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What to plant?

ellrsmellrsm Posts: 2
Looking for advice on what to plant in the empty flower bed on the left?

The fence is west facing (partial sun throughout the day). 

After a plant with some screening potential. 

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  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    I think you will need to provide a bit more detail.  Location, soil, evergreen/deciduous,shrub/perennial/climber/ maintenance requirements, preferred colour scheme if any.
    The more info you can give, the greater chance of receiving help and advice :)  
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If you want screening @ellrsm , then climbers are the best option, but your location/conditions,  as @philippasmith2 says, are all factors in the choices, as some won't be hardy if you're in a cold, wet location, and others may need a very moist soil and more shade etc.
    It will also depend on who owns the fence.  

    Thinks like Pyracantha and the evergreen Cotoneaster would also work, and are quite easy plants that can be kept pruned. There are other free standing shrubs too like Ceanothus or Escallonia which can be kept tighter.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @ellrsm Yes agree Cotoneaster horizontalis is a good idea will need some wire just to hold it at first. Anything that grows forward needs to be pruned. Will take some years to cover fence. Fence panels can be removed and replaced if necessary without damage to the plant. I would also look at different leaf shape to make things interesting.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
    Clematis
    Honeysuckle 
    Bamboo (fargesia, clumping)
    Hypericum
    Toadflax

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