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Good morning I need help with this corner, ideas for some plants with height I was wondering about Choysia, ferns and maybe a small growing maple?



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if it is shady then some of the larger evergreen ferns would be good in there. as would sarcococca which is evergreen with winter flowers and fragrance. then a small holly, pittosporum, euonymus [variegated forms available too] would also do ok there.

23 May, 2019

 

Thanks will have a look.

23 May, 2019

 

A nice bamboo phylostachys aurea in that corner will look great against the white wall, it’s a clumper so won’t run, the effect will be great, in front of bamboo a nice half tree log with that hosta sitting on top, to the side a lovely physocarpus with copper foliage the yellow leaved form further to the right, and in front of bamboo and feature log a small compact ceanothus, and agree with sea burn girl a euonymus you can allow this to scramble up through the bamboo, but not too much, it’s a great effect, it’s only a small corner so the plants would need pruning to keep it looking balanced, you could put a outdoor light in the bed which makes the bamboo stand out in the night.

23 May, 2019

 

That all sounds great thanks

24 May, 2019

 

Much as I like bamboos, Phyllostachys plants (including aurea) can run if they like their spot.

See: https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=79

(If Chusquea - don't get Chusquea gigantea - too big and it is flowering in many places, including my garden.)

How about Fargesia?

26 May, 2019

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