As nice as it is growing in woods, I would avoid wild garlic (which will take over the whole area). Superb show in spring but after it's over you get a mass of yellowing flattened foliage. And you might get fed up of the smell, being so close to the house.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
No idea what wild garlic needs just that around where I live it's very common indeed. I think most gardens in my street will have them somewhere. The were there before the buses were built and still be around afterwards reckon.
If you're sitting near that spot you might not like them later in the season when they've gone over and the garlic smell permeates the air worse than your favourite Italian restaurant. It's garlic like only stronger and lingers longer. Very good for you apparently. I like them for looks and use but that's possibly helped by a poor sense of smell.
Agree with the conifer comments. Two weeks in our new house and we're already three conifers down. Two had been cut back by someone, possibly when the house was empty and the branches overhung the pavement slightly. Vandalism really because one cut back to the brown behind the green outer edge then they'll never go green again I believe.
Personally I'm a great fan of traditional thorn based hedges. Cheap whips double planted if given time to grow and then be properly laid is a truly healthy habitat for birds and a whole lot more. It's a long term commitment that not many are patient enough to do.
Spring bulbs. We have spring bulbs and hellebores under our oak. Also primroses. Once the oak comes into leaf, it sucks so much water out of the ground, nothing else survives.
I’d avoid the wild garlic too. We have a massive patch of it that’s out of control, despite my best efforts. It’s swamping the bluebells and the dicentra and keeps creeping across the path. Primroses would do well there, come out every spring, then disappear till next year. I love bluebells too, but once they die down, you are left with the straggly leaves. Doesn’t bother me, as most of mine are in less in-your-face areas of the garden.
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If you're sitting near that spot you might not like them later in the season when they've gone over and the garlic smell permeates the air worse than your favourite Italian restaurant. It's garlic like only stronger and lingers longer. Very good for you apparently. I like them for looks and use but that's possibly helped by a poor sense of smell.
Agree with the conifer comments. Two weeks in our new house and we're already three conifers down. Two had been cut back by someone, possibly when the house was empty and the branches overhung the pavement slightly. Vandalism really because one cut back to the brown behind the green outer edge then they'll never go green again I believe.
Personally I'm a great fan of traditional thorn based hedges. Cheap whips double planted if given time to grow and then be properly laid is a truly healthy habitat for birds and a whole lot more. It's a long term commitment that not many are patient enough to do.
https://thelawnman.co.uk/growing-lawn-around-a-conifer-tree/