ideas for planting please

I have quite a large garden whihc I am making raised beds in at the moment - to the south is a big cliff and the garden slopes awdonw to the north to very large stoens amking a natural This is liek a natural rockery. (unless someone long ago heaved them around)
Sorry not good with cameras and v. slow. computer as live outside broadband area.

I have about a five foot circular plot within this rockery which is surrounded by escallonia contoneaster -tulip tree? and Hypericum. I thought I woudl like to put three arches in between the bushes so htey can meet up any ideas what to put in the middle?
The soil seems light and is easily turned over.

I havent found many of the shrub roots in the way.
Could anything edible be planted here?

 

5 foot is not a lot for a veggie garden - but how about a herb garden. Concentrating on the foliage colour - like the golden, vairegated and silver thymes. Bronze fennel, variegated sage, rosemary - even apple mint - but grow the latter in a pot .

 

Thanks fran,

I have put comfrey in it as I had to move it and found that breaking it up into clumps it just about filled the plot.

Its actually looking healthier too.

laura

 

Good gracious - comfrey is an excellent plant, albeit a bit big and sprawly. The leaves in compost or even in water, are a great source of nitrogent for plants.

I'd have prolly gone for slightly smaller plants, and a bit of colour. Comfrey may not be the most attractive plant - but the bees love the flowers.