Sunny border planting ideas

Dramatic and versatile, perennial Salvias are wonderful plants to enjoy over a long season of interest. Blooming in shades of blue, violet, pink or white, they usually peak in late spring or early summer but may continue to produce new blooms through summer and in fall. Fragrant, they are combined with other aromatic plants in this mixed border

Discover some of the best, bountiful selections that offer a great variety of shapes, colors, and functionality for your cutting garden.

Plant catmint, lavender, and lion's tail for easy color from spring through fall

Use this summer cottage garden plan to fill your yard with flowers during the warmer months.

Use this summer cottage garden plan to fill your yard with flowers during the warmer months.

How to plant a border brilliantly - design tips and practical advice. How to position shrubs and flowers in the best places, plus other tips.

How to achieve the prettiest contemporary cottage garden style - and why the 70/30 rule will make your planting so much more successful.

These full sun perennials are all low maintenance plants with beautiful flowers that will thrive in full sun (even in the South!)

See the best perennial border plants to use for flowerbeds, sidewalks and entry ways. Border plants are great for keeping beds beautiful!

As a gardener, I appreciate perennials as one of the best plants for sun, that earn their keep day in, day out, year after year.