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Back garden borders

samwiltshire1136145samwiltshire1136145 Posts: 14
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Some photos of my now empty back borders - they are only about 40cm deep so nothing big obviously. The back garden is north west facing, left hand side gets morning sun, right hand side afternoon. I was thinking a mix of salvia, small hebe and euonymus green spire/rocket and hydrangea paniculata little spooky (dwarf variety that’s only 50cm in size) 

open to any other plant suggestions and ways of planting, have two hebes and three salvia Cardonnas already you may be able to see in the photos.

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  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    They're very narrow borders, so I would look more at wall shrubs that could be trained against the fence and therefore get the biggest impact. Thinking of things like Ceonothus. I think a row of tiny things might look a bit mean?
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • samwiltshire1136145samwiltshire1136145 Posts: 14
    Sorry I forgot to put dimensions. The borders are approx 40cm deep. I was thinking salvia/pony tail grass (can’t remember name)/dwarf hydrangea/euonymus in that way. I could do some climbers too behind? I love ceanothus as my sister has one in her garden but i thought they were all huge
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    Pony tail grass is Stipa tenuissima. A larger grass like Calamagrostis Karl Foerster would make a greater impact and mix well with your other plants. You could also use Verbena bonariensis for extra height or a Clematis if you want a climber
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • samwiltshire1136145samwiltshire1136145 Posts: 14
    Yes wouldn’t mind a climber, are there any shrubs that come to mind too that go up rather than out or will I always be pruning back?
  • WaterbutWaterbut Posts: 344
    The top picture looks like your fence so that is Ok and the one underneath may be your neighbours so watch what you are doing with that border as they can object to anything you put on their fence. Speaking from experience.
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    samwiltshire1136145 said:
    Yes wouldn’t mind a climber, are there any shrubs that come to mind too that go up rather than out or will I always be pruning back?
    I have a hedge of Griselinia which is about 6 feet tall but kept to a depth of just 1.5 feet.  It’s easy to maintain and grows in most soils, seen here on the right in front of my neighbour’s huge laurel hedge.


    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


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