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Garden design
Avalanche Rose
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Hi, I'm new to gardening. We are in the process of expanding and redesigning our garden.
We are having a patio area, on two sides of this is our house.
one side will have a brick bench with storage and a planting trough as backrest, arch (roses?) and brick bbq area.
the other side will have a decked area, but want a bush to divide, not sure what to have! what plants are best for screen. would like evergreen and colour.
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Photinia Red Robin, Eleagnus Gilt Edge, Choisya Ternata Sundance. Have a look on Google. All evergreen.
What colour rose might you have over your arch? Perhaps a nice scented one. I've gone for a white scented combination with a Madam Alfred Carrier rose and a Duchess of Edinborough clematis growing up through it.
There are some nice tall grasses that I've seen as screens. They make for a lovely texture, with some movement and change of colour. Plus a gentle rustling sound. Sorry I don't know the names but I'm sure other clever folk on here will, or ask at your local garden centre. Good luck with it!
thank you Busy-Lizzie and Tooties.
Not sure on what roses to grow yet, looked at the garden centre and felt overwhelmed by the choice.
like your choices for roses Tootles.
what do people think about blue eye roses?
I'd never heard of them, so had a look on Google, rather striking. But Van Meuwen sells them and some people on this forum have been disappointed with them, I don't know about their roses though. I like David Austin roses, smell good and fairly disease resistant. I have a Madame Alfred Carrière climber which I planted in 1992, repeat flowerer, lovely, but almost white. I thought you wanted colour.