Last post, I wrote about the importance of enclosure in creating a garden space that feels like a sanctuary. Today, I will talk about mixed borders and how to use them along with the “mounded bowl technique” to achieve a sense of enclosure in a garden. Mixed borders are garden beds that contain different types of plants.  By this I mean, evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs, perennials, and perhaps annuals and bulbs too.  The advantage to these mixed borders over hedges of a single type … [Read more...]