help with my small garden

hi i have a small front garden at the moment it has a small amount of lawn but im going to take the lawn up and wanted to replace it with some nice colours first of all i need something nice for the borders somthing thats there all year round nothing too tall but hopefully somthing nice looking rather than a boring hedge. and second i want a feature peice in the middle i was thinking of a tree of some kind but nothing thats going to have huge roots that will damage my house im open to ideas i really would like somthing with nice colours and not too big thanks in advance so please any ideas please throw them my way

 

Good evening Tammy and welcome to the site. I`d suggest Japanese Azaleas for the border, and something like a half standard tree for the centre.:gnthb:

 

thanks for the advice i will be taking a trip to the garden centers now

 

Hi Tammy,

Just be aware that azaleas need acid soil, they hate alkaline. I don't know what soil type you have?

I would perhaps suggest a nice miniature tree, like a weeping cherry which will give beautiful blossom in spring.

You could plant a mixture of spring bulbs and perennials which will do their own thing and provide spring and summer colour.