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Plants for a narrow front garden
BuildingThings
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Hi everyone,
I have been a long-time reader of the forum, but this is my first post.
We have recently moved into a house that has a very narrow front garden. The narrowest point is ca. 3 feet between the bay window and the front garden wall. It is North East facing - really strong sunshine in the morning, until about 11-12 when the sun moves to the back of the house.
We like to keep the curtains open in our living room, to get light in, but this makes me feel very close to the passersby when I sit on the sofa. Here is a picture;
I am planning to put a large container right behind the wall to create a sense of separation from the street, both in terms of height (privacy) but perhaps more crucially to create some distance with plants that could trail over the garden wall and take up some space on the street. The plan is to put the bins in the garden shed. See my sketch below:
I really love the look of the multispecies front garden which I attach below. This is of course much larger than ours, but is the kind of style I'm trying to achieve.
It would be great to hear your ideas of what plants I could get away with planting in a North East facing container! Thank you in advance!
I have been a long-time reader of the forum, but this is my first post.
We have recently moved into a house that has a very narrow front garden. The narrowest point is ca. 3 feet between the bay window and the front garden wall. It is North East facing - really strong sunshine in the morning, until about 11-12 when the sun moves to the back of the house.
We like to keep the curtains open in our living room, to get light in, but this makes me feel very close to the passersby when I sit on the sofa. Here is a picture;
I am planning to put a large container right behind the wall to create a sense of separation from the street, both in terms of height (privacy) but perhaps more crucially to create some distance with plants that could trail over the garden wall and take up some space on the street. The plan is to put the bins in the garden shed. See my sketch below:
I really love the look of the multispecies front garden which I attach below. This is of course much larger than ours, but is the kind of style I'm trying to achieve.
It would be great to hear your ideas of what plants I could get away with planting in a North East facing container! Thank you in advance!
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Euonymous Emerald and gold, Polystichum setiferum, vinca minor, are three evergreens that come to mind. Unless you don't mind gaps in winter.
The plants in your photo would probably be too big for the space but it is going to depend on how big the container is.
Lots to consider and I am sure you will get more thoughts. Welcome!
I'd go for tall narrow plants which don't need to be dense but give an illusion of privacy like Plantminded has suggested.