About the Hakonechloa, it’s a lovely grass, but it’s not evergreen. For me it dies down completely in winter and at this point a few tiny shoots are only coming out now.
Carex is evergreen and doesn’t need shaping, lots of different coloured forms available.
I agree with others - neither cordyline or phormium would work in your border. They do grow much larger than the one in your picture which looks as if it has had its lower leaves taken off as it has grown taller. That one may well branch as well. A lot of grasses die down in winter. But how about a black-stemmed bamboo? Phyllostachys Nigra? They are very slow growing and quite expensive, depending on the size you buy, but classy! They do like a fairly moist soil though. You could sink them in pots into the bed and make sure you water that area more.
I appreciate all the suggestions That is true if the cordilyn grows tall then I will have too much height I do plan to allow the buxus to grow somewhat taller to give more height I wanted a tree that was somewhat taller but misjudged size and cannot return now! The hebes sound like a good idea to add some colour I have space(2.2m)between the buxus and the tree so I could more than 1 thing in between Can anyone suggest how to go about doing it to achieve a good look and add some colour
A ball shape hebe/eunonymus right in between the buxus and tree and then grasses/hosta either side Maybe something under tree? Not wanting cottage look but do want something interesting I'm CONFUSED! I had my mind set on cordilyn but members have given me something to think about
I haven't noticed Euonymus being sold already clipped into balls but that doesn't mean they don't exist. Expect to pay more if you find them though, as they will be older plants and have taken more time and work to grow.
An additional thought - you might want to have a look in your box pyramids - sometimes those shapes are created more quickly by fastening several branches to a cane inside the plants with those little green plastic ties, and if that's the case you'll need to make sure that they don't cut into the branches over time.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
If it gets plenty of sun, have a look at agapanthus. The hardy ones do die back in winter (so do hostas), but in summer they have strap-shaped leaves, and rather architectural flowers followed by seed pods.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
You could add Allium bulbs and a upright purple salvia or a veronica would look better than nepeta Also after the frosts some pelagoniums in white or another colour would fill in the gaps during the summer. Similar to this but they have used cyclamen.
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Carex is evergreen and doesn’t need shaping, lots of different coloured forms available.
That is true if the cordilyn grows tall then I will have too much height
I do plan to allow the buxus to grow somewhat taller to give more height
I wanted a tree that was somewhat taller but misjudged size and cannot return now!
The hebes sound like a good idea to add some colour
I have space(2.2m)between the buxus and the tree so I could more than 1 thing in between
Can anyone suggest how to go about doing it to achieve a good look and add some colour
and then grasses/hosta either side
Maybe something under tree?
Not wanting cottage look but do want something interesting
I'm CONFUSED!
I had my mind set on cordilyn but members have given me something to think about
Also after the frosts some pelagoniums in white or another colour would fill in the gaps during the summer.
Similar to this but they have used cyclamen.