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Patio wall plants ideas :D

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  • fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
    Thanks @Plantminded and @Fairygirl, I’ve written a list 😀
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes - don't pick one of everything -it's a very small space. Pick a few plants and repeat. Try and get enough variety to give you seasonal interest, but mainly winter interest if you look out onto it a lot. It's easier to brighten things up in summer with pots of annuals etc. Likewise, spring with bulbs, although those will be excellent in among the main planting anyway.
    Make sure your soil is suitable too, and that plants are planted at the right level initially. Soil levels drop in any raised bed, and if you don't have your plants high enough, you'll struggle to add soil/compost over time. The planting level of whatever you put in should be around an inch from the top of the bed surround.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
    Thank you!! I’m going to go have a look now! @Fairygirl - so we mean 5 types of evergreens mentioned? Also… any ideas what this is? The labels blown away! It’s such beautiful colours and evergreen on a side border I have… and wonder if this could go in patio border? Thanks!
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    edited March 2022
    As per my previous post, I'd choose five types of plant and repeat them.  This could be a couple of evergreens, a couple of perennials and a cascading plant.  All evergreens would not be interesting from spring to autumn, unless you prefer them!
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I'd go with what @Plantminded suggests, and you can add the bulbs/annuals if you want, and especially when any shrubs are small - annuals are very useful for that. Aubretias are good for a trailing plant, and they like that sort of aspect, as long as they have well enough drained soil.

    It's a tiny space. Keep it simple, especially with colours. Some variegation in the shrubs helps to lift the colour scheme too, depending on the choice to start with    :)
    Yu can add patio pots for extra colour and interest through spring/summer, which helps, as I mentioned earlier.
    Sorry, don't know that the shrub is.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    I’ve just ordered some dwarf evergreen hebes ‘green globe’ max 40x40cm to repeat in a border, that with a feature, taller evergreen such as the suggested euonymous green spire or phormium cream beauty might look good.

    I have a raised cottage-style border against a wall that is barely 40cm wide and the plants that do really well and have a really long flowering season are gaura whirling butterflies, nepeta and geranium rozanne. There is also evergreen prostrate rosemary, compact rose Harlow Carr plus salvia nemorosa caradonna in there. So mostly purple, white and pink, six different plants with repeats of everything except only one each of the rose and geranium. No evergreens though!

    Pretty sure your shrub is a nandina, possibly gulf stream, but there are a few similar.
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I agree with Nollie, that plant is a nandina and it would do well in your new flower bed.
    It's very slow growing and easy to look after with red berries in the winter.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
    edited March 2022


    How is this looking for a plan? 😊 thank you again. The lady at the till said I had a lovely complementary selection - thanks to you guys 😉 
    I did have a few other bits for other areas too 😊 

    @Fairygirl @Nollie @Lizzie27 @Plantminded
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    @fizzyliz, looks great - please see further details on my reply to your other thread!
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
    @fizzyliz, looks great - please see further details on my reply to your other thread!
    Thank you so much @Plantminded ☺️👍
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