Burnet and Aster Border

Dark burnet spikes rising through a haze of lilac aster, with hellebore and winter aconite opening the year and amsonia, geranium and meadow rue carrying spring and summer. Part sun, steady moisture, something in bloom nearly every week.

• 9 × 7.5 ft
• 34 plants
• Part sun
• Zones 5a–7b
• In flower