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Planting ideas for bare border

Paul165Paul165 Posts: 97
in Garden design
Hi all

The photo shows our north facing fence - it is fairly open and airy and as you can see plants have established there but it gets very little sunlight.

I'd like to fill it with plants - preference is native, wildlife-friendly rather than ornamental and I'd like to get a bit of height and interest in there.  Whites and greens preferred.

Only other point is the curved area will eventually be home to a pond

Could anyone suggest some ideas for inspiration?  Thank you!

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  • DevonianDevonian Posts: 176
    Try planting wildflowers in there such as foxgloves for height and interest (you can get non-native white-flowered versions). Hesperis Matronalis for wildlife-attraction, maybe Agastache which would like to be near a pond? 
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    You may well find a pond without any sunlight will be green.
  • Paul165Paul165 Posts: 97
    Noted re pond - it does get some sunlight but limited!

    Putting the pond to one side, @Devonian would wildflowers take root successfully with limited sunlight?  (just a bit in the early part of the day)
  • DevonianDevonian Posts: 176
    I'm pretty sure they would, go for the woodland wildflowers such as the foxgloves which prefer shade. I'm not an expert, that's just my experience! 
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