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Budsgardens2012
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Hi all!
First post so apologies if misplaced.
I have a very small front garden say 6ft by 20ft. I will soon be erecting a small picket fence at 3ft around the border to give our little cottage a romantic feel. What I would like to do is grow some tall flowers just inside the fence that will grow over the 3ft. I like purples, pinks, yellows and whites and from the research I have done understand that perennials are the way to go. Would this be your suggestion to fellow gardeners? If so, can any of you provide a specific variety?
Very grateful and thanks in advance!
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Hi Budsgardens
Which way does your garden face and what sort of soil does it have, sandy or stoney or clay or lovely loam?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Ah yes. Important details!
It faces North so gets a litte evening sun. The soil nice and loamy. Plenty of plants such as aliums thrive in it!
Then I'd plant aquilegias, foxgloves, veronica spikata, echinacea and Canterbury Bells for a start. They'll give you a mix of flower forms and a lovely cottagey effect.
I'm sure others will have more suggestions
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
How about some Japanese Anemones, These are great in white for late summer/autumn colour.
Some Gladioli Bulbs would be great too, these come in many different colours.
I would suggest you also consider asters, echinacea's (cone flowers), hardy geraniums, hemerocallis (day lillie's), nepetas (cat mint), peony's, perovskia, phlox's and Sedum's.
maybe a couple of hollyhocks or delphiniums for height to add the fine suggestions already made. ( make sure you have at least a couple of hostas, tee hee )
Thanks everyone!
verbena bonariensis tall, mauve, loved by bees.
my suggestion would be not to plant all perennials as even in a very small plot, a little structure wouldn't go amiss.... a tall plant/shrub here and there would be welcome... especially during the winter...