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Stocking density for small front sunny spot
tiny_gardener
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in Fruit & veg
Hi all, looking for a little help and advice for a front sunny spot. It's not enormous, maybe 3m long by 1m deep and at the moment has two honeyberries (trying them out for the first time) and a dwarf raspberry (lowberry sweet sister).
The main problem is it looks a little bare. I originally planted them with plenty of space so the honeyberries had room to expand but they're yet to do so and I'm wondering whether I need patience (we're in year two) or whether there are other bits and pieces I can use to fill in the gaps.
It's a southwest facing bed on the front/side of our house which gets REALLY warm in the summer, hence me thinking soft fruits would be a good shout. I'm thinking some small blueberry plants and strawberries might also work but I'm mostly concerned about stocking density - how close can I plant everything? I'd like it to just look like quite a full, natural bed but I'm not sure how sensible this is with soft fruit plants. Happy to take other non-fruit suggestions as well!
The main problem is it looks a little bare. I originally planted them with plenty of space so the honeyberries had room to expand but they're yet to do so and I'm wondering whether I need patience (we're in year two) or whether there are other bits and pieces I can use to fill in the gaps.
It's a southwest facing bed on the front/side of our house which gets REALLY warm in the summer, hence me thinking soft fruits would be a good shout. I'm thinking some small blueberry plants and strawberries might also work but I'm mostly concerned about stocking density - how close can I plant everything? I'd like it to just look like quite a full, natural bed but I'm not sure how sensible this is with soft fruit plants. Happy to take other non-fruit suggestions as well!
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If it's just a temporary measure and you just want it to be pretty you could plant annual flowers, either hardy, like nasturtiums and pot marigolds (calendulas) or tender ones that you can buy as small plants in May. If you like the idea of edible flowers with your soft fruit you can eat nasturtiums, marigolds and pansies and use them for food decoration or in salads.