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THE BORDER STUDIO

A little space.
A living plan.

Find a rhythm of flowers, foliage and room to grow. Shape a border around your conditions, then make the plan your own.

Three design directionsReal planting footprintsFree · no account
Designed to be used

Change the season.
Give the plants room.
Take the plan outside.

Start designing ↓A schematic planning tool for one-sided, temperate perennial borders.
01 · Your growing space

Make it yours.

A rectangular, one-sided perennial border. North-temperate outdoor conditions.

Winter zone is not a heat, rainfall or local suitability check. All options assume drainage. Establishment watering and routine care still apply.

02 · Explore your plan

Calm & repeated

A restrained palette, repeated in generous groups.

1 square = 50 cm
BACK OF BORDER · 3 mFRONT / ACCESS · Jun · MATURE2 mTall white beardtongue · planning spacing 0.6 m1Tall white beardtongue · planning spacing 0.6 m1Tall white beardtongue · planning spacing 0.6 m1Tall white beardtongue · planning spacing 0.6 m1Woodland sage · planning spacing 0.6 m2Woodland sage · planning spacing 0.6 m2Woodland sage · planning spacing 0.6 m2Woodland sage · planning spacing 0.6 m2Evergreen candytuft · planning spacing 0.45 m3Chives · planning spacing 0.4 m4Evergreen candytuft · planning spacing 0.45 m3Evergreen candytuft · planning spacing 0.45 m3Chives · planning spacing 0.4 m4

Illustrated planting footprints, not a photograph or growth forecast. Flowering months are approximate Northern Hemisphere windows. Dashed outlines show the space reserved for mature plants.

13 plants4 varieties6 m²

Select a plant on the plan to explore replacements. Drag to reposition, or use arrow keys after selecting a symbol.

Changes save in this browser. Other devices need your share link. Creating a new border replaces the current local draft.

03 · A year of interest

Follow the flowering.

Approximate flowering windows. Leaves, seedheads and structure can provide interest outside these periods.

04 · Your planting list

From idea to ground.

The numbered key matches the plan. Review each source and check availability, local restrictions and cultivar identity before buying.

Behind the plan

A useful starting point,
with the working shown.

How plants are chosen

The starter collection contains 28 sourced plant profiles. The planner filters their recorded light, moisture, USDA winter zone, colour and routine-care categories. It then arranges candidates in height-based layers, preserving the selected planning diameter around each plant. Alternatives must also fit the space at that particular position.

What the drawings mean

Plant circles are planning footprints. “New planting” is a schematic smaller symbol inside the mature footprint, not a forecast for a particular nursery pot or year. Published sizes vary with conditions and cultivar. Flowering windows approximate Northern Hemisphere seasons; evergreen foliage can be lost in harsher winters.

Check your site before planting

This is a curated starter collection, not a complete plant database or a local landscape assessment. USDA zones describe winter cold, not summer heat, soil pH or rainfall. Check the linked plant profiles, actual soil, local invasive-plant restrictions and suitability around people and animals. This tool makes no pet-safe, native-plant or drought-proof claim.

Sources for the plant collection
From screen to soil

Your next steps.

  1. Check the printed dimensions against your actual planting space and mark the border out.
  2. Read the species profiles and inspect the site. Match the exact cultivar when sourcing plants.
  3. Lay out the pots first. Confirm access and spacing before digging, and allow for existing roots or structures.
  4. Plant and establish according to species requirements. A lower-care plan still needs watering and attention during establishment.

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