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Can anyone identify these plants?
Hi, we currently have a very plain lawn and want to add a border. I like the mixture of heights, colours and textures in the pictures (not my garden!)
I was wondering if anyone can identify any of these plants - or perhaps suggest some that would give a similar effect & work well together. We have small children but no pets.
Thank you 
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2) box ball (Buxus sempervirens) in the grey slate. I think the plant far right is a type of osmanthus - slightly serrated left. The dark green shrub directly behind it is Viburnum davidii. The red-budded small shrub on the left where the slate meets the path is Skimma rubella. The shrub to the right of the skimmia with green leaves and small white flowers is a sarcococca.
3) The silver-leaved plants are pittosporum (large) with a trio of euonymus, possibly Euonymus 'Silver Queen' in front.
Many of these shrubs will grow substantially larger to fill the space.
The shrub with reddish coloured "flowers" in the corner of the second photo is a skimmia.
You can start preparing a border now. Although Autumn is considered the best time for shrub planting, you can plant container grown shrubs at anytime. If you decided to wait until Autumn to get your planting plans organised, you could sow hardy annual seeds in the Spring. This would give you some colour and maybe get your children involved too if they're old enough.
If you could give some idea of the border location, sunny, shady etc. that would help with advice. Also a photo or two if possible.
Also l would say to make it as big as possible, it looks better and is better for the plants rather than having them squashed together
The red grass looking plants are either phormium or cordyline.
The fatsia is a lovely plant, likes shady spots, (as do the Sarcoccoa and skimmia) all evergreen and will grow up to 10ft x 10ft.
The plant in the foreground by the light reminds me of a ceonothus but not certain on that.
There are a few lavender as well, sunny place needed.
The sort of yellowy green against the wall in third picture looks like Choisya Ternata (sundance maybe?) e.g Mexican orange blossom. Its lovely, scented, pretty white flowers and very popular with insects. My birds like my big Choisya as they can hide in it!