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Planting ideas

lynb2004
vor 8 Jahren
Has anyone got any ideas as to what I can plant at the front of my house, the bed is small and In front of a bay window. It has morning sun.
I like modern but with a bit of colour. Any help would be appreciated.
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  • Tom Flanagan
    vor 8 Jahren

    Hi there,

    Why not check out our [Garden Live Chat[(https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/houzz-live-chat-get-your-garden-ready-for-summer-may-15th-at-3pm-dsvw-vd~3051770?n=137) where there's plenty of gardening advice from our professionals! One of the questions even involved what to with a front drive/garden area, see below for the answer:

    "I always think that driveways and front gardens need to be low maintenance but look good all year round. So I always recommend a range of evergreen shrubs to provide interest and structure. Evergreen shrubs like box, hebe, daphne, euonymus, viburnum davidii and skimmia are great and don't get too large. Hebes also flower to give some additional interest in the summer.These shrubs only need clipping once each year to keep them a good shape and stop them getting too large.

    Adding some herbaceous perennials will introduce extra colour and good ones to consider are sedum, helenium, rudbeckia and echinacea.
    I really like the evergreen ornamental grasses which have become popular over recent years. Grasses like Carex 'Evergold' are great at the front of a border as they stay quite small even after several years.
    A few spring-flowering bulbs like narcissus will give you a nice shot of colour early in the year just when it's really needed.
    Avoid planting any deciduous shrubs in your front garden - they look dead in the winter and can be a bit depressing.
    Good luck with your project!"

    Kommentare (14)

    • pannacotta
      vor 8 Jahren

      The bed looks awfully narrow, what are the measurements?

    • Jonathan
      vor 8 Jahren

      some sort of climber I think.

      How about a Virginia Creeper or a Clematis?

    • hanis aman
      vor 8 Jahren
      u can plant this ground cover... simple n nice... the color of the green with the yellow flower can attract n make it beautiful... name: perennial peanut plant
    • lynb2004
      Ursprünglicher Verfasser
      vor 8 Jahren
      Hi pannacotta
      Yes it is really narrow that why I'm struggling, bed is only 12 inches wide but 6ft long, any ideas would be appreciated :)
    • Matthew Decorator
      vor 8 Jahren
      Lavender?
    • sianember
      vor 8 Jahren

      Ornamental flowering quince (Chaenomeles not sure about the sp.), or Herringbone Cotoneaster (the Horizontalis var.) or Pyracantha if you're not likely to get scratched by it. Under-planted with variegated ivy to soften the edges of the tarmac, just trim it back if you don't want it growing up the wall & maybe a few spring flowering bulbs, Snakes Head Fritillaries are quite easy to grow & a change from the usual Narcissus or daffs & don't leave masses of dying foliage once they're done. Plant in clumps of 3 or 5 rather than in a line. Boston ivy is nice but it's deciduous so you still have a bare patch in winter. I'd ditch that pot, that little tree looks past its best.

    • pannacotta
      vor 8 Jahren

      I would have said Chaenomeles or Pyracantha but I don't think there is enough space (height) for either.
      Some simple evergreen planting such as Hellebores or Pachysandra with some small Narcissi among them could work.
      Perhaps add height and colour in large pots either side of the door.

    • pannacotta
      vor 8 Jahren

      And get some muck or decent compost dug in as the soil looks poor.

    • minnie101
      vor 8 Jahren

      I'm not a gardener but I would just cover the bed with slate chippings or similar and add the interest with potted plants

    • Lee Bestall
      vor 8 Jahren

      Perhaps plant a box hedge or lavender hedge?

    • Trisha Goodwin
      vor 8 Jahren

      As a keen gardener, (and a professional textile designer by trade) I have had to cope with similar problem of my own in the past, marrying the aesthetic with the practical and fairly easy to do in such a space with the same type of morning light. I read many books and talked to many gardeners and came to much the same conclusions as a earlier commentator above (Tom Flanagan). I would say his suggestions are excellent, he obviously knows what he is talking about. Low growing ground cover plants, won't give you any height (which you really need) and climbing plants won't give you any foliage or flowers in winter (they can look messy very quickly too), lavender and such like, fine is high summer, not so the rest of the year. No, I would go with his suggestions of of a few hebe, daphne, euonymus, viburnum davidii and skimmia. These will give height and all year round foliage, and provide the backbone of the border. You can then add a few extra perennials if you wish and most of all - bulbs, which are much under used in these situations, but absolutely brilliant! You can have ones that flower in spring, summer, autumn and even winter (the wonderful kaffir lily which comes in bright pink or red flowers from late autumn through winter, even in the snow). This means you have colour among the backbone of shrubs, providing year round interest. The great thing is, you don't need to do anything much with bulbs either, once you've planted them the first year. Good luck!

    • PRO
      Nandina Gardens Ltd
      vor 8 Jahren

      The first thing I would suggest (echoing pannacotta) is to get some soil improver through it.

      Depending on the level of maintenance you want, seasonal bedding would work through there as the root systems on these require very little space. Box hedging, lavander, verbena bonariensis, leucanthemum and asters could all add colour and a bit of height, but go for the smaller growing varieties.

      More than happy to suggest a few more plants should you need. All the best with your driveway and borders!

    • PRO
      Lidia Zitara
      vor 8 Jahren

      May I suggest Brunnera 'jack frost' and Ajuga reptans 'Bronze baby' ?

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