Garden border plants advice needed
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Comments (14)It looks a very good start. Now think about adding more interest to the gravel, perhaps by interspersing the 'lollipop trees' with neat but interesting shrubs. These could be scented such as Sarcoccoca (winter scent), Daphne odora (spring scent)... And adding a border in front of the house with appropriate plants. I would need to now the orientation of the garden and whether the soil is alkaline/acid/neutral and clay/loam/sand/chalk before recommending plants. If you do not need to park a vehicle in front of the house, and with the right soil and aspect you could add a rectangular herb garden....See MoreGarden Planting Advice – I have a water logged border!
Comments (8)hi - I am no expert and my spelling/memory of these plant names will be awful - , but have faced similar challenges with wet clay. In the shadiest border I have Iris, ferns, honeysuckle, astrantia, philadelphus/mock orange. Sunnier spots have fatsia japonica, deutzia strawberry fields. climbing roses, I recommend an RHS A to Z of plants, something like Right Plant Right Place as it avoids you spending money on plants that just won;t thrive in the soil conditions. For a bit of summer colour day lilys are ok in clay but may not be suitable if you have cats.Another one for good early summer colour is bleeding heart, its very pretty. Lavender and sage I am pretty sure won;t like the conditions in your photo. I have a fairly neat tall evergreen which is called crinodendron hookerianum/chile lantern tree. I've also got a silk tassel bush "James Roof"and hydrangea petiolaris, but these may be too big for your space. Christmas box/ sarcococca confusa is a nice fairly compact evergreen. As I say I am no expert, just letting you know what has managed to survive in similar conditions in my home garden. For herbs like lavender and sage I agree with Jen P's recommendation for a raised bed. Good luck with the planting!...See MoreGarden Design & Planting Advice desperately required!
Comments (8)Hi Hannah. Couple of sketches for you. Didn’t put anything on the top half as thought you could have lots of options where to place outdoor furniture and so on. With the steps, assuming that you could cut into the retaining wall, I might do as half and half or personally I’d go for 1 third on top and 2thirds into bottom garden (if that makes sense). I made the steps really wide in one sketch as I think this gives a broader view from the patio doors looking down to the end of the garden. Thing to remember having the steps this way is that it will eat into the lawn space and like I said a big building job. Other than that borders will be good and there are plenty of plants for both sun and shade plus a couple of tall flowering shrubs might be nice for extra height. When making a border fork up the soil and add extra mulch and compost to give plants a better start. Since you’re facing south the bare cut conifers at the back will be mostly in shade so I think a large leaf ivy should do well. It grows quite vigorously tho so be aware that it needs trimming every now and then. One more thing, although I’m sure you’re aware of it, is that the garage looks like it has an asbestos roof and will need specialist removal. Anyway, hope this helps. Here’s sketch. (Click to enlarge)....See MoreRuthless Planting Advice needed!
Comments (14)When I had my first garden I planted rather randomly, not thinking about aspect or soil, but I’ve learnt a lot. Some plants died (wrong spot), some grew far too big and had to be cut down. One of the trees was a Silver Birch that grew to 50ft, causing damage to my neighbours garden path, so it was chopped down (a sad day). I now have a Himalayan Birch is an enormous pot so it is sort of controlled, I hope! They do grow to 40ft high and about 25ft wide, so I would plant far apart, not too near the others, or near buildings and paths. I think you have enough trees, so I would suggest you grown some climbers like Honeysuckle and Climbing Hydrangeas. You also grow some prettier plants nearer the house, such as perennials like Geraniums, Salvias, Anemonies and Crocosmias. i have a smallish garden and we removed the grass as the dogs had created a slimy bog, but if your dog is small and you have children then keeping the lawn would be nice, I think....See More- 7 years ago
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