garden borders

Flower bed frames

Garden borders are the planted strips along the edges of a lawn, path, or fence—typically filled with flowers, shrubs, or ornamental plants arranged for visual effect.

The border frames and defines the garden space: She planted delphiniums at the back of the border.

British gardening tradition particularly emphasizes the herbaceous border, featuring perennial flowering plants.

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garden zone/location

garden borderslawn

Tended yard grass

turf · grass area · garden center · patio · hardscape

landscape formality/structure

garden borderswild garden

Cultivated chaos of plants

meadow · wildflower meadow · woodland garden · wilderness · native habitat

boundary definition

garden borderswalls

Vertical enclosing structures

fences · hedges · stone walls · retaining walls

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G