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what plant would be suitable?

jesslanejesslane Posts: 6
in Problem solving
i planted these last year but i don’t like how they look, i was just wondering if anyone has any ideas of what would be able to go here ideally something that has all year interest and not too much green and something that grows taller and is bushy i don’t know if that’s possible but that would be the ideal plant or tree thanks in advance.

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  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @jesslane Not sure from your photo but are your hebes growing in a raised bed? I wonder just how deep it is as there doesn't look like alot of room for roots.
    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
    Woody salvias? 
    (Always gonna recommend them. 😁)
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Your location, climate and the amount of sun/shade available are important factors @jesslane .  What copes in a warmer, drier part of the south, won't necessarily be happy, or even survive, up here and further north.  :)
    The soil structure and pH can also be important. Hebes aren't particularly fussy re pH, but other plants can be. 
    What do you mean by not too much green? Do you mean you want dark, yellow, or variegated foliage, or something else? Are the beds open to the ground? That's also important, as @GardenerSuze mentions. 
    There are certainly shrubs that would be fine, but there isn't a lot of width, which also affects choices, and shrubs need decent depth for the root systems.

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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