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Summer plants for a sunny new border

darren hansen 134darren hansen 134 Posts: 122
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I am looking for any bulbs, seeds, plant ideas that are also hardy perennial, for a sunny border I am looking into making up next year. Thank you 

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  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Hi@darrenhansen134 Can you remind us what your soil is like. Also can you give a rough idea of the size of the border. Do you want to include evergreens or shrubs for structure as this is where you would start. If it is just a flower border do you want to consider winter interest too. Grasses will give some winter structure and fill in with flowers. I started a new border in January, in spring I planted Cosmos Rubenza throughout it was a good way to fill the border year one until permanent plants grow. 

    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    In my sunny border plants that did well are salvia "Black and blue", helenium "Short and Sassy, Liatris, geranium Rozanne, Alstromeria "Indian Summer", Campanula "Kent Bell" (needed staking), Dahlias, a purple geranium which may have been Anne Folkhard, rudbeckia and a dwarf Michaelmas daisy. I planted some Cosmos for extra colour in the gaps.

    I planted mini daffodils, Minnow and Jet Fire, and tulips.

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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