A pink border, from soft blush to deep rose.
Pink is the most loved colour in the flower garden, and a pink border can be anything from gentle and romantic to rich and dramatic. Blend soft blush with deeper rose and magenta, add silver to set it off, and you have a scheme that flatters any space.
First design free · no card needed · UK plants
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BeforeHow to build a pink border
Pink covers an enormous range, from the palest blush through clear rose to hot magenta, and that range is what makes a pink border interesting. Blend the tones – soft and deep together – rather than sticking to one, and the border gains depth and richness instead of looking one-note.
Silver foliage is the perfect foil: it cools the pinks, stops them turning sickly, and ties the whole scheme together. A touch of deep plum or crimson adds drama, and a little white keeps it fresh. Pinks also happen to be among the best plants for pollinators, so the border will hum with bees.
Plants for a pink border
Your planting plan lists them in full, with how many to buy and where each goes – so the garden in the picture is one you can actually plant.
Roses (pink)
the romance at the centre of a pink border
Peonies
big, blowsy pink blooms in late spring
Pink foxgloves
tall spires for early-summer height
Phlox (pink)
scented clouds of colour through high summer
Astrantia
delicate pincushion flowers in pinks and reds
Geraniums (pink)
long-flowering ground cover to knit it together
Japanese anemones
elegant pink flowers that carry into autumn
Sedum
dusky-pink late heads adored by butterflies
Salvias (pink)
spires that flower for months
Silver foliage
lamb's ears and artemisia to cool and lift the pinks
See a pink border on your own garden
Upload a photo of your garden, choose a pink scheme, and see it redesigned from soft blush to deep rose – a photorealistic picture of your own borders, keeping your structure as it is.
When you love it, the planting plan names every plant, how many to buy and where each goes, with a flowering calendar. Your first design is free.
Good to know.
Everything people ask about a pink border.
How does the AI garden design work?
Upload a photo of your garden or a single border, and tell us what you'd like: refresh your borders, keeping your garden's shape, or redesign the whole space with new layout, paths and planting. Pick a style, and we generate a photorealistic redesign of your actual garden. When you love one, unlock its planting plan – every plant, how many to buy, and where each goes.
Are the plants real – can I actually buy and plant them?
Yes. Every design can become a planting plan of real, available UK plants, with quantities, each plant's mature height and spread, where it goes and a month-by-month flowering guide. The plans are built on real horticultural data and shaped by a professional gardener – not generic AI guesses – so the garden in the picture is a garden you can genuinely plant.
Is the first design really free, and what does it cost after?
Your first design is genuinely free, with no card required. After that, subscriptions start at £19 a month. The professional planting plan is a separate one-off you only buy if you want to make a design real.
How do I keep a pink border from looking twee?
Use the full range of pink – deep rose and magenta as well as blush – add silver foliage to cool it, and drop in a little deep plum or crimson for drama. Blending tones and adding depth stops a pink scheme feeling saccharine.
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