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Help me plant something to mark arrival of a baby

RubyRossRubyRoss Posts: 124
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Hello,

I'd like to put in a plant beside the front door to mark the birth of my baby in late June. There was a false cypress growing in the spot and I still need to get the stump out. Ideally, I'd like something with seasonal interest. I'm thinking of Amelanchier alnifolia Obelisk or Viburnum Anne Russell, but am slow to commit in case I'm missing something obvious. I had considered a rose, but don't want to be disappointed if it doesn't grow well.







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  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    I wonder just how deep is the soil? 
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Congratulations on the arrival of your baby  :D

    An amelanchier is much too big for that space ... and too close to the foundations of your house.  

    I would look at the Peter Beales Classic Roses site ... they have a selection of roses  suitable for growing in containers which would be the equivalent of that space.

    https://www.classicroses.co.uk/roses/growing_in_pots.html





    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    I would consider a rose too. I grow A Obelisk, it is five years old and 9ft tall. So no room for roots and as said too close to house.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • RubyRossRubyRoss Posts: 124
    Thank you. That is good to know. I will check out the roses at the link.
  • EmptyheadtimeEmptyheadtime Posts: 366
    When we had our first child many years ago a family friend gave us a pear tree. Apparently "pears for your heirs" is a thing. I had never heard of it but 20 years later the tree is still going strong. Probably not what you want for your front door though.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    'Pears for your heirs' comes from the times before there were rootstocks that would reduce the size of the tree and lessen the number of years before the tree was mature enough to produce fruit. 

    Before then there was no hope of planting a pear tree and eating the fruit in one person's lifetime ... so the message was that you planted a pear tree for your heirs to enjoy the fruit.  :|

    Thankfully the development of new rootstocks means that ten years ago I planted a pear tree and have been eating the fruit for the past four years 🤤

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    What about a rose with the babies name. My youngest s having a girl September named after blokes late nan who was only 50. I'm going to do rose and plants with HER name
  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    edited July 2022
    Congratulations on the birth of your baby!  I second a rose (once you've got that root out - it will not be easy!).  A bare rooted rose can be planted anytime from mid-winter to early spring.  As well as Peter Beales, as suggested by @Dovefromabove, you could try David Austen; lots suitable for containers/  https://www.davidaustinroses.co.uk.
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
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