Nobody seems to have mentioned Cotoneasters! They seem to grow where nothing else does. I have this one (C.horizontalis) which was put in as a tiny plant (yanked out from between some paving slabs) about 5 years ago.Even bigger this year and I keep it pruned flat to the wall.It is in a very small gap no deeper than 3" and not really any soil of note in there either.
It was about this size to start (this one is also doing well this year):-
“Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
Just bear in mind Martine, that some cotoneasters aren't evergreen They also do best in some sun, so you may get less flowering, and therefore fewer berries. They're great for difficult spots though - they'll survive anything
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
They seem to grow where nothing else does.
I have this one (C.horizontalis) which was put in as a tiny plant (yanked out from between some paving slabs) about 5 years ago.Even bigger this year and I keep it pruned flat to the wall.It is in a very small gap no deeper than 3" and not really any soil of note in there either.
It was about this size to start (this one is also doing well this year):-
They also do best in some sun, so you may get less flowering, and therefore fewer berries.
They're great for difficult spots though - they'll survive anything
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...