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The Herbaceous Border is designed to be at its best during the months of June and July.
Like all gardens at Anglesey Abbey the main feature is the sudden impact on your visual senses, bright colour against the foil of a clipped hedge.
The border is shaped like a capital letter 'D' with a statue of the Saxon deity Tiw as a centrepiece.
The figure is surrounded by close mown lawn, which in turn is edged by a twelve foot wide border.
The garden is surrounded by a tall, clipped Beech hedge which provides shelter from winds, and enables the plants to attain exceptional proportions.
David Jordan - © National Trust
The border was designed by Major Vernon Daniell who helped Lord Fairhaven realise his idea of an herbaceous border within the confines of the shape he wanted.
The Juniper bush to the left of the opening near to the river is the 'trademark' of Major Daniell, and may be found in all gardens designed by him, although some could have been lost in the intervening years.
The border was laid out in 1952, and although some of the planting has been changed, the spirit of the planting has been kept.
Some of the plants that do exceptionally well in the border are Delphiniums, Thalictrum, Helenium, Salvia turkestanica, and Crambe cordifolia.
Leave the garden using the same entrance, turn right, and take the next exit on your right.
You are now in the Dahlia Garden.
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The Herbaceous Border
