough … Continue reading
Herbaceous Beds and Borders
In most temperate climate gardens the herbaceous border is the main source of colour from May till September. Certainly there is no other form of border from which so much colour can be obtained over so long a period, and … Continue reading
Gardening Techniques: Marking Out Garden Borders and Making a Lawn
Marking out the Borders Having levelled the site or created new levels in it, the next step is to mark out the borders, working strictly from your plan. When marking out beds and borders it is useful to have a … Continue reading