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Ideas to plug this gap

SuesynSuesyn Posts: 664
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I have this gap in a very shady spot next to the pergola. Ideally I would like a dome shaped evergreen which would be about 2/3 ft tall (60/90cm), something like a box ball but which would grow in that shape without too much pruning. I was thinking a hebe would be a possibility but can anyone suggest a suitable variety.
The tall spikey plant is Iris siberica and the one nearest the camera is knautia. The other stuff is either primroses or daffodil foliage.
Any ideas? 

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  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    Not often seen in gardens, but Butcher's Broom, Ruscus aculeatus, might be happy in a spot like that.  Low-growing evergreen foliage, insignificant flowers in summer followed by red berries.  I've seen it growing wild in patchy woodland.
  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    If you need a shrub that can be pruned into a dome shape in semi shade, Ilex Crenata might do well there. But they will need some pruning into shape. Hebes won’t do well because it’s too shady there. 
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    edited May 2020
    Bit too shady for a Hebe.
    Berberis is a possibility, some nice smaller varieties available.
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  • SuesynSuesyn Posts: 664
    Thanks for your responses, I might have guessed a hebe would be too easy! More research needed  before I make the decision. It might boil down to what I can get from the local garden centre. 
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