Every mature garden has plants that can't be contained and simply spill over the garden's boundaries. This is easy to create early on if you have some type of retaining wall or even a clean edge. Plants like the corydalis here or other trailing plants like Lobelia, ivy geranium and Nasturtium, grow quickly and will drape themselves as if they've been in the garden for years.
Tumbling Over the Wall
How to Give a Garden a Sense of Age and Substance with Plants that Spill Over
Stone automatically gives a garden age. Spilling plants complete the story.
Photo: © Marie IannottiPersonalizing Your Garden
Using Garden Ornaments and ArtCreating Seating AreasPlants You Can Walk ON
Tweaking Your Garden Design
Evaluating Your GardenRe-Working a Garden DesignGaining Control of the Overgrown Garden
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