what plants would you recommend ...

for a small boarder about 2.5m wide. The area only gets very little morning sun and is fairly dry. Not sure on the soil type. I'm looking for some evergreen shrubs but as it is in front of my front window I don't want anything that will grow more than 1m. Oh yes as you've probably guessed I'm a novice gardener.

 

Depends whether you want to put something perennial in there or whether you wish to use seasonal plants. Bedding Dahlia would look very nice for the summer and autumn and then you could have something different for the winter. Welcome to the site. I expect others will also give you some more ideas but its best to decide what you want to do with it first annual or perrenial?

 

I would like something low maintenance. That's green all year round. Obviously I'll add some perrenials for colour in the spring/summer months.

Thanks for the warm welcome!

 

A lot of the Hebes, grow below 1m and are evergreen, also Japanese Azaleas and Sarcoccoca ( Christmas Box ).

 

Hi Bella if it's year round colour you're after you could try putting some heathers in just as long as you don't plant any of those funny coloured ones i.e. the fake colours that you will see knocking around like the bright blue and red ones because not only do they not look 'right' but they do loose their funny colours after a while.

Heathers are evergreen, can be clipped back to keep tidy, are low growing, come in a wide range of natural colours, flower as well and you can even underplant around them with bulbs although truth be told I'm not sure how well the heathers will do in a shady spot but I'm sure someone will come along and tell you if they are ok.Hel.xxx.