Bed edgings give flower beds a frame and ensure an attractive structure of the green area. Bed borders made of wood, stone, metal or plastic are easy to care for, but in natural gardens they are often visually disturbing. Plants are a natural border here.

Low hedges are ideal for edging beds

Classic small boxwood hedge

The evergreen boxwood has been popular as a border plant for many hundreds of years. It is available in different growth forms and heights, so that you can adapt the small hedge perfectly to your individual circumstances.

Attractive herb hedges

But it doesn't always have to be boxwood. The pruning-tolerant southernwood, a relative of mugwort and wormwood, is absolutely frost hardy and easy to care for. With its small, pinnate leaves, it forms dense hedges up to 50 centimeters high. Like many Mediterranean herbs, the plant prefers warm, sunny locations and well-drained soil.

Fragrant lavender borders

Fragrant lavender is the classic companion of roses. It is less known that this plant can be used to create beautiful borders:

  • Always plant lavender in the spring as it is somewhat more sensitive to frost. Survives well rooted. Provided a little winter protection, even lower temperatures.
  • Choose a compact-growing variety like 'Blue Cushion'.
  • Loosen the soil deeply and work in sand or grit.
  • You can do without additional fertilization, lavender is very frugal.
  • The optimal planting distance is thirty centimeters.

The lavender bed edging is cut in the summer after flowering. Only shorten the long flowering shoots here. A slight topiary is then carried out in early spring, even before the plant sprout.

Pretty border with dwarf St. John's wort

The glowing stars of the dwarf St. John's wort turn the natural border into a visual highlight. You need five plants per meter. St. John's wort feels extremely comfortable in dry garden areas.

Robust alternatives to boxwood

The box tree moth is very hard on the evergreen box tree in many regions. A large number of small shrubs with similar leaf and growth habit, which are also pruning-tolerant, offer attractive alternatives. These are for example:

plant properties
hedge myrtle Evergreen, small-leaved shrub, very tolerant of pruning.
dwarf privet Ideal for bed edging. Also tolerates topiary very well.
Boxleaf barberry Compact growing, tolerates pruning and stays rather small at 50 centimetres.
yew Slow growing, easy to form.
Spindle bush Evergreen and hardy with very attractive foliage.
Beg-Ilex Grows low and dense with non-thorny foliage. periwinkle.

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Soft-leaved perennials are also wonderful for edging beds. Although these often move in during the winter months, they quickly sprout again in the spring and then form a dense border. Lady's mantle, elfin flower, mint or sedum are the most popular here. But classic kitchen herbs such as chives also form dense borders that can be extremely interesting from a visual point of view.

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