Surround a Deck with Color Garden Plan

Does your deck suffer from naked ankles? If so, chances are it could use a little botanical assistance. For this deck landscape design, we varied the heights of the plants so that they make a smooth transition from the unsightly base of the deck to railings above. This concept will work well with a near-grade deck or one that sits a few steps above the surface of the ground.

Featured plants include panicle hydrangea, salvia, clematis, Japanese maple and more perennials and shrubs.

This Surround a Deck with Color Garden Plan performs best in full sun to part shade and cold zones 5 to 9.

WHAT YOU GET 
The Surround a Deck with Color Garden Plan is a 9-page pdf file. It includes: 
  • The gardenscape painting shown above 
  • Overhead plan view 
  • Tips on taking care of your new garden 
  • Detailed plant list with cold-hardiness zones 
  • PLUS, a 5-page article about how to build great garden soil, "From the Ground Up"

This garden plan first appeared in Great Gardens Made Easy, Volume 5.