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Fast Growing Summer Border
P. Allen Smith shows you how to transform a bare patch of earth into a brilliant border—in just one season.
By P. Allen Smith


Garden border red
photography: Jane Colclasure
A blushing border: Rosy reds and sweet pinks have a warm glow from spring to early fall.


Warm Reds

Plants shown here
Taller background plants
Purple fountain grass
Coleus 'Big Blonde'
Hibiscus muscheutos
Tropical hibiscus
Coleus 'Big Blonde'
Coleus 'Rose Explosion'
Coneflower 'Magnus'

Medium height plants
Pentas 'Butterfly Pink'
Lantana 'Patriot Hot Country'
Pink ageratum
Agastache 'Golden Jubilee'
Rose ageratum

Shorter forground plants
Sweet potato vine
Begonia 'Dragonwing Pink'
Zinnia 'Profusion Cherry'
Coleus 'Swiss Sunshine'
Celosia 'New Look Red'

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