If you fell in love with Stacie Crooks’s border in the article Designing a Beautiful Back Border from issue #208 of Fine Gardening magazine, you are not alone—so did we. The way that she has hidden the fence with a carefully curated plant palette is absolutely stunning. Want to know which plants she used? Here are the plant IDs for her beautiful border.

1. Emerald Green arborvitae ( Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’, Zones 4–8)
2. David viburnum ( Viburnum davidii , Zones 7–9)
3. ‘Moon Bay’ heavenly bamboo ( Nandina domestica* ‘Moon Bay’, Zones 6–9)
4. Mardi Gras™ sneezeweed ( Helenium ‘Helbro’, Zones 4–8)
5. Rozanne geranium ( Geranium ‘Gerwat’, Zones 4–8)
6. ‘Aureola’ Japanese forest grass ( Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, Zones 5–9)
7. ‘Cappuccino’ New Zealand hair sedge ( Carex tenuiculmis ‘Cappuccino’, Zones 6–9)
8. ‘Big Ears’ lambs’ ears ( Stachys byzantina ‘Big Ears’, syn. S. byzantine ‘Helen Von Stein’, Zones 4–9)
9. Golden Ruby ^® barberry ( Berberis thunbergii * ‘Goruzam’, Zones 4–8)
10. Autumn Joy sedum ( Hylotelephium ‘Herbstfreude’, syn. Sedum ‘Herbstfreude’ and S . ‘Autumn Joy’, Zones 3–9)
11. Tiger Eyes ^® sumac ( Rhus typhina ‘Bailtiger’, Zones 3–8)
12. Coastal doghobble ( Leucothoe axillaris , Zones 5–9)
13. ‘Frances Williams’ hosta ( Hosta ‘Frances Williams’, Zones 3–8)
14. Deer fern ( Blechnum spicant , Zones 5–8)
15. Orange New Zealand sedge ( Carex testacea , Zones 8–9)
16. Diabolo ^® ninebark ( Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Monlo’, Zones 3–7)
17. ‘Aureomarginatus’ Japanese euonymus ( Euonymus japonicus ‘Aureomarginatus’, Zones 6–9)
18. Black mondo grass ( Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’, Zones 6–11)
19. Magic Carpet ^® spirea ( Spiraea japonica * ‘Walbuma’, Zones 4–9)
20. ‘Radicans’ Japanese cedar ( Cryptomeria japonica ‘Radicans’, Zones 5–8)

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21. ‘Evergold’ sedge ( Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’, Zones 5–9)
22. ‘Densiformis’ yew ( Taxus × media ‘Densiformis’, Zones 4–7)
23. Fan palm ( Washingtonia filifera , Zones 8–11)
24. ‘Grace’ smokebush ( Cotinus ‘Grace’, Zones 5–9)
25. Cardoon ( Cynara cardunculus , Zones 7–8)
26. ‘Walker’s Low’ catmint ( Nepeta × faassenii ‘Walker’s Low’, Zones 3–10)
27. ‘Sekkan-sugi’ Japanese cedar ( Cryptomeria japonica ‘Sekkan-sugi’, Zones 6–9)
28. ‘Vera Jameson’ sedum ( Hylotelephium ‘Vera Jameson’, syn. Sedum ‘Vera Jameson’, Zones 3–9)
29. ‘Blue Star’ juniper ( Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’, Zones 4–8)
30. ‘Blanchard’ Southern magnolia ( Magnolia grandiflora ‘Blanchard’, syn. M. grandiflora ‘D. D. Blanchard’, Zones 7–9)
31. ‘Marmalade’ heuchera ( Heuchera ‘Marmalade’, Zones 4–9)
32. October daphne ( Hylotelephium sieboldii , syn. Sedum sieboldii , Zones 3–9)

*These plants are considered invasive in some areas. Please check invasiveplantatlas.org or your state’s list of invasive plants for more information.

Photos: doreenwynja.com