what could i put in this area ?

Any ideas of what i could do in this area would be greatly appreciated. will be getting rid of the rose bush, as not overly keen on them. thanks . want something easy to maintain, and hard wearing , that will look good all year round , if there are such plants . thanks .

 

Hi Rachel

Couple of questions that need answering first What direction does it face, how much sun does it get, is it sheltered, do you want something to climb up that wall?

Actually, that's four questions!

 

it faces south, gets sun most of the day.no not sheltered. and lastly maybe .

 

The light was coming from the left when the photo was taken, so it doesn't look as if it's in shade. I'd train a wisteria up the wall, we've one on wires along a fence. You can see it on my "garden" thread.

 

You'd be looking at shrubs in that case. Not really my 'thing' but others will know.

Are there certain plants that do well in your neighbours' gardens or in the general area? They would be the ones to go for, if you want easy as you then know they like the location. Or come to that, are there any shribs or plants that you like?

 

Holly

 

Judging by the light it was taken at approx 3.45 in the afternoon. Perfect Wisteria territory :thumb: That would be my choice also.

If not maybe a couple of mixed evergreen climbers fronted by some grasses of differing heights with some Verbena Bonaeriensis added toward the back, a simple bulb scheme of maybe Allium - Purple Sensation and Globemaster. All very cheap to obtain and easy to look after and would guarantee all year interest with very little maintenance required.

 

You can't tell me you know that just by looking at how light the photo is:hehe:

somebodies been looking at the exif data:wink:

 

:skp:

 

I wouldn't say Alliums are all year interest plants. I know they keep the flower heads and stalks for several months afterwards, but their actual flowering season is very short, especially Purple Sensation.

 

The bed would be simple and interesting all year round, not the Alliums.

 

Personaly I would plant an evergreen shrub but you could grow anything there by the looks of it! Maybe a Laurel hedge and grow it half way up the wall then shape it square in keeping with the wall?

 

Yep. Low-maintenance front-garden shrub.

Holly, Berberis, Choysia ternata, Hydrangea, Euonymus, Eleagnus, Escallonia, privet. etc etc.

I'd definitely go for holly as a "fail-safe" though. So many nice varieties, and so much going for it - low maintenance, looks great, berries if you plant males and females together, good for wildlife.

 

Good choices there and if you pick shrubs that flower at different times of the year, you'll always have something in bloom.

Wisteria is lovely but it does require some work to keep it looking lovely.

 

Think that a couple of evergreen shrubs plus a hydrangea would look good and would leave some space to grow a few crocus/daffodil (tete a tete variety not too tall). The use of holy by the gate may be a problem if it gets too big.