Edging plants are small, neat, compact plants used at the front of the border, in the same way that shrubs or fences define the back of the border.
Calendula make nice edging plants and grow well in containers. If you'd like to use your calendula blossoms in cooking, be sure to grow them organically, either in the vegetable garden, flower border or pots.
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Edging plants Dwarf, compact plants that are used for the front of a border, or for planting along paths or steps. Embryo The dormant, immature plant within each seed.
They work well as edging plants, too. If you plan to eat the lettuce you grow along with your perennials and shrubs, however, avoid spraying those planting beds with any chemicals! ...
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Dusty Miller is grown for it's silvery-gray, fern-like foliage. Dusty Miller makes terrific border and edging plants, offering a striking contrast to the colorful flowers and green colors of your lawn and garden.
Milliflora petunias are miniature plants that produce abundant quantities of small flowers an inch and a half in diameter. They make good edging plants and are also attractive when grown with other flowering annuals in containers.
These can be edged with consistent placement of one plant, such as lamb's ear, or groups of edging plants. You can also give the island bed an untamed appearance by allowing it to flow into the lawn to mimic a meadow.
Mix them with perennials or roses for an old-fashioned cottage garden design. Taller sorts belong at the back of the garden; shorter cosmos make excellent edging plants.
They take up little space but blossom freely until the perennials mature and bloom, usually in their second season. The compact habit of dwarf series such as Floral Carpet makes them ideal edging plants or bedding plants to place beneath taller, ...
Plant clumps can be divided to increase numbers, usually between late summer and winter.
With more than 70 cultivars to choose from, 'Coral Bells' are perfect for the woodland garden or as edging plants in full sun.
 See also: Edging, Edging plant, Plant, Flower, Foliage
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