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What to plant in this courtyard?
michaeljhoulihan
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Hi everyone,
Would love to get your thoughts on what to plant in our courtyard down the left hand side of these photos.
This is an east facing wall, which doesn't get any direct light, except for some glimpses of at the end as you can see.
Climbers that reach the top would get sunlight.
This is in our backgarden, which also has it's own entrance, and is somewhere we sit out for dinner sometimes.
The fence line is a bit clumsy, and the concrete posts for the frame also a bit ugly, so would like to soften that up.
But we're probably not going to go overboard with planting. Will be relatively simple and elegant vibe i think.
Would be nice to have some scents down there, so thinking about winter jasmine.
Don't want to attract too many bees.
Would love to hear your ideas on what to put up the fence, as well as in the bedding.
Thanks so much
Michael
Would love to get your thoughts on what to plant in our courtyard down the left hand side of these photos.
This is an east facing wall, which doesn't get any direct light, except for some glimpses of at the end as you can see.
Climbers that reach the top would get sunlight.
This is in our backgarden, which also has it's own entrance, and is somewhere we sit out for dinner sometimes.
The fence line is a bit clumsy, and the concrete posts for the frame also a bit ugly, so would like to soften that up.
But we're probably not going to go overboard with planting. Will be relatively simple and elegant vibe i think.
Would be nice to have some scents down there, so thinking about winter jasmine.
Don't want to attract too many bees.
Would love to hear your ideas on what to put up the fence, as well as in the bedding.
Thanks so much
Michael
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There are many varieties of ivy that would work to cover your fence.
For some winter scent sarcococca (winter box) would be happy in the shade.
Maybe the soil needs a bit of improvement too
PS - ferns would probably good too
Billericay - Essex
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For ground cover, ferns, some of the hardy geraniums, astrantia, hostas......
Winter jasminum nudiflorum has no perfume but winter honeysuckle does
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/68665/i-Lonicera-fragrantissima-i/Details
Another plant with winter perfume is this form of skimmia - https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/85295/Skimmia-x-confusa-Kew-Green-%2528m%2529/Details
and, of course, sarcococca - https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/16452/Sarcococca-confusa/Details
Great. Thanks everyone. That has been really useful.
Based on those suggestions, I think we'll try the following, keeping in simple in colour terms with green+white+a little purple.
High: Clematis Armandii + Jasminum Polyanthum
Low: Sarcococca + white impatiens
Mid: possibly some Liriope Muscari
That's down the left of the photo.
On the other side, at the foot of the studio where it does get some direct light, i think we'll try some trays of Lavender + pots of white hydrangeas.
We've got a modular lighting system with fairy lights round the tree at the moment. Could add some uplights amongst the plants too. Will see how it looks.
How does that sound?
I'm excited to get planting!