A Romantic Border Idea for Your Mid-Late Spring Garden

Spring Combination Ideas, Bulb Combinations, Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Spring Borders

Easy to realize, this fresh and classic border combines pastel tulips with delightfully fragrant daffodils for a charming display in mid-late spring. How charming spring is going to be! Enjoy!

Garden Information

Hardiness	3 - 8
Heat Zones	1 - 7
Climate Zones	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Exposure	Full Sun
Season of Interest	Spring (Mid, Late)
Maintenance	Low
Water Needs	Average
Soil Type	Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH	Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics	Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Landscaping Ideas	Patio And Containers, Beds And Borders

Plants In This Garden

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' (Siberian Bugloss)

Although its clouds of bright blue flowers add cool and striking color to the landscape in spring, ‘Jack Frost’ is mostly valued for its beautiful foliage which creates a lush carpet of heart-shaped silver leaves

Hardiness	3 - 8
Plant type	Perennials
Exposure	Partial Sun, Shade
Seasons	Spring (Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Height	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Soil Type	Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph	Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics	Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance	Full Shade, Deer, Rabbit
Garden Uses	Banks And Slopes, Beds And Borders, Ground Covers, Ponds And Streams, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs

Tulipa 'Double Sugar' (Double Late Tulip)

Fragrant and resembling a rose with its double set of ruffled petals, Tulip ‘Double Sugar’ is a mesmerizing tulip with its extremely long-lived flowers in both the garden and the vase.

Hardiness	3 - 8
Plant type	Bulbs
Exposure	Full Sun
Seasons	Spring (Late)
Height	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread	3" - 4" (8cm - 10cm)
Soil Type	Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph	Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Well-Drained
Characteristics	Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy
Garden Uses	Beds And Borders, Edging, Patio And Containers

Tulipa 'Gander's Rhapsody' (Triumph Tulip)

Tulip ‘Gander’s Rhapsody’ is a lively tulip with its changing colors. First a display of deep pink petals with some streaks of white. Then, as the flower matures, the pink fades to leave whiter blooms.

Hardiness	3 - 8
Plant type	Bulbs
Exposure	Full Sun
Seasons	Spring (Mid, Late)
Height	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread	4" (10cm)
Soil Type	Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph	Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Well-Drained
Characteristics	Cut Flowers, Showy
Garden Uses	Beds And Borders, Edging, Patio And Containers

Narcissus 'Romance' (Large-Cupped Daffodil)

Fragrant and vigorous, award-winning Narcissus ‘Romance’ produces ravishing, large flowers, 4 in. across (9 cm), adorned with sparkling white petals surrounding a brilliant apricot cup, which matures to rose-pink over time. Blooming in mid-spring, this exquisite Large-Cupped Daffodil is a real charmer. Excellent as cut flowers, it is also a welcomed addition to beds, borders, or containers. Provides spectacular drifts of color when planted en masse.

Hardiness	3 - 8
Plant type	Bulbs
Exposure	Full Sun, Partial Sun
Seasons	Spring (Mid)
Height	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread	2" - 3" (5cm - 8cm)
Soil Type	Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph	Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics	Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance	Drought, Deer, Rabbit
Garden Uses	Beds And Borders, Patio And Containers, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs

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Narcissus (Daffodil) Brunnera (Siberian Bugloss) Tulipa (Tulip)

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Double Late Tulips

Triumph Tulips

Large-Cupped Daffodils (Narcissus)

Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian Bugloss)

While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.