There are lots of ways you can dress up your landscape, and the details make all the difference. Your choice of garden edging for lawn and garden borders is one detail that can help unify the whole ...

Summer gardens are in full bloom and even our favorite celebrities have been toiling away to get theirs in shape in time for the season. Layered garden borders are a leading trend with intentionally ...

Shrub borders are my favorite kind of garden borders. They bring life, plant energy and structure to the garden all year round. And once established, they tend to be the easiest plants to take care of ...

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Whether you’re shaping up your front flower beds or laying out a sprawling backyard garden, one thing can make or break your aesthetic: your edging. While it might seem like one small element to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As you're planning your garden this year—anticipating your beds brimming with perennials and plotting out ...

Starting on a new flower bed can be a bit intimidating, but successful results are guaranteed if you put a little time into it before you ever pick up your trowel. When you're planning a new bed -- ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

DENVER — The herbaceous border is an English concept. And it's a good one. A border is a way of grouping perennial plants so they make sense. It's like a picture frame around a painting. Although my ...

[email protected]. Often the need arises for a border in one’s landscaping. Much more than a flower bed, incorporating shrubs and small trees, a border brings things together, linking one part of ...

New England is noted for its beautiful perennial borders. I had the wonderful opportunity a few years ago of visiting gardens in Maine at the peak season of flowers. The lush perennial borders were ...

Gardening at home is often a solitary pursuit. A garden can provide a restful place to escape from the stresses and strains of the outside world. A successful garden can be a closed-loop system, which ...