We moved into a new house last October with a small south-facing back garden/patio area that is fenced with a dull wooden fence that I can't really paint much of due to some old climbers already there. I would like to plant some new colourful climbers and am wondering what to plant and when to do so in order to get colour/coverage as early as possible (colour is main priority).
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I am trying to find inspiration for a climber on a wall that is in shade and in a very windy spot. I used the tool on this website (very useful) but the results give only creepers and ivy; I'm not crazy about either, do you know if I have any other options?
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I am looking at the above types of dogwood. Can you advise if these are seasonal and if they are likely to die in the winter? I am thinking of a raising flower bed, with good drainage. Also, how big would these grow?/Flowering?
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I need to plant about 30 foot of hedge. I quite like laurel, and went to the local garden centre to check it out. I reckon a potted plant is better, and they had two options. Both appeared to be the same variety (Cherry), both were the same size and both looked identical. The difference was colour. One was deep green, at around €15 and the other was a bright green at €6. I asked the difference and the lady said the deeper green one was a new variety in the past few years, and was more "compact" Now its colour was very nice in fairness, but the delta in cost has me thinking. Can I achieve a deep lush colour from any laurel? Is it a feeding thing..?? Also, since I didn't exactly get a scientific answer on the difference, what is that difference likely to be..??
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Could you please identify this lovely plant. Growing at the front gate of my new house.
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