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Thanks John. I too was thinking of a cornus and a virbunum. Hadn't considered a cotinus, lovely looking plant that. Thanks for all the suggestions, exactly what I was hoping for. I've been doing this close to a decade now and sometimes you can get into a rut of only thinking of the same things which was why I was opening it up to the forum to maybe get a little inspiration.
what are the sizes of the space to be planted -- how high is the box hedging kept ? what heights do you want the plants to occupy now and in the future ?
Hebes are great alrounders for planting in the right area -- within box borders etc - only trouble being getting reasonable sized to begin with so they actually show over the hedging. Lots of colours available of foliage and flowers -- many have a good mature size of 1-1.5m x 1-1.5 m -- generally keep their dome shape and easily clipped if needed. Pittosporum dwarf types similar in style and growth but can be tricky if its an exposed and very cold site in winter.
Thanks Dan, can never really go wrong with a hebe. The space is maybe 3m by 1.5/2m so not that big at all and the box hedge is maybe only 1ft high. Any suggestions are welcome as it gives me something to think about rather than trying to get all the forum members to have to worry about exact sizing etc. It's easy to forget about all sorts of obvious choices sometimes so just getting loads of suggestions is a great help. Thanks
Is there a 'style' -- box normally implies formal -- or maybe cottage partierre
The borders are at the front of the house, one on either corner of where the driveway meets the pavement/road. So perhaps more formal than the back garden yes.
so two borders not one ?
yes, but the other one is much smaller so that one is sorted
If its formal id probably consider one dominant shrub and then surround it with multiples of another shrub.
If you have the size and space maybe consider a small tree/ large shrub like Amelanchier canadensis - it grows smaller than Amelanchier lanarkii -- deciduous with a nice winter skeleton -- lovely spring flowers -- good berries that follow and autumn leaf colour. Its a dappled canopy. approx 3x3 m in twenty years
Could use hebes around or use multiples of Hydrangea annabelle or a similar white hydrangea for bright dy conditions.
Fill the rest with a wide selection of suitable bulbs or the odd long flowering perenial like one of the many 6 month flowering geraniums.
Thanks for the suggestion Dan, sounds lovely
Photinia Red Robin for a spring coloured backdrop with a hebe or mid size plant in front of it but behind the box ? Penstemon will flower pink / red all through late summer & sutumn...
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