Ivydene Gardens Plants:
Front of Border Garden Use List

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The plants in the Front of Border Garden Use will be split into the following Soil Types:-

Any,

Acid or

Alkaline

Then, the Front of Border Garden Use list is sorted in the following table under the following height of plant range:-

Below 2 feet in height
Between 2 and 6 feet in height
Above 6 feet in height

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Front of Border

Plant Name in Any Soil
Plant below 2 feet in Height

Plant Type

0.5 x 3
0.5 x 3
0.5 x 2
0.5 x 2
0.5 x 2
0.5 x 2
0.3 x 1.7
1.3 x 1
0.8 x 0.7
1.7 x 1.7
0.5 x 1.5
0.5 x 1.5
0.2 x 1.5
1 x 3
1 x 2
1.5 x 1
0.5 x 1.5
1 x 1.5
0.8 x 1.5
0.75 x 1
1 x 1.5
1.7 x 1.7
1 x 1.7
 

 

Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
Ajuga reptans 'Catlins Giant'
Ajuga reptans 'Multicolor'
Ajuga reptans 'Rainbow'
Ajuga reptans 'Variegata'
Alchemilla alpina
Alchemilla conjuncta
Alchemilla erythropoda
Alchemilla mollis
Alyssum montanum 'Mountain Gold'
Alyssum wulfenianum
Antennaria dioica rosea
Anthemis punctata cupaniana
Anthyllis montana
Aquilegia 'Crimson Star'
Arabis caucasica 'Variegata'
Artemesia schmidtiana
Aster alpinus
Bergenia 'Abendglut'
Bergenia ciliata
Bergenia cordifolia 'Purpurea'
Bergenia 'Silberlicht'

 

Evergreen Perennial
Evergreen Perennial
Evergreen Perennial
Evergreen Perennial
Evergreen Perennial
Evergreen Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial
Evergreen Perennial
Evergreen Perennial
Evergreen Alpine
Evergreen Perennial
Evergreen Alpine
Herbaceous Perennial
Evergreen Alpine
Evergreen Perennial
Herbaceous Alpine
Evergreen Perennial
Evergreen Perennial
Evergreen Perennial
Evergreen Perennial
 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Front of Border

Plant Name in Any Soil
Plant between 2-6 feet in Height

Plant Type

5 x 3
2.5 x 1.5
 

 

Acanthus mollis
Aster x frikartii 'Monch'
 

Herbaceous Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial
 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Front of Border

Plant Name in Any Soil
Plant above 6 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Front of Border

Plant Name in Acid Soil
Plant below 2 feet in Height

Plant Type

0.25 x 1
0.7 x 1
 

groundcover
groundcover
 

Asarum europaeum
Aurinia saxatilis 'Citrinia'
 

Evergreen Perennial
Evergreen Alpine
 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Front of Border

Plant Name in Acid Soil
Plant between 2-6 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Front of Border

Plant Name in Acid Soil
Plant above 6 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Front of Border

Plant Name in Alkaline Soil
Plant below 2 feet in Height

Plant Type

0.7 x 1
0.5 x 0.5
0.5 x 0.5
0.5 x 0.5
0.5 x 0.5
0.3 x 1
0.2 x 1.5
1.5 x 1.5
1.5 x 1.5
0.7 x 1
2 x 1.5
 

 

Anemone apennina
Anemone blanda 'Atrocaerulea'
Anemone blanda 'Radar'
Anemone blanda 'Violet Star'
Anemone coronaria
Anemone nemorosa
Anemone ranunculoides
Anemone sylvestris
Aster amellus 'King George'
Aurinia saxatilis 'Citrinia'
Buphthalmum salicifolium
 

Deciduous Rhizome
Deciduous Tuber
Deciduous Tuber
Deciduous Tuber
Deciduous Tuber
Herbaceous Perennial
Deciduous Rhizome
Herbaceous Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial
Evergreen Alpine
Herbaceous Perennial
 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Front of Border

Plant Name in Alkaline Soil
Plant between 2-6 feet in Height

Plant Type

5 x 3
 

 

Acanthus mollis
 

Herbaceous Perennial
 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Front of Border

Plant Name in Alkaline Soil
Plant above 6 feet in Height

Plant Type