Flower and Herb Border

Flower and Herb Border
In this raised bed, fenced in willow wands, you can see that it is full of a colourful mix of cheerful flowers and edible herbs.

Do you want delightful, unusual home grown herbs plus a pretty border full of flowers, all-in-one? You can have it with this spectacular flower and herb border. This colourful border pack contains pretty ornamental plants mixed with decorative edible plants. There are herbs like sage and thyme growing in with edible flowers like columbine, roses and pansies. This idyllic border in pink and blue is perfect for adding interest to a sunny corner of the garden.

Romantic pink and blue

The scented roses in this flower and herb border, mix wonderfully well with the blue of the common bugloss, creeping Jacob’s ladder and aquilegia (columbine). All of these flower last for a long time; a real garden delight! These aromatic flowers also make a delightful bouquet of cut flowers. Perfect in a vase on your table!

Fancy a border edged in willow wand?

The garden plants in this flower and herb border pack are all suitable for planting in the garden. Surrounding a raised bed with natural willow wand fencing just adds that little extra natural touch to the garden.

A raised bed surrounded in willow wand fencing is easy to make. Just place a sturdy fence pole in each corner and use garden string to tie on these ready made screens made of willow wand – dead easy.

Use garden sheeting to line the inside of your willow wand fencing and add extra soil to the raised bed. If you are pleased with how it looks you can make other similar raised beds and every now and again alternate the planting. One could have all the wildflowers and another perhaps function as your cutting patch for indoor arrangements. Anything’s possible!

Tip!

To create a sense of depth, stand a sturdy climbing frame or ‘pyramid’ in the middOrder here for this borderle of the flower and herb border and plant up with sweet peas (Lathyrus).

You will find the following plants in this border:
Salvia officinalis, Delosperma 'Fire spinner', Rosa 'Deutsche Welle', Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist', Thymus vulgaris, Salvia pratensis, Viola cornuta mix, Polemonium caeruleum 'Lambrook Mauve', Aquilegia vulgaris.

This border should be 150 x 80 cm and should be well filled with the plants you will receive – there’s enough there for 1.2 square metres.