Trailing plants for shady raised bed
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Comments (46)Bearing in mind that you have young children, the focus of the garden in my opinion should be on them. A small patio/dining/relaxing area for adults near the house, and perhaps also at the end of the garden would be lovely. I would also have most of the garden redone in grass (real grass!) with room to play. And I would keep the fence... its the most practical having children near a river, even if they're not babies anymore. I would probably break up the unusual shape of the garden with a few pots, planters and borders 'sticking' out into the garden so the eye is drawn away from the sharp, narrow end. I agree with what was said above though about just living with the space for a bit and seeing how you use it....See MoreWondering what to put around this plant?
Comments (5)Hi The Cordyline you have planted will get a bit taller over time so you could put a hard detail around the base of it, but I'd be tempted to by three small ground cover shrubs that will tolerate the shade. Perhaps something like Hebe rakaiensis or Euonymus 'Emerald n Gold'. These will naturally spread and create a lower level of interest and just grow over the gravel area in a neat ring. They can also be pruned to keep the shape. If you wanted to go a bit more formal, you could plant a ring (square or circle) of Buxus sempervirens. Hope that helps....See Moreinstalling a sociable space.
Comments (7)I suggest: For the flowerbed on the left: take the left half and lower it. Plant it heavily with lush green foliage (like ferns) and maybe a couple of things with flowers. The right half of the flowerbed belongs to the social space. Build a wall along the centre of the current flowerbed which goes up high enough to form a low bench, maybe two bricks thick with a wider wooden slatted top for seating. You're probably going to want to paint the side of the wall nearest the house white or some other pale colour - it will look nice as a backdrop to the lush green planting. Having a wall/bench beside the drop will mean it's less likely people will fall over the edge. Someone backing into it, for example, would overbalance and sit down on the bench rather than falling off the edge. It's probably unwise if there'd be people on the bench while getting very drunk or horsing about a lot. I would probably build some planters in too - four of them in total square ones, each side of the entrance and exit of the social space. This will help to make that space more defined and enclosed rather than feeling like a passageway, and add more space for plants (again, probably best to focus on foliage rather than flowers) You'll want some more seating and stuff to go in the social area - maybe a firepit, with a cover when it's not in use? - but that stuff's got several good options after the bit by the house is sorted....See MorePlanting advice
Comments (9)Hi, a lot of good suggestions already. At this time of year I would start planting spring flowering bulbs and evergreens ready for a spring show next year then after the spring you can think about summer flowering perennials. I also agree that varying the textures in the bed can add more interest. So for evergreens, there are plenty to choose from but just check eventual height and spread (a small conifer can grow very big and some shrubs/trees would prefer being in the ground) but things like cordylines, phormiums, hebes would do well, my favorite is thuja 'teddy' which has a ball type shape. Also have a look at evergreen grasses such as Mexican feather grass or zebra grass. For spring bulbs, alliums such as 'globe master', 'purple sensation' or my favorite Allium Sphaerocephalon (Drumsticks), these flower a little later on so look great with summer perennials. Dwarf daffodils, crocuses, and muscari will look lovely for a spring show. Overplant these with overwintering plants such as heuchera or primroses for e.g. Plant I forgot to mention which looks lovely this time of year is hesperantha coccinea (schizostylis) with sword shape leaves and delicate star shaped flowers, beautiful:) Around about April/May you should be able to get the summer perennials as they'll be readily available. I think a purple flowering plant would look nice so, salvias, Russian sage, lavender, veronica (speedwell), geranium 'rozanne' just to name a few. Your hanging baskets look lovely but I suspect the frost will get to them and they won't last the winter. Plenty of things replace them with, I usually opt for pansies or violas with trailing ivy, possibly with a small grass or an alpine and pop in a few mini daffs or muscari bulbs then change to summer bedding plants in late spring. Also look at alpine sedums which can look lovely round the edges of containers. Anyway hope this helps. Varieties in the pics are as follows: Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus' (zebra grass) Veronica 'hocus pocus' (spike speedwell) hesperantha coccinea 'jennifer' (schizostylis) Narcissus 'blushing lady'...See MoreCarolina
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