Beginner Gardening: edging plants for borders, 3 by warriorswisdomkathy

warriorswisdomkathy wrote:
Ann... There are some great edgers out there to choose from. I have bought the large packets at Home Depot for less than $4. I just throw the seed on the ground after I've scrapped it a bit. The fragrance is absolutely divine when you get drifts of it...
Perennia Geraniium Rozanne is a wonderful all season bloomer (or Johnsons Blue). There are many many varieties of Dianthhus to choose from some fragrant (pix 1 ad 4 are dianthus Loveliness, all season bloom) Pix 3 is Dianthus grationopolitanus 'Cheddar Pinks' or 'Bath's Pinks' (only spring bloom) (pix 2 is Saponaria ocymoides, spring bloom) (pix 5 is Coreopsis grandiflora Sunrise, all season bloom at 12-18", from spring to frost...and they reseed making a patch if allowed).

A few others to look for Gypsophila repens, Sedums, Ajugas, Creeping phlox, Scabiosas (there are some shorted varieties, I think Butterfly blue is short), Geums, Potentillas, There are dwarf Iris, dwf. Veronicas, perennial Alyssum which is fragrant (spring), Origanum Kent Bells, Dianthus deltoides 'Zing', Armeria maritima all season. There are sooooo many wonderful plants that could be tried

Check out the website for Select Seeds to findsome great annuals too. Zaluzianskya c. comes to mind and is fragrant in the evening, also many of the Nicotianas (just throw the seed on the ground this spring) are eve. fragrant too...enought to bring you out into the garden at night just to sit and enjoy the wafts of fragrance as the hawk moths flit past looking for nectar from the night bloomers..fun, fun, fun. Just a couple of ideas, let me know if you would like more... Kathy