garden planting
Gilly
last year
Morning all. We have just done a renovation and had this hard landscaping completed so now deciding on planting. The sleeper wall is about a metre high so want something that is a low barrier looks good all year and makes the lawn easy to mow. More grass will need to be grown on right hand side. The steps can be seen all the way through from the front door so want some sort of immediate wow factor! Any ideas or thoughts would be very welcome !
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katlucy
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Comments (5)Your choice of planting sounds good, just be aware that as laurel and Red Robin are shrubs, they can get bushy and might encroach or your space in the garden, however they are slow growing and can take a good trimming. Fatsia is a great plant, I have the spider variety in a pot and looks fab. I also have the tetrapanax Rex as suggested by Sven (great suggestions by Sven btw), it's still young and slugs and snails seem to love it:( gorgeous plant tho. Few more suggestions: Choisya (Mexican orange blossom) Can grow bushy but take a good pruning when established Ceanothus (Californian lilac) Lovely blue flowers Loropetalum Never tried this, looks bushy but great colour. For a really big leaf try Gunnera, they can get huge btw. Crocosmia 'red lucifer' would look great in between shrubs. Hope this helps....See MoreFront Garden Planting Advice
Comments (10)I think a relaxed cottage style would suit your garden. Things like lavender, thyme, Cistus, geraniums, grasses, anemones, globe thistles. Roses love the sun too. So many sun lovers so have a look on Pinterest for inspiration. I too love that tree - the multi stemmed trunks have a Japanese vibe, beautiful. Here’s a few idea pics...See MoreGarden plants ideas?
Comments (11)Good choices, maybe too many as there is not enough room for them to grow.The Vibunum davidii I think far left will grow to over 1m wide and high, Skimmia japonica the same. I would remove every other plant and use them in the rear and fill the gaps with annuals or perennials whilst the others establish and form a nice shape. This is a common mistake and easy to do, even I get carried away when buying plants. Always remember plants need room to grow. Ian...See MoreFront garden planting ideas
Comments (12)Hi Cathy. I have some plant suggestions that may suit. A lot of these I call car park plants as they’re pretty robust and quite often used in car parks and roundabouts 🙂. Before planting anything I think your soil could do with a little improvement. With a garden fork dig in some compost that contains John Innes and some top soil and it should be good. For the space I think 2-3 low growing evergreen shrubs would be good and low maintenance but some may require trimming every so often. Berberis - a bit spiky but a good burglar deterrent, lots of varieties so look for a compact or dwarf version. Will need trimming. Ceanothus - lovely blue flowers. Some can grow big but look for varieties ‘Repens’ or ‘Blue Mound.’ Juniperis horizantalis- or creeping juniper, no flowers but needs no looking after at all and will grow in most soils. Lonicera Nitida- or shrubby honeysuckle, can be used as hedging or shaped as wanted, keeps neat and doesn’t require trimming too often. Nandina Domestica- there’s a few varieties but a lot have flame red tips on the leaves. A good compact plant. Olearia- or Daisy bush. I’ve not seen one but apparently a good plant. Vareity ‘Nummularifolia’ looks like a good option. Osmanthus- needs trimming but another good all rounder. Popular varieties are ‘delavayi’ and ‘Burkwoodii.’ You could also use ground cover plants and there are plenty to choose from. one I can think of is Potentilla which although it dies down in winter will remain good for many years, can survive in very poor soil, and flowers all summer till first frosts. After planting cover any remaining bare soil which bark chips as this will help conserve moisture for the plants and will eventually break down providing further nutrients to the soil. Personal choice but if I were to choose I’d go for Nandina Domestica next to the window/ fence corner, Creeping juniper in the middle and potentilla at the front next to the patio. P.s. I think the paving slabs on the right are quite uneven and a bit weedy. If these could be relaid or replaced it would make a vast improvement. Good Luck with your garden and hope this helps....See More
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