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Advice for a new border please?
My daughter (a beginner gardener) has a large new border, clay soil, against a 5 ft fence as the attached photo. They've added a lot of topsoil. It is part full sun, then shaded by a large Willow tree at the far end. She would like a bit of privacy from next door so 1.5 - 2m high, though not a full-on hedge and "easy" shrubs, Evergreens if possible. I was thinking Photinia Red Robin and Hydrangea Annabelle maybe? Also what would work under the Willow Tree? Is now a good time to plant shrubs and also Perennials (after the drought of course) or better to wait till Spring. Any recommendations for shrubs most welcome.

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That Willow will suck all the moisture from the surrounding soil, so you will need something drought and shade tolerant for that area.
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