Design: Narrow Border - Sun

Published on
April 25th, 2024

Turn your narrow sunlit border area into a stunning focal point with a diverse mix of short, medium, and tall perennials like small veronica, Salvia, and Black-Eyed Susan for layers of color and height. Introduce texture with ornamental grasses complemented by a small flowering shrub. Complete the design with the elegance of a small or ornamental tree like a flowering Crabapple or a Northwind Maple.


Ensure robust growth with Earl May Plant Start, fortified soil using Structure Soil Conditioner, and enriched planting conditions with Organic Planting Mix.


A dark purple blue flower-like symbol representing a short perennial plant.

Short Perennials

  • Dwarf Catmint
  • Compact Salvia
  • Small Veronica
Two symbols, one green, one red, representing medium-height perennials.

Medium Perennials

  • Catmint
  • Salvia
  • Daylily
  • Coreopsis
Two symbols, one orange and one purple, representing a tall perennial plant.

Tall Perennials

  • Black-eyed Susan
  • Coneflower
  • Garden Phlox

Green symbol representing grass.

Grass

  • Karl Foerster
  • Switchgrass
  • Miscanthus
A black shrub-like symbol representing a flowering shrub.

Flowering Shrub

  • Compact Paniculata Hydrangea
  • Dwarf Weigela
  • Compact Spirea
A dark purple shrub-like symbol representing a small ornamental tree.

Small / Ornamental Tree

  • Hydrangea
  • Lilac
  • Serviceberry
  • Northwind Maple
  • Small Flowering Crabapple

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