The English Garden

A recipe for fiery borders

Mark and Jackie’s favourite part of the winter garden is the Winter Stem Border. “These borders are especially beautiful when the coral red stems of ‘Midwinter Fire’ and brilliant orange var. ‘Britzensis’ catch the light of the winter sun, and it almost looks as if the borders have caught fire,” says Mark.

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