Questions

I have just built a raised bed along a fence with railway sleepers and willow screening covering a block wall 1.5m high. The border is approx 6m x 0.8m. Can you recommend a shrub mixture, ideally a mixture of everygreen colours with maybe some grass and flower.

I want to plant a Virginia Creeper and am interested in Panthenocissus quinquefolia 'Yellow Wall' PBR. I seem to remember someone saying that it is a less hardy variety. Is this true? My house is on the north Donegal coast and I'd like to plant against an open east facing wall. How does it compare to other varieties of Virginia Creeper?

A section of my garden is very damp and sometimes waterlogged. I was thinking of planting a living willow hedge, but have concerns about the roots and their effect on my house, Are the roots invasive? Is a living willow hedge safe for a suburban garden?

Will Skimmia Japonica reevesiana 'Chilan Choice' which is both male and female pollinate S. Japonica 'Rubella' which is male only, when in the one garden?

I am looking for a small variety of Camellia that wont get too big and will look good in a small front garden. I am going to put my next Camellia in the ground as I have already killed a Camellia in a pot by accidentally letting it dry out.

I have a NW facing paved area and wish to populate with pots etc. In pots, say 32cm x 32cm what could I use for permanent pot life that might also add a bit of winter colour? I already have Buxus there and will have summer colour in some troughs as well. I live in North Tipperary and sometimes get severe frosts.