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Planting north facing border
Hi. I’m a novice but enthusiastic gardener, and need some help with a north facing border. It gets only partial sunlight, and is chalky soil. The fence is 6ft high, 8ft with trellis. Id like to add some height and interest all year round. I have a climbing hydrangea in there at the moment (middle), but what else should/could I plant? I’ve thought perhaps a photina red robin hedge all along, or if not maybe some grasses and ferns? If not, shrubs? It’s about 3m in length and 60-90cm depth. All advice welcomed!




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In winter you have the lovely fan shape, in spring tiny flowers loved by insects, in summer a good plain green back drop for other plants and in autumn red tinges to leaves and berries. Clematis such as Montana and Hydranga petiolaris will eventually break the fence.