Seeking advice

Hi guys,

Very new to gardening. I'll update with more pictures when I find them.
I've got a partially shaded spot on the side of my house. It was all weeds and bin storage. I shovelled out all the crap and took the weeds out, turned the soil over and put tree bark on it.
Then painted the fence.
I've put in a couple of dwarf conifers, but I want to know what I should do with the space and what to plant because it looks rubbish still.
Any advice much appreciated. I'm not home at the minute I'm in work so can't get better photos right this minute
Thanks

 

Hi,

How many hours of decent sunshine can the border get a day ?

There are masses of plants that do well in shaded or semi shaded areas, it hard to suggest any without knowing the general theme you are after eg a cool calm shady one would be ideal for ferns and white flowers etc. something for all year colour or a bit more exciting ?

 

Hi thanks for the response I appreciate it. What you've just said there sounds great, green foliage and some white flowers would be perfect. Would ferns and jasmine be good then? What kind of ferns?

 

Hi,

As you know there are two main types of Jasmine, Winter and Summer types, though we always find them a rather untidy plant and more suited to being part of a collection of similar climbers like Clematis etc rather than a specimen plant.

The amount of sun they need , quote - All jasmines grow well in full sun or part shade. "Sun" is usually defined as six or more hours of direct sunlight per day and "part shade" refers to two to four hours of sun per day. but flower production will be greater in sunny areas.

So many types of ferns, you need to look around for the size and form you like /need.
Also consider Hostas to go with them,again so many colours, shapes and sizes.

 

Welcome to Gardeners Corner Daniel.

 

Hi @Daniel Jones ,

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I've a triangular North facing shady area under a conifer with a wall on the two sides. I've planted it with Cyclamen, Narcissi, Dwarf Tulips, Dodecatheon, Uvularia, Dicentra, Digitalis, Fuchsia, Astilbe and Lillies. This means there's something in flower for almost 12 months of the year.

 

Hiya @Daniel Jones welcome to the forum

 

Hi @Daniel Jones a belated from me.