Help with border

[Laurasanford111]

Hi all
I have a border I'm working on, I am going to fill it with Nepeta and Verbena bonariensis at the back, I am after a white flower long flowering plant to add, any ideas? Something like Japanese anemone but didn't go for that as told it doesn't flower long, needs to be a perenial I want it to be a low maintenance border

Thank you x

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If you want a low plant at the front, how about mexican fleabane.

Or a white cranesbill.

Is there enough space to have a variety of plants that flower at different times?

Hi @senua I've got a pack of seeds of that I've sown some already although think I done it to early😑 can't wait to see it bloom it's a beautiful plant that will be at the front :)

Yes there is, on the opposite border I have evergreens already there when we moved in and a hydrangea bush so there is always colour that side so would like other side to have colour etc going into late autumn

Don't get Japanese anemones. They are so invasive.

You could underplant with bulbs - snowdrops, crocus, tulips.

Phlox flowers last quite a while, cosmos are lovely, not perennial but easy enough to get hold of and add to spaces. Shasta daisy but that can grow quite tall so might be better at the back of the border. Astrantia major is nice.

Which way does the border face? Is there much shade? What's the soil like?

@Dodecaheidyin I have no idea of technical term for the soil but it's good soil 🤣 it's not clay or anything. I'm going to have cosmos in my cut flower beds, I'll have a look at the others you mentioned thank you

You could look at hardy geraniums, you can get them in all colours including white.

They are perennial, bush up nicely with quite attractive foliage, and have cut and come again flowers. They just do their own thing really, my kinda plant!

Malva moschata, the white flowered variety