Thanks guys, I will buy a ph soil test kit today. @BeausMum the palm is already in the ground in this location as it was already with the garden when we moved in.
If you have children Kassie I would cut off the lower branches of the palm to at least above their eye level 😊
At 80cm I would say it’s quite narrow. Look into the shrubs I mentioned for wall training. Looking at what you have in your soil it’s pissible you have neutral to acidic conditions. A camellia shrub trained against the fence would look great.
Shrubs like Cotinus are also idea shrubs to allow to grow tall, and then prune off lower branches to create space for other smaller plants to grow with your Peonies.
Use the spaces on the patio hard landscape to place large potted plants. Your Olive plant put in a nice special pot will add maturity and warmth.
Im thinking of planting my salix integra at the start of the bed with the 2 Euonymus shrubs around this. Next to this at the back wall i can train the climbing rose.
I think i will bunch the irises together more, maybe as a group of 3 around the rambling rose up the other end near the palm.
I could place the camelia at the back of the peonies. I also have a Rhododendron which i think i would like to place in the bed.
My Azalea I wish to plant into the bed temporarily in order for it to grow out then I plan on bonzai for this. Perhaps there is a better way? grow out in container?
My bay tree could be kept in the pot but placed at the front of the house.
I like the idea of keeping the olive potted - in a nice pot.
I also have a magnolia... (i seem to love trees!) and a beautiful Exochorda x macrantha 'the bride' which im tempted to keep potted for the patio.
I can then just fill out the spaces with some dianthus, begonias, and fuchsias.
I also do have a climbing hydrangea, a clematis...
I would keep the bay in the pot, as they can suffer in really cold winters, and if you have somewhere sheltered you can move it to, so much the better. Place the various plants in their pots and move them around until you're happy with the positioning ( the upstairs windows are useful for this!) before you plant them in their final positions. Exciting isn't it !.
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Shrubs like Cotinus are also idea shrubs to allow to grow tall, and then prune off lower branches to create space for other smaller plants to grow with your Peonies.
Use the spaces on the patio hard landscape to place large potted plants. Your Olive plant put in a nice special pot will add maturity and warmth.
I think i will bunch the irises together more, maybe as a group of 3 around the rambling rose up the other end near the palm.
I could place the camelia at the back of the peonies. I also have a Rhododendron which i think i would like to place in the bed.
My Azalea I wish to plant into the bed temporarily in order for it to grow out then I plan on bonzai for this. Perhaps there is a better way? grow out in container?
My bay tree could be kept in the pot but placed at the front of the house.
I like the idea of keeping the olive potted - in a nice pot.
I also have a magnolia... (i seem to love trees!) and a beautiful Exochorda x macrantha 'the bride' which im tempted to keep potted for the patio.
I can then just fill out the spaces with some dianthus, begonias, and fuchsias.
I also do have a climbing hydrangea, a clematis...