What is a good plant to use as a border?
Flowering shrubs (hydrangeas and rhododendrons) and evergreen shrubs stand tall in dramatic fashion, while low-growing and low maintenance border plants like lamb’s ear, impatiens, and catmint hug the ground. Perennial border plants show off year after year. Some of the most common evergreen shrubs include arborvitae, boxwood, false cypress, holly, juniper, wintercreeper, azalea and rhododendron.
How to plant a big border?
Designing a border is all about layers. The tallest layer is for any tall trees you have space for – in a small garden you may need to skip this. The second layer is for smaller trees. Next comes shrubs, followed by perennials, and low-growing plants such as ground cover and small bulbs. Evergreen border plants, like a swooping line of formal boxwood, usher you right there. Flowering shrubs (hydrangeas and rhododendrons) and evergreen shrubs stand tall in dramatic fashion, while low-growing and low maintenance border plants like lamb’s ear, impatiens, and catmint hug the ground.