Ideas for "easy to keep" flowers for this patch?

Hi guys! Long time and all that!

I have a patch of ground in my front garden under a window which is 120" x 17". I would love to have a bit of colour (my front garden is simply grass & paved path to my door) but some plants/flowers which are super easy to grow/maintain. And also reduce the chance of weeds.



Would it work to try and dig up some of the ground in order to lay weed prevention fabric, then lay down some nice soil? From memory, I think it's quite stoney so I'd have to try to remove as much as possible?

Ideas for easy to grow/maintain, colourful, fragrant plants/flowers that don't spread and become unmanageable?

 

Welcome Back Snowbaby



Is your bed south facing?

 

Ziggy!!!

I had meant to post about the sun, that patch is at the front of the house, sun rises from the back, sets out our front (I'm not clever - where does that make this face?!)

 

When you say improve the border, do you mean to remove some of the soil, and replace with compost & feed it?

 

That'll make it facing West then Snowbaby.

 

Just fill it with nasturtium.

 

Just testing Zig - well done :P

 

a hardy osteospermum would suit, I have one in a similar position. It sprawls a bit when it gets too big I chop it back hard & off it goes again.

 

but dont raise it up too much, if you breach your damp course (the bare brick below your dashing) then it will cause damp probs in your house.

 

osteospermum look pretty! Thanks. How would something like a blueberry plant/bush do in this patch? Or in a big pot?

 

haha How funny! I looked at this and though gosh how photoshopped..... wait, that's my path.....! lol! Pity I can't just photoshop plants in though!

 

does nasturtium spread? Am I right in thinking they are known as Tom Thumb?

Would a fuschia plant work in this bed? I adore the flowers off them!