ideas please

Hi everybody, i've recently moved to a new house
on the coast, it has an open plan front garden which is the size of a postage stamp, currently lawned but i would like to add some interest, maybe some sort of border, have considered a boxed hedge. Any ideas folks ?

 

Is your garden in full sun or shade and does it face the sea, if so how close are you?

Sea Holy, teasle and lavateria will add interest and colour to your garden no matter how big and are salt tollerant. If your soil is very sandy you will need to get to work and add organic compost for some moisture retention.

An American site and a bit technical but gives some lists of tree, shrub, plant and grass salt tollerance. Colorado State University : Co-Operative Extension

 

No suggestions, I'm afraid, just a big welcome to GC. Hope you enjoy your visits!

 

The garden is in shade, the side of the house faces the sea and we are situated a good way inland.

You mention the soil, we find it very heavy and have put that down to the builders. Its a brand new build so was still a building site not so long ago !

Thanks for the lovely welcome and the great suggestions and advice. Cheers

 

If the garden is very small maybe a small bed of a few different dwarf shrubs and connifers or something of the like would be more interesting than a hedge. A hedge can make a small garden feel even smaller and unless you would like one to provide a bit more security and privacy then I would be inclined to give it a miss. I would recon that if the grass is doing ok then you should be able to grow a good range of plants as well. Since you are only speaking about planting up a very small area though it wouldnt be too difficult to improve those areas with compost etc.
Happy digging.