Not the first one ... Redwood Goldrush won't stop growing at the 10 year height they give ... it will grow and grow to 50 + ft tall and up to 30 ft wide
As for the wisteria ... depends how you're going to support it. Don't forget that they're pruned quite close twice a year so for most of the year the majority of the screening function will be carried out by whatever you grow it up, rather than by the wisteria itself.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
OH has decided hes taking me to 'Wykeham Mature Plants' (scarborough) at the end of the month to choose 'anything', 'something'. They have a very nice ornamental pear on the website. Rather silly I know but went to a plant fair and bought a salix (yes i know - willow!) golden showers. In my defence it was only a fiver! Considering a raised bed instead, with shrubs and grasses and a cottage border in front. I just need a garden designer to take me under their wing!
I don't think a tree is the right answer in that situation, although I can't see the arch you mention. Anything planted next to those very tall conifers (why are they so tall?) will struggle to get established. Sorbus are very pretty but very see through when they lose their leaves in the winter. If your neighbours apple trees stay, they will grow as tall as you would need them to be. I would suggest a pergola to cover the gap, over which you could grow maybe an evergreen jasmine which would leave you space to underplant with shady loving plants in keeping with your cottage garden theme.
Thanks Lizzie, I considered a pergola ( think someone else mentioned it), but can't ''see' it looking right in a border, without path or seating. Funnily enough though, there is a jasmine in that spot ( clumped on the wooden obelisk). I think I also agree about a tree not being quite right. As for a Rowan/airbus, being see through is ok, I don't want a dense screen. The conifers (UGG) are tall simply because they provide good privacy from upstairs windows (out garden sinks down so all the houses to that side are highrhthan us, with great views into our house).
2/3 of the way there! Advice and comments needed for the final piece please!
I've ended up with ; -Silver birch Polar Bear (taller and has thicker branches than some), this will go at the left/start of the border. I'm leaving the philadelphus behind it on advice from garden centre chappie. Big but will give 'balance' to the overall garden (fingers crossed). -Cotoneaster cornubia, (semi evergreen, berries, can prune to size) for the centre, will cover the doorway I was stressing about.
Now I fancy an ornamental for the top right, near the conifers so can be quite dry in the summer, is fairly well sheltered in wind, in sun/shade.
My short list is: -Albezia (silk tree) ombrella or summer chocolate. (not seen one of these but looks pretty). -Catalpa (Indian bean tree) aurea or purpurea. (can hard prune and shape) -Cercis (redbud tree) forest pansy. (can grow thick at the base/ cover the ground where not much else fluorishes, have one available locally so can get tomorrow).
All are drought tolerant, and I think can be pruned to keep in check.
IIve pretty much cleared the perennials out now. Four normal size fence panels in length, and the border depth is 3m narrowing to 2m at the right. Im not great at photos but these might help.
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just back from the garden centre with a few ideas, not sure i believe the labels though...off to do a bit more research!
http://plants.connon.ca/11100004/Plant/7497/Gold_Rush_Dawn_Redwood/
Either of sorbus would be fine
As for the wisteria ... depends how you're going to support it. Don't forget that they're pruned quite close twice a year so for most of the year the majority of the screening function will be carried out by whatever you grow it up, rather than by the wisteria itself.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
but at that price maybe not!
Rather silly I know but went to a plant fair and bought a salix (yes i know - willow!) golden showers. In my defence it was only a fiver!
Considering a raised bed instead, with shrubs and grasses and a cottage border in front.
I just need a garden designer to take me under their wing!
will struggle to get established. Sorbus are very pretty but very see through when they lose their leaves in the winter. If your neighbours apple trees stay, they will grow as tall as you would need them to be. I would suggest a pergola to cover the gap, over which you could grow maybe an evergreen jasmine which would leave you space to underplant with shady loving plants in keeping with your cottage garden theme.
I've ended up with ;
-Silver birch Polar Bear (taller and has thicker branches than some), this will go at the left/start of the border. I'm leaving the philadelphus behind it on advice from garden centre chappie. Big but will give 'balance' to the overall garden (fingers crossed).
-Cotoneaster cornubia, (semi evergreen, berries, can prune to size) for the centre, will cover the doorway I was stressing about.
Now I fancy an ornamental for the top right, near the conifers so can be quite dry in the summer, is fairly well sheltered in wind, in sun/shade.
My short list is:
-Albezia (silk tree) ombrella or summer chocolate. (not seen one of these but looks pretty).
-Catalpa (Indian bean tree) aurea or purpurea. (can hard prune and shape)
-Cercis (redbud tree) forest pansy. (can grow thick at the base/ cover the ground where not much else fluorishes, have one available locally so can get tomorrow).
All are drought tolerant, and I think can be pruned to keep in check.