Garden on a roll borders

[Borris]

Has anyone used these? Basically you choose whether it’s shady or sunny and the dimensions and then it arrives with a plan and all the plants in 1 litre pots. I’d be looking at 6m x 0.5m and it seems to be about £275 for 23 plants.

As I have zero knowledge of plants and I’m not artistic to design a border I wondered if this is a good idea?

You might be better finding a small independent plant nursery in your area. They will know what plants do well locally and will be happy to advise you.
Take some photos of the area you want to plant.
Discuss the level of maintainence you are comfortable with and have a think about your preferred colour scheme.
23 plants work out at approx. £12 each... so your budget would be roughly the same.
You would still have to prepare the ground to the same degree.
Good luck!

I wouldn’t do this as I have very heavy clay soil. As Bonbon says, you do need to know what grows well locally. I have a really helpful book from the Royal Horticultural Society which tells you what plants do well in different types of soils and settings. It has really helped cut the risk of buying plants which won’t thrive.
Also, I like to walk around my area and look at what grows well in other people’s gardens and get ideas from that.

I think the beauty of the borders on rolls is that someone has worked out the heights and the positions of the plants. For those of us who are not very knowledgeable about plants it is a great idea. Yes looking at gardens to see what works well locally is all well and good but only if you can identify the plant and know how long it has been growing there ie looks great now but in 3 years will it be massive? Out of control? Need special attention?

I think go to a local garden centre with the border on a roll as a starting point and see if they can advise as to what would replace X plant if it isn't going to grow well in your area but look to buy from them if they can match it.