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Planting suggestions

nemracnemrac Posts: 70
in Problem solving
The daffodils have now finished in this stone planter. It gets morning sun but is mostly shaded out by the shrub ( not sure what this is 🤔🤪) behind it. Would like to plant up something colourful (blue/purple shades ideally but not too tall and would welcome some ideas. 

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  • bullfinchbullfinch Posts: 692
    Aubretia would trail over the edges, and violas or pansies are flowering at the moment. They all come in shades of blue or purple 🙂
  • rachelQrtJHBjbrachelQrtJHBjb Posts: 819
    I've not seen a tree like yours before but I think it could be a top-grafted weeping beech. I say top-grafted because of the cascade of foliage from the top. I'm pretty sure it's beech. Is it purple, with the current emerging foliage turning darker as it matures?
  • nemracnemrac Posts: 70
    I like the idea of something trailing over the edge Bullfinch, and Rachel, yes exactly that with a lovely autumnal red display before all the leaves drop. 🙏 
  • FritillariaScotlandFritillariaScotland Posts: 67
    Aubrieta is a really good shout, it's a low maintenance plant that spreads like mad and flowers for ages. 
  • Tanty2Tanty2 Posts: 231
    brunnera?  jack frost or golden jack frost?  grows fast, has very pretty wee blue flowers which - even here in scotland with wind and snow and frost, flowers most of the year!
  • nemracnemrac Posts: 70
    Thanks for all the suggestions, very helpful and I’m just off to Google Brunnera & Jack Frost as these are new to me.  Every day’s a school day !
  • Tanty2Tanty2 Posts: 231
    sorry, should have been more clear!  brunnera jack frost or brunnera golden jack frost :)

  • nemracnemrac Posts: 70
    👍 looks a bit like forget - me - not and that’s no bad thing ! 
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