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Great design, the photo and the border of course.

Wonderful boarder and Monkey puzzel tree

Very pretty :)

Thank you, Cornus midwinter fire sits in the middle, one of my favourites, it gives colour from its stems all winter.

What a stunning photograph.......just where is your Cornus? please don't say it is that large yellow shrub!! because if ours grows that large we shall be in trouble, btw I think I may have found the Aster!!

Yes Dr you guessed right. It stayed small for the first five years but now it's about six feet tall.
Yay, I hope you've found it!

Oh dear me......cant move it now, will have to restrict it somehow!!

DD, they need to be quite tall so as the bark shows up in winter after leaf fall. They are cut down again each year once things start to sprout.
Mid border is about the right place for them.

GF my C midwinter fire was a standard when I bought it, I've never pruned it, I guess at some point I could cut back the top growth?

do I see a monkey puzzle tree? a beautiful view.. November and the big cleanup is coming to my garden though looks like yours is still perking along!

Dawn, I always cut mine down at the start of spring, they sprout quickly & you get more stems to colour up come wintertime, keeps the size in check too.

Hi Lori, yes a monkey puzzle ?. Our leaves not yet falling, good luck with your clean up.
Thanks GreenF, I will give mine a trim next spring