Woodland border landscaping

I love this layered planting on the edge of the woods at Cornell Plantations in Ithaca, New York. A small hosta along the front edge gives way to a swath of extravagently blooming rodgersias next...

To create the sense of a secret outdoor room, partners Robert Khazzam and Kevin Treanor planted a woodland garden, complete with a “forest floor” and a canopy of trees that provide deep shades of green and dappled sunlight in their private oasis.

Have a long border and not sure what to do? Repeating colors, textures, and forms creates a whole that’s greater than the sum of its parts.

A cool, moist, shady, woodland area makes the ideal setting for Ferns and other shade-loving perennials. Planted nearby a forest or under a canopy of

Designing your own woodland garden can be a rewarding process! With careful planning and good species selection even small spaces can become enchanting woodland gardens. Here, I walk you through all the considerations of woodland garden design.

Landscape layering is designing a garden that uses a variety of different plants positioned in multiple rows to form a casual, mixed border planting.

We create gardens that bloom from April through October.

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Make the most of shady ground with our five key plants for a woodland border.