Make a bed or border from scratch

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We may have invented the flower border, but planting them remains one of the trickiest things to get right. Charles Quest-Ritson looks at the secrets behind the very best

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Mimic their natural behaviour and get them going now to flower in spring

It’s one thing to achieve exactly the look you want near to the house, but where closely attended planting may peter out, the none-too-small matter of what lies at the end of the property or, indeed,

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