If your yard ends at a fence rather than a body of water, you can still use the same principles. A border filled with shrubs and trees helps disguise the fence line and adds interest and depth to the space. Design tip: While a unique tree or shrub always creates a focal point, don't go overboard on variety, especially in a larger planting bed. Planting several of the same shrub or tree throughout the space helps ground and balance the overall design.

Vacation-proof your garden. Before leaving for the lake cabin, be sure your garden will get the care it needs. If you're only going away for the weekend, you'll probably be okay, but longer periods of time will take a toll on your flowers and shrubs. Ask a neighbor to water for you, leave notes on specific care instructions, and be sure your automatic irrigation system is set to run at the proper times.More:Planting guides for your Texas gardenBrowse flowers, plants and garden design ideas

naturalness

Depth of border

nemesia

Landscaping

Garden

Perennial garden

love

Landscaping

evrything

pretty, soft colors

Front side yard

mixed plants

different textures, low to high plantings, flowering and interesting leaf color.

Garden

Garden design

lush

Border

great border

Perennial garden

Short to tall

Planting bed for English garden

side garden

Plants

Planting

shade garden

Colors

Beds

Nice

English Garden

Names of plants given

side yard

for the front

English Garden

green

Structured and yet still natural

Garden

Garden

mixed border

Variety

inglise stiilis aed

Flower placement

By the creek

details plants used

berm and grass

colours

this is pretty

Perrenials for YVR

back bed

Back yard

Plant vaiety

Textures, shapes, colors

Landscape

Love this 3-d multi-level, multicolored edge to thegarden

Very pleasing!

nice plant combo

sculpted lawn

like the tranistion of grass to garden beds

Garden

Flower bed

big bed

Perennial border

lawn bed

Mixed herbs & perennials

Love the layers

Back fence idea

Garden

Cottage garden

planting beds

Woods

Nice

border

Great border

Group of flowers

backyard ideas

Iris

perennial garden ideas

very pretty!

traditional garden bed

Plate bande avant

shade

Disguise fence line with border and trees

Garden

Create a whimsical space with tall plants.

english garden

Love this!

round out a corner

English style garden

love the big trees in the back and the variety of plants needs a little more color though

garden idea

I like the way the plants meld together

Color

Curve

Use of curves

yard

border

Lilac tree bed idea - add lupine/ arctic willow/

love the range of plants

edge2

plant screens with artificial grass

Border

Needs more color but nice heights

border plants

Landscaping

lawn border with shrubs

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“Perennial Garden There are quite a number of plants in this grouping!...The usual english garden plants....the front row has some annual colour like nemesia (white and pink), lady's mantle (lime flowers - perennial), Nepeta 'Blue Wonder' (blue flowers - perennial), Hardy geraniums

Jyjy

Love these beds - need to show Rafael

side lot

Fire pit area

Circular Lawn

I think 3 of the pix I selected are of the same yard

fill lower yard area

nice side garden

Really want to start introducing plants that will come back year after year!

Love the plantings!

garden

Landscape for front of house

Plant variety

planting beds filled with shrubs further up in the yard draws the eye toward the edge

front

big tree bed

The shape of the lawn and how nicely it is all manicured.

love the landscaping!

densely planted layers

curve with nice edge and plant combo

backyard garden

Side yard. Circle seating area surrounded by boarder to block.

garden

curve in front?

edging

I like this look

texture

Beautiful bed

landscape

Nice gray and blue border with perennials

Garden

trees

Design tip: While a unique tree or shrub always creates a focal point, don't go overboard on variety, especially in a larger planting bed. Planting several of the same shrub or tree throughout the space helps ground and balance the overall design.

Small lawn area surrounded by beds and trees

variety

Garden

outdoor

Plants

everthing

The short trees that make a little arch in the back.

Perennials

great mix plants

I adore the planting scheme in this picture, just crying out to be explored and touched, good use of textured plants.

Courtyard

colors, mixture of textures

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Border

LOVE the different shades of green.

good texture/layering for shade

great ideas!

perennial green only with follage

front

at the far end combine all combos of flowering plants and tall trees to give the forest look

love it

Planting

backyard

cool

pretty

curved front garden

plant materials

Curve

landscape with depth

beautiful

Awesome border in back

Cu

This would be great for the yard in Cleveland

English garden mix

Garden

randomness

landscape

Hill side

the design of the trees and bushes against the back fence

color & texture

Traditional Perennial Garden There are quite a number of plants in this grouping!...The usual english garden plants....the front row has some annual colour like nemesia (white and pink), lady's mantle (lime flowers - perennial), Nepeta 'Blue Wonder' (blue flowers - perennial), Hardy geraniums (perennial and various colours), grass is Carex 'Frosty curls', silver plant is Artemesia 'Powis Castle'. Middle row has bearded iris, siberian iris, Lupines (tall spires of pink), Roses (David Austin types - not blooming in this photo), salvias (both perennial and annual), peonies (not blooming in photo). Back row has Casablanca lilies, californian poppy, Aruncus - common name - Goat's beard, Phlox - (white and pink - blooms late in the season). When planting this type of garden is it important to repeat some plants throughout the border to give it some cohesive thread. For instance I repeated the annual nemesia every 8' or so. When you plant a large leaved plant like the Lady's mantle you could put a more fine textured plant beside it like a hardy geranium or maybe the Nepeta. Add silver foliage throughout the border as a foil for the flowering plants and to "brighten" the border up when the perennials are not blooming. Mix some annuals in throughout...

depth of field

placement of plants

backyard

Becky

what i would like to put in front of the tress in the left corner of yard, a bed that has flowers that come up every year.

The curve

beautiful

garden

grass edge and plantings

Garden

perfect border

greenery

green lawn.

lush and green, plant variety

Gorgeous plants on berm

green

textures