Choosing plants
Ready-made borders
Azure and Gold
Sometimes using a limited amount of plants in a design really helps create a bold impact.
Red Summer
A modern, vibrant border that's not for the shy gardener.
Keep it Cool
A chilled mix of blues, purples and pinks with a dash of silver.
Brilliant Orange Border
Add visual punch to your garden displays.
Shady Pink
An eye-catching shady border based around a superb star magnolia.
Sunny Pink Border
A vibrant border for year-round interest in a sunny corner.
Steamy Jungle
Create a tropical look using plants with bold leaf shapes.
Autumn Hues
Maximize the last of the sunshine with an outburst of autumn colour.
Cottage Garden Scheme
Create a soft jumble of colours and textures with this beautiful border for a sunny site.
Dry Mediterranean
Inspired by the great garden writer and designer Beth Chatto, who has created a world famous gravel garden in Essex.
Chalk
Proof indeed that you can have a beautiful garden on chalk soil.
Clay
A border for a clay soil that will perform from early spring to late summer.
Sandy
A soft mix of colours for a well drained, sandy soil.
Spring
Get the year of to a great start with this stunning spring border.
Fiery Summer
Get the year of to a great start with this stunning spring border.
Money's Tight
New home forcing you to tighten the belt? Then try this low cost design to get your garden going.
Mid-Range
A border that incorporates dramatic foliage with hot-coloured flowers.
Blow the Budget
An impressive formal border combining parterre-style edging with soft, billowy planting.
Blue And Silver
Keep cool in the garden when the temperatures start to rise.
Soothing Green and White
A calming combination for a lightly shaded spot.
Lady Marmalade
Rich apricot and plum tones look good enough to eat!
Shady Sanctuary
Green and white is a chic combination for partial shade.
Blending Purples
From subtle tints to full-on colour.
Good Bedfellows
Some plants just work together really really well.
Stars of High Summer
The plants in this border are at their peak from midsummer.
Bee and Butterfly
A great combination if you want to invite pollinating insects into the garden.
Cool Shade
Adds interest to shadier areas.
Sun Lovers
From lofty spires to creeping groundcover
Dark and Light
A sublime mix of colours
Divine Summer
Evocative shades for the summer months.