California poppies gleam against chartreuse spurge and blue California lilac in a 30-foot-long border on BC’s Pender Island. Photo by Janis Nicolay
Well-Made Flower Beds
Two gardeners share their secrets to crafting spectacular informal borders
**They may be on opposite coasts,** but two splendid gardens—one on BC’s Pender Island, the other in Prince Edward Island—vividly demonstrate not only the basics of successful border-building but also distinctive approaches that suit each site (and gardener’s personality) to a T.
* West Coast Casual
* East Coast Bountiful
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