Beautiful Garden Borders - The Complete Planting Guide
English country garden style
How do you plant a garden border so it looks beautiful for months — not just for a few weeks?
In this longer masterclass on planting garden borders, I’ve pulled together the best professional advice from experienced growers, designers and head gardeners I’ve interviewed on The Middlesized Garden. I’m currently planting new garden borders myself, so I’ve been revisiting their most useful tips — from essential planting tips, to choosing long-flowering perennials, using ornamental grasses for structure, and understanding naturalistic planting methods such as block and matrix planting.
This is a re-edited compilation of my recent border videos, linked together with extra context so you can see how the principles fit together in practice. It’s designed as a complete guide to garden border planting — practical, realistic advice for amateur gardeners who want borders that look good all year.
In this video you’ll learn:
00:00 When is the best time to plant a border?
00:57 Garden designer, grower and author, Jamie Butterworth and his easy planting tips
10:38 Plant growers from the Plant Fairs Roadshow choose their top-pick reliable border plants for spring
22:20 6 brilliant, easy long flowering plants for summer colour from Doddington Place Gardens
32:01 Beautiful long-flowering late season plants to keep your border brilliant until the first frosts
46:47 Naturalistic planting explained for real gardens
54:48 Planting: A New Perspective by Noel Kingsbury and Piet Oudolf: https://amzn.to/4ctFUKg (note that links to Amazon are affiliate, see below)
56:15 How to use ornamental grasses in garden borders
01:10:43 Cost-saving tips and seed sowing video: • Insider seed sowing tips for next year's s...
If you’re designing a new garden border or replanting an existing herbaceous border, this video will help you avoid common mistakes and plant with confidence.
🌿 Planning a border? You may also find helpful:
– My Beautiful Borders planning checklisthttps://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.u...
– Videos on low maintenance gardening: • How to Make Your Garden Easier to Look Aft...
– Advice on choosing plants for shade or difficult conditions: • Shade gardening success with The Horti-Cul...
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