Smart Trailing Border Plants
In the garden I think of them as ground covers while the container world calls them spillers.
Trailing border plants. Plant trailing varieties against trellises and arbors to accentuate flower gardens driveways and entrances into your home. Hostas The long-lived hosta is another classic choice for a garden path. The plants are more mounded less trailing with overlapping leaves which lends a unique and fun flavor to this new introduction.
Climbers do more than hide an ugly wall. Naturally you should categorize border plants by heights trailing abilities climbing spreading types and geometric shapes. Top trailing options include erigeron daisy Erigeron karvinskianus variegated star jasmine Trachelospermum jasminoides Tricolor ivy geranium and trailing nasturtium.
Nothing does a better job of edging a path tumbling over the edges of containers or rolling over rock walls and rock gardens. All three are flowering at the moment. Trailing Plants for Full Shade.
Finding trailing plants to cover a wall isnt difficult and many vines deciduous and evergreen will do the job. Using Plants on Walls. Trailing plants can be a real bonus for the gardener.
I love to see flowering plants trailing over dry stone walls. The beauty of trailing plants is that they dont need much attention and if you choose the right plant for your space they can improve your mood and brighten your day with their beauty and presence. Arabis caucasica is a perennial which grows to 9 inches high and spreads to about 24 inches.
There arent many trailing plants that are fully adapted to deep shade so it can be difficult to find specimens for parts of the garden that see little light. Consider the shape and structure of different border plant types. Trailing flowering plants are ideal for small or large spaces.