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Rockery or something else, ideas needed

onamconamc Posts: 3
in Garden design
Hello all, I am relatively new to gardening and I recently moved to a new house where the garden requires a lot of maintenance. I don't mind the maintenance but I have 2 kids so it needs to be less "bushy". I have an area where there are two lovely trees growing and when they bloom they are fantastic to look at, however I don't know what to do with the surrounding area. I have tried placing white stones but not sure about it.

Anybody have a similar setup or ideas what can be done with it? Ideally I don't want to chop the trees down.

Any suggestions are welcome. I am a novice in this area :)

Thanks in advance.

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  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    Not sure because the photos are a bit small, but your 2 trees look like they are Magnolia stellata and a Camellia. The 2 shrubs on the rockery look like Azaleas. With the white gravel the whole area looks rather like a Japanese garden and with the addition of an artfully placed rock and maybe a Japanese lantern you could get away with calling it one. The essence of Japanese gardens is simplicity, so you wouldn't need to do much more :)
    Have a look online for Japanese gardens and see what you think. If you like the idea you will find other suggestions of ways to develop it further.
  • onamconamc Posts: 3
    Ah lovely OK that gives a direction at least. I had no idea what to do. I have another pic (not sure if it helps).

    I need to paint the fences :)

  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    If that were my garden, I'd want to cover those fences with climbing plants and/or train fruit trees against them.
  • onamconamc Posts: 3
    I like the minimal clean look :) needs to feel open and simple.
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