A White Border Idea for Your Spring Garden

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

This lovely white garden border is composed of 2 fabulous tulips and 2 easy-growing perennials which together create a fascinating display in mid-late spring. Easy to replicate and low care, it will illuminate your landscape and bring a smile to your face! Enjoy!

Garden Information

Hardiness	3 - 8
Heat Zones	2 - 8
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, A1, A2, A3
Exposure	Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest	Spring (Mid, Late)
Maintenance	Low
Water Needs	Average
Soil Type	Loam
Soil pH	Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Well-Drained
Characteristics	Cut Flowers, Showy
Landscaping Ideas	Beds And Borders
Garden Styles	Formal Garden, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden

Plants In This Garden

Myosotis sylvatica (Wood Forget-Me-Not)

Myosotis sylvatica (Wood Forget-Me-Not) is a short-lived perennial with lovely bright blue, sometimes pink or white, tiny and airy, stellar flowers with charming white or yellow eyes. Blooming in dense cymes between mid-spring and mid-summer, the nectar and pollen are enjoyed by bumblebees and butterflies.

Hardiness	3 - 8
Plant type	Perennials
Exposure	Full Sun, Partial Sun
Seasons	Spring (Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid)
Height	6" - 1' (15cm - 30cm)
Spread	9" - 2' (23cm - 60cm)
Soil Type	Chalk, Clay, Loam
Soil Ph	Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics	Showy, Semi-Evergreen
Tolerance	Deer, Rabbit
Attracts	Bees, Butterflies
Garden Uses	Banks And Slopes, Beds And Borders, Ground Covers, Patio And Containers, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs

Hosta crispula (Curled Plantain Lily)

Clump-forming, Hosta crispula is a handsome shade-loving perennial that is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in borders or as a specimen plant. Easy to grow, it forms attractive, dense mounds of showy, ovate, dark green leaves, wavy-margined, and with creamy markings cheerfully bringing color to shady areas!

Hardiness	3 - 8
Plant type	Perennials
Exposure	Partial Sun, Shade
Seasons	Spring (Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall
Height	2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm)
Spread	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Soil Type	Clay, Loam
Soil Ph	Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics	Showy
Tolerance	Full Shade
Garden Uses	Beds And Borders, Edging, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs

Tulipa 'White Dream' (Triumph Tulip)

Sturdy, versatile, and stunning! Tulip ‘White Dream’ is absolutely gorgeous with its lovely ivory-white goblet-shape blossom and canary yellow anthers

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

Tulipa 'Mount Tacoma' (Double Late Tulip)

Slightly fragrant, Tulipa ‘Mount Tacoma’, with its lovely pure white peony-shaped flowers, has a commanding presence in the garden.

Hardiness	3 - 8
Plant type	Bulbs
Exposure	Full Sun
Seasons	Spring (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, Fragrant, Showy
Garden Uses	Beds And Borders, Edging, Patio And Containers

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Alternative Plants to Consider

Tulipa ‘Swan Wings’ (Fringed Tulip)

Tulipa ‘Maureen’ (Single Late Tulip)

Tulipa ‘Purissima’ (Fosteriana Tulip)

Tulipa ‘White Triumphator’ (Lily-Flowered Tulip)

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Double Late Tulips

Triumph Tulips

©Clive Nichols

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.