How to Create a Garden Border

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Tip 1 - How to Add a Border to a Garden

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Teddy Stephens | permalink

A garden border is anything that separates two distinct areas. DIYNetwork.com experts show how to create one.

For further reading: http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/outdoors/gardening/how-to-add-a-border-to-a-garden ^[1]

Tip 2 - Create a New Garden Border

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Patrick Augustine | permalink

Get instructions for planting a bed of mixed perennials at HGTV.com.

For further reading: http://www.hgtv.com/design/outdoor-design/landscaping-and-hardscaping/create-a-new-garden-border ^[2]

Tip 3 - Perfect Edges for Your Beds and Borders

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Julio sato | permalink

For further reading: http://www.finegardening.com/perfect-edges-your-beds-and-borders ^[3]

Tip 4 - 20 garden border designs

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Thomas Spellman | permalink

See how to use foliage and flowers to soften a wall, accent a lawn, or fringe a path

For further reading: http://www.sunset.com/garden/landscaping-design/garden-border-designs ^[4]

Tip 5 - On the Edge: 16 Garden Borders You Can Make

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Adamazing | permalink

No newly cut garden bed is complete without some edging to distinguish it from the rest of your yard. Installing landscape edging is an easy DIY project that makes a major impact on the aesthetics of your outdoor space. There are a great variety of edging materials to choose from: metal, stone, brick, plastic, concrete, or wood. You can purchase something at a big box store, or special order your materials if you want to buy your edging. Or, you can save some money and make your own landscape edging with any number of recycled and found materials— glass bottles, steel pipes, clam shells, and even dinner plates. A creative DIY edging can help infuse your garden with a unique sense of style that reﬂects your personality. Here are some terriﬁc and inventive garden edging ideas to get you started.

For further reading: http://www.bobvila.com/slideshow/on-the-edge-16-garden-borders-you-can-make-44302 ^[5]