Wondrous Landevennec Garden Part 1: Plantings and Borders

This lovely garden just outside the small coastal town of Landevennec in northern Brittany  is absolutely full of surprises at every turn. I will show more of the garden structures in my next post, such as the bridge, gazebo, arbor, etc. In this post I will focus on the fantastic borders and plantings all throughout this garden.

The hedges all around mix a variety of shrubs for texture, foliage and blooms, together with perennials for touches of colors. The fall blooms of the dahlia borders add magical color to the fall garden.  Hostas and other shade loving plants fill shadier corners.

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Mixed borders of dahlias and mums
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Mixed hedges
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Mixed hedge shrubs with accent of black eyed susans
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Mixed shrubs ad texture, color and interest
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Underplanting of heather
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Acanthus grows by the mailbox
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Silk tree in bloom
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Purple leaf barberry
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Hydrangeas and dahlias
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A shady corner
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Shade loving plants

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