Besides creating a garden border to define the boundaries between the garden and lawn, growing beautiful plants that reflect your taste is one of the easiest ways to create the outdoor space of your dreams. And in today’s post, we have listed the 13 most beautiful edging plants that you can grow to enhance the garden. Like a well-designed house whose floors are covered with beautiful rugs and carpets, your garden will be more beautiful if you grow these edging plants.
There’s nothing better than walking on the fresh and cool leaves of the plants on hot summer days, right? Not only are they attractive and long-lasting edging plants for foot traffic, but they also bring many benefits to the garden, such as crowding out weeds, conserving moisture, preventing soil erosion, and providing habitat for beneficial pollinators. For these good reasons, they are a great choice for your garden to step on.
#1 Lantana
Available in shades of yellow, red, white and orange, Lantana adds a splash of color to the landscape and looks great on your flower bed edging.
#2 Alyssum
Alyssum produces charming, dainty flowers that look particularly good when planted in groups and is a popular choice for borders.
#3 Feuerbusch
Firebush features evergreen leaves covered with red hairs, and in summer the plant bears orange tubular flowers.
#4 Ixora
Ixora provides a fantastic floral and green display. Its flowers are available in fascinating shades of yellow, pink and orange.
#5 Rod
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Canna offers stunning flowers in yellow, orange and red.
#6 Hostas
With their beautiful leaves, hostas are a great choice for a garden path.
#7 Lavender
Lavender’s color accents and low path height make it a popular choice for edging.
#8 Judgment
You can grow ferns along shady driveways or woodland paths, or in dappled light for a green path.
#9 Moos-Phlox
Moss phloxes display small and bright flowers and are therefore an easy-care choice for borders and edgings.
#10 Zinnias
Zinnias, available in a range of heights and colours, make a stunning impact in a garden bed edging. Plus, they’re amazingly versatile and easy to grow.
#11 Begonias
Begonias come in numerous varieties suitable for all types of soil and climate conditions, making them a versatile option for garden borders
#12 Lady’s Mantle
Lady’s mantle provides a beautiful ground cover on walkways or under trees. Its soft edges are the perfect choice for borders that need softening.
#13 Creeping Thyme
Creeping thyme is an ornamental herb. The pretty purple flowers form a fragrant ground cover. The flowers also give off a fresh herbal scent when crushed.
