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3 - Planting styles Print page In a smaller garden, one of the following could be a better bet: Mixed borders Have a permanent backbone of shrubs, among which are planted perennials , bulbs and bedding plants. Pick your plants carefully and you’ll get a changing display all year round.
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Mixed border © Cottage garden An informal style: beds/borders filled with self-seeding annuals and perennials that live happily without much attention. It’s also a style where vegetables and ornamentals grow well together.
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Prairie garden © Prairie garden This is a recent fashion that does away with lawns and beds. Instead, paths of bark or gravel wind through a dense carpet of low-maintenance perennials, through which pop occasional clumps of taller ornamental grasses and perennials. Attribute quiz Take a break. Try our attribute quiz to see which style of garden might suit you. Watch clip Watch clips on planning new borders and planting styles . Plant list Find a list of suggested plant types for any style of garden here . previous
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