Borders

I've replanted this part of the garden I don't know how many times. I think I am finally starting to like it. (except for the hydrangeas - I keep trying to turn them blue but they keep blooming pink!) I wanted a mix of evergreens and shrubs that gave the garden some backbone in the winter and had color and texture in the summer. It's a particularly narrow border too so it's tricky to make it look full. I have maples in the back of the border which I knew would provide shade for the plants below when they got bigger but wouldn't give any shade in the beginning. I actually made little tents for each hydrangea plant to shade them. It was quite high maintenance but now they are doing great (except that they're still PINK).