Layered borders: top 20 bold bones

If you want a border that’s as effortless as it is spectacular—resilient through heat, drought, and deluge—there are four key plant groups to focus on: base layer plants, boisterous blooms, billowing balloons and bold bones. The secret lies in choosing the right plants for the right place. Set them up well, and nature will take over, weaving together a tapestry of colour, texture, and movement that lasts through the seasons.
 

The bold bones bring structure to the planting scheme, they are the full stops for the eye as it reads the landscape—eyecatchers that steal the show. Think architectural shrubs that give a sense of establishment, statuesque perennials that divert your gaze to another level, and rhythmic grasses that bring movement, texture, and sound, breaking up the horizontal spread below. Here are 20 powerhouse plants to give your garden borders structure, presence, and poise.

If you want a border that’s as effortless as it is spectacular—resilient through heat, drought, and deluge—there are four key plant groups to focus on: base layer plants, boisterous blooms, billowing balloons and bold bones. The secret lies in choosing the right plants for the right place. Set them up well, and nature will take over, weaving together a tapestry of colour, texture, and movement that lasts through the seasons.
 

The bold bones bring structure to the planting scheme, they are the full stops for the eye as it reads the landscape—eyecatchers that steal the show. Think architectural shrubs that give a sense of establishment, statuesque perennials that divert your gaze to another level, and rhythmic grasses that bring movement, texture, and sound, breaking up the horizontal spread below. Here are 20 powerhouse plants to give your garden borders structure, presence, and poise.

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