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Beginner Remaking Front Garden
Mortuus16
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Hi everyone, I want to remake my front garden but I've never designed a garden before. I live in Western Australia and the area I'm planting in is facing South, which is partly-shaded. It is about a 3m x 3m area and there is some paving in the middle which I'd rather not remove.
Here is a basic look:
I use the section below the raised area as an extra parking spot and the bush that wraps around the side is owned by the council so I won't be touching either of these.
Anyway I'm not really sure what I could do with this bed, whether I should add a lot or keep it simple and the path in the middle makes it more troublesome. I'd appreciate any ideas or advice you'd be willing to share.. I do have an idea but I don't know if it would look good.
I was thinking of bordering the path with some tulips and wallflowers, adding some small plants (maybe annuals like marigolds) in the front with a small tree/tall shrub to add some height. Then planting 2 tall bushes either side of the window with smaller bushes underneath the window to avoid covering it up and filling in extra space with low-growing perennials that would help match a colour scheme.
TLDR: Want to rip out old garden and replace it with just about anything other than lawn. Don't want to block window or path. Please throw me some suggestions.
Here is a basic look:
I use the section below the raised area as an extra parking spot and the bush that wraps around the side is owned by the council so I won't be touching either of these.
Anyway I'm not really sure what I could do with this bed, whether I should add a lot or keep it simple and the path in the middle makes it more troublesome. I'd appreciate any ideas or advice you'd be willing to share.. I do have an idea but I don't know if it would look good.
I was thinking of bordering the path with some tulips and wallflowers, adding some small plants (maybe annuals like marigolds) in the front with a small tree/tall shrub to add some height. Then planting 2 tall bushes either side of the window with smaller bushes underneath the window to avoid covering it up and filling in extra space with low-growing perennials that would help match a colour scheme.
TLDR: Want to rip out old garden and replace it with just about anything other than lawn. Don't want to block window or path. Please throw me some suggestions.
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Tulips, wallflowers and marigolds we know well, and if your neighbours can grow them, you probably can. If by marigolds you mean Calendula officinalis, you only have to sow them once, they will selfseed for evermore. Some tulips will flower year after year, some will fizzle out after a year or two, so if you don't want to buy new every year, make sure you get the ones marketed as species or perennial tulips. Wallflowers may also be biennial or perennial.
im in the Snowy Mountains region of NSW, so rather different to your region. I have lived in other regions, but need to think about your situation with a clear head.
questions - are you in the Perth area? I know you’ve had snow on the Stirling Ranges this week, but assume you don’t have my gardening problems. I’m 8000m above sea level whereas Perth is coastal.
bulbs like Tulips, don’t flower for very long and need to be replaced.
you have a very fine Botanical Garden nearby which would be worth wandering through in different seasos to see which plants flower at which seasons. Also you could talk to some of the gardeners for ideas.
Is your garden on a nature strip or in your yard?
Etc.etc.
let me know if I can help.