Thanks everyone To be honest, I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed and wondering if I have bitten off more than I can chew!! It really is a lot of space to fill. I'm hoping to grow annuals, perennials, roses, evergreens......all sorts really!
I've bought 4 roses today, my sweet peas are going in to germinate tomorrow (indoors in pots), I have lots of annual and perennial seeds I am just going to sow to fill some space this year and I also have a few bushes to move.
Lizzie, from about lunch time the sun is behind the back bushes so it is shaded, although still gets a lot of light with the garden being quite open, it just doesn't get firecracker sunlight for most of the day. The side hedge/border gets sun in the afternoon.
Lavande......that made me smile. The lawn is all thanks to OH, not my department at all. I just read your comment and he laughed, he has a great petrol mower which is in for annual service, now I'm not sure whether his laugh was a 'now there's a thought' laugh or not!
I'm hoping for sunshine tomorrow, or at least no rain, so I can get started......everything crossed!
Did you get your sunshine Tracey? This afternoon has been beautiful here - with a beautiful golden glow from the sun. Happy gardening - I love this time of year..
Tracey - another way of dealing with a long border is to plan a smaller one - say a couple of metres - and then repeat it. It gives continuity and stops it looking bitty. You may have to alter a few plants here and there - for instance if some of the border is mostly in shade and some is mostly in sun, but there are also plants that can cope with those extremes.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thank you FG, didn't come on here earlier as I was going out. Obviously back now but I had a bit a stressful rubbish day so only posted on the 'forkers' thread, which it seems is having even worse issues. I was in a good mood again until I came home!!
Anyway, I will update you all tomorrow on the border!!!!
Hi everyone, thanks for the all the suggestions and apologies for the delay in updating you. I have today planted 18 plants in total in the border. Some of you may have read already that I got bargain buys from the GC on Sunday and so in total have only spent about £60 on all those plants. Included in those already planted are 4 roses, Cotoneaster, 2 Hellebores, 2 Gaultheria, a grass with no name and a small Euonymus.
Still to add to my collection are Hostas, Euphorbia (I've seen 2 I like on crocus), another Euonymus, Cornus (there are 2 I like but it says they like sun??) and Heucheras.
Once I have all the shrub type plants in I then have some perennials and summer bulbs to plant and annual seeds to sow.
I will try and get some photos on in the next few days.
It's all coming together nicely and I would like to thank you all for your help (providing it all survives of course ).
Missed your last post sorry Verdun, and yes it was a naughty plant because it is the only one I have bought full price.....bouncy little things!!
Anyway, for the benefit of everyone that gave me advice, here are some pics of the progress so far, not a bad job I don't think for now and I cant believe the difference in a week.
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To be honest, I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed and wondering if I have bitten off more than I can chew!! It really is a lot of space to fill. I'm hoping to grow annuals, perennials, roses, evergreens......all sorts really!
I've bought 4 roses today, my sweet peas are going in to germinate tomorrow (indoors in pots), I have lots of annual and perennial seeds I am just going to sow to fill some space this year and I also have a few bushes to move.
Lizzie, from about lunch time the sun is behind the back bushes so it is shaded, although still gets a lot of light with the garden being quite open, it just doesn't get firecracker sunlight for most of the day. The side hedge/border gets sun in the afternoon.
Lavande......that made me smile. The lawn is all thanks to OH, not my department at all. I just read your comment and he laughed, he has a great petrol mower which is in for annual service, now I'm not sure whether his laugh was a 'now there's a thought' laugh or not!
I'm hoping for sunshine tomorrow, or at least no rain, so I can get started......everything crossed!
Did you get your sunshine Tracey? This afternoon has been beautiful here - with a beautiful golden glow from the sun. Happy gardening - I love this time of year..
The border will get much more sun in the summer when the sun is higher in the sky.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Tracey - another way of dealing with a long border is to plan a smaller one - say a couple of metres - and then repeat it. It gives continuity and stops it looking bitty. You may have to alter a few plants here and there - for instance if some of the border is mostly in shade and some is mostly in sun, but there are also plants that can cope with those extremes.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thank you FG, didn't come on here earlier as I was going out. Obviously back now but I had a bit a stressful rubbish day so only posted on the 'forkers' thread, which it seems is having even worse issues. I was in a good mood again until I came home!!
Anyway, I will update you all tomorrow on the border!!!!
Hi everyone, thanks for the all the suggestions and apologies for the delay in updating you. I have today planted 18 plants in total in the border. Some of you may have read already that I got bargain buys from the GC on Sunday and so in total have only spent about £60 on all those plants. Included in those already planted are 4 roses, Cotoneaster, 2 Hellebores, 2 Gaultheria, a grass with no name and a small Euonymus.
Still to add to my collection are Hostas, Euphorbia (I've seen 2 I like on crocus), another Euonymus, Cornus (there are 2 I like but it says they like sun??) and Heucheras.
Once I have all the shrub type plants in I then have some perennials and summer bulbs to plant and annual seeds to sow.
I will try and get some photos on in the next few days.
It's all coming together nicely and I would like to thank you all for your help
(providing it all survives of course 
).
I have just been to the GC Verdun and a Euphorbia Silver Swan 'jumped' in my trolled LOL!!
I asked at the GC re the Cornus and bought one half price for £5
Also bought a few others but can't remember their names, will report back later....off to do planting while the sun is shining
Missed your last post sorry Verdun, and yes it was a naughty plant because it is the only one I have bought full price.....bouncy little things!!
Anyway, for the benefit of everyone that gave me advice, here are some pics of the progress so far, not a bad job I don't think for now and I cant believe the difference in a week.