TOP TIPS FOR BORDER CONTROL

REPEAT THE SAME PLANT

several times through your borders to give them a thread of continuity

REVITALISE THE SOIL

regularly by adding well-rotted manure or fresh peat-free compost to boost plants

INVEST IN TOOLS

that are good quality and maintain them well to make all your gardening jobs easier

MOVE SHRUBS AROUND

if they’re not earning their place. Keep a big rootball and water thoroughly after replanting

TIDY UP BORDER EDGES

by redefining them with the help of a half-moon edger to create a crisp, neat finish

VARY PLANT HEIGHTS

to achieve a sense of rhythmic rise and fall in the overall design of your borders