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Borders up to 1m | Hedges 1-2.5m | Screens 2.5m plus

Borders up to 1m

If your garden bed receives at least ½ a day of full sun or more and your soil can become wet/ boggy and/or is heavy clay these border plants are suitable for your garden situation:

Tom Thumb
	Botanical Name:	Euonymus fortunei, Euonymus japonicas microphyllus
	Height x width:	50cm x 50cm
	Planting distance for border:	4 per metre
	Conditions:	Very hardy, will thrive in most soils but prefers full sun to part shade in well drained soils.
	Features:	Dense compact glossy dark green narrow leaves on a dwarf bush
	Landscape use:	Low hedge, borders, topiary, containers for patios and courtyards

Myrtus luma
	Botanical Name:	Luma apiculata
	Height x width:	up to 4m x 3m, keep trimmed for border.
	Planting distance for border:	4 per metre for thick dense border
	Conditions:	Will tolerate a wide range of conditions but prefers well drained soils, mulch well.
	Features:	Small glossy aromatic foliage and small white cup shape flowers from mid summer to mid autumn, excellent trimmed into topiary standards and shapes.
	Landscape use:	Hedges, screens, topiary, obelisks, small tree, large shrub.

Pink Pixie
	Botanical Name:	Escalonia species dwarf
	Height x width:	70cm x 70cm
	Planting distance for border:	3 or 4 per metre
	Conditions:	Full sun to part shade in well drained soils, hardy will handle slightly damp conditions but best to mound up, frost tolerant.
	Features:	Vibrant glossy leaves are covered in spring and summer with small brilliant pink bell shaped flowers in clusters.
	Landscape use:	Hedges, borders, single specimen, pots, general landscape use.

Dwarf Blue Agapanthus
	Botanical Name:	Agapanthus ‘Dwarf Blue’
	Height x width:	45-50cm x 45-50cm
	Planting distance for border:	30-40cm
	Conditions:	Very hardy, like’s full sun to part shade in well-drained soils, will handle most conditions
	Features:	Fine strap like lime-green foliage witch bears light-blue flowers on long stems in rather open heads during summer, makes a wonderful display.
	Landscape use:	Borders, general garden planting, pots, foliage contrast, cut flower.

Dwarf White Agapanthus
	Botanical Name:	Agapanthus ‘Dwarf White’
	Height x width:	45-50cm x 45-50cm
	Planting distance for border:	30cm
	Conditions:	Very hardy, like’s full sun to part shade in well-drained soils, will handle most conditions.
	Features:	Fine strap like lime-green foliage witch bears white flowers on long stems in rather open heads during summer, makes a wonderful display.
	Landscape use:	Borders, general garden planting, pots, foliage contrast, cut flower.

Mondo grass ‘tall’
	Botanical Name:	Ophiopogon japonicus
	Height x width:	30cm x 30cm
	Planting distance for border:	5 per metre, note: plants may be divided
	Conditions:	Full sun to shade, can be planted in most soil types
	Features:	Has a soft look that complements cottage garden to lush tropical gardens, formal, contemporary and modern landscapes.
	Landscape use:	Borders around low growing plants, paths, edges and in front of low hedges to create a layered effect, also look great planted in and around plants in pots.

Mondo grass ‘dwarf’
	Botanical Name:	Ophiopogon japonicus
	Height x width:	10cm x 10cm
	Planting distance for border:	8 per metre, note: pots may be divided
	Conditions:	Full sun to shade, can be planted in most soil types
	Features:	Has a soft look that complements cottage garden to lush tropical gardens, formal, contemporary and modern landscapes.
	Landscape use:	Borders around low growing plants, paths, edges and in front of low hedges to create a layered effect, also look great planted in and around plants in pots.

Bongo Borders® Liriope
	Botanical Name:	Liriope gigantea
	Height x width:	80cm x 60cm
	Planting distance for border:	50-60cm
	Conditions:	Very hardy, likes full sun to shade in well-drained soils.
	Features:	Dense, rich and glossy dark green grass like plant, great for a range of garden styles.
	Landscape use:	A border which never has to be trimmed, pots, lush foliage great for tropical gardens, stylish looks great for modern gardens, even compliments cottage gardens.

Box Leaved Privet
	Botanical Name:	Ligustrum undulatum
	Height x width:	Up to 1.2 metres, or trimmed lower, can grow a 2-3 foot hedge in 12 months
	Planting distance for border:	4 per metre for dense bushy hedge or border
	Conditions:	Will grow in very poor or heavy soils, full sun to part shade, trim regularly to promote bushy growth and maintain formal shape
	Features:	Rich green lush foliage, which will give a traditional style finish but grow very quickly
	Landscape use:	Low borders and medium hedges, excellent for formal landscapes or edging and topiary