I just trimmed my redwood dogwoods to get basket making supplies and decided to use the larger branches to make a border for a flower and herb bed.
Bed without border.
Cut all the branches to the same length with ends angled to a point.
Push one end into the ground and arc the other end over. Push the ends as deeply as they will go so they don’t pop out.
I added compost but you can also add bark or just neaten things up.
The red bark is a nice effect.
Aren’t you worried about the cuttings rooting and turning into more dogwood bushes?
Hello, you do need to check periodically and if your border starts sprouting leaves you can pull up the cutting, shake it out and pull the roots and leaves off. This hasn’t happened very often but it does once in a while.