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  1. SarahCamaro

    SarahCamaro Apprentice Gardener

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    Wow....what a warm welcome! Thank you all so much!

    My garden is North-West facing, with it being an end plot it sees direct light for most of the day although by the back door (where the photos were being taken from) sees no direct sunlight at all.

    The plans at the moment is to put in a border in the front garden, with a variety of bright flowers etc. The back garden me and Dan (boyfriend) are undecided on at the moment. We get a lot of wildlife in there so are keen to keep the more 'over-grown' look as not to disturb the birds, bugs and butterflies. So I think it'll be a case of keeping it looking a little wild but tame at the same time if that makes sense?
     
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      Hi Sarah, nice to meet you!
       
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      I would go for perennial plants then when choosing as very little disturbance with them, back every year once established and pretty much all are border friendly & of different heights.. :SUNsmile:
       
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        I agree with Marley. With hardy perennials the garden will basically run itself. Most of my borders are [over] planted with hardy perennials of all types, along with lots of bulbs, and it requires comparatively little maintenance. I leave them to appear, grow, flower, and then disappear under the soil until the next year. All I do is collect the debris when everything has died down and put it on the compost heap. Most of the plants are attractive to insects and birds so it all helps to attract wildlife.
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          :sign0016: to Gardeners Corner Sarah - looks as if you have a good size garden to plan - and at least starting from scratch you can put your own style to it - enjoy!
           
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            Thank you guys :) I will get cracking on getting some perennials for the garden.
             
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