[Closed] Any gardener types out there, shrub question?

What's the soil like? Heavy or free draining?

Ummmmmmm , ok top few inches then its quite heavy/dense but not clay.

OK, so nothing like cistus then. A simple low maintenance suggestion would be Viburnum davidii, gets to around 1.5m high & wide, a bit of flower & berry but doesn't do much. You can interplant it with Geranium Ann Folkard for a bit of summer flower interest - done that on a few schemes.

ETA - you could also try the Flower Carpet rose series. Should stay evergreen as long as you're not too exposed, flower like mad and are easily pruned back - no fancy 'cut to a bud' malarky, just go at em with shears.

St. Johns Wort provides good flowering through June - July
An ornamental Holly will look good all year round

Azalea? Got two different types in one of my borders and they both look quite nice. Soil and exposure conditions are similar to yours too

Azalea/Rhodie & Camellia will only work in acidic soil though.

Hmm, a triangular shaped bush you say.....

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Dirty Woody go to your room.....

Some good ideas there, can't believe i'm sat here googling plants 🙂

Looking for plants that will blend/work together, did toy with a narrow conifer type around 6 ft in the corner to add height then a few complimentary shrubs around it. Or are conifers (juniper type iirc) a bit naff?

Prunus lusitanica or Prunus laurocerasus.

Conifers look okay in my opinion and are evergreen, but check to see how big they will eventually get.

Italian cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) - the tall thin ones - can make a good focal point or work in a formal setting but can equally look naff if badly used (eg. one either side of the front door). Could be expensive to buy at a decent size though. Fastigiate yew is another option that should be OK on your soil.

EDIT - stay away from laurel (esp prunus laurocerasus) if you want a low maintenance garden. Once laurel gets its feet in it can be a bit of a thug and will take regular pruning to stop it overpowring the space - on the upside you can prune it as hard as you like and it'll grow back.

Sea Buckthorn. Although not evergreen, but has edible berries through winter.

Escallonia apple blossom. Berberis thunbergii.

The berberis especially is very hardy and imo a lovely colour.

Pyracantha is also hardy but v. spiky but looks lovely when in Autumn.

Chippings....low maintenance.

Aucuba japonica.

I understand where thepurist is coming from with my recommendation of Laurel.

However, the OP does have a "largish" space to fill and, unless you have loads of cash, he/she will have to buy something that will grow reasonably fast and fill the space and not cost so much or be very patient and wait for a slower plant to grow and fill or spend a lot of money on a specimen sized slow grower.

A Prunus laurocerasus will need a good trim (fnar, fnar!) once or twice a year and won't take that much time really 🙂

Fatsia

Oh yes, Acuba Japonica is definitely my kind of thing. I already have a 1.5m shrub that has variagated leaves on the other side of the garden, no idea what it is was here when we got here.

So the Acuba Japonica is a fave to go in.

Also the Berberis Thunbergii (rose glow) we liking too.

Do also like the Prunus Laurocerasus Etna too, would these 3 work well in this space together?

HeeBee? (sp?)

Job done, all planted up.As follows....

Photinia Fraseri "Red Robin"

Acuba Japonica "variegata"

Choisya Ternata "Sundance"

It seems i have a fair bit of space up front, may fill with a lower growing shrub of some type, will wait to see how these get on though. Looks nice with the dark bark mulch. Happy.

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions and ideas people. 🙂

Pics?

It seems i have a fair bit of space up front

Some nice perennials?

Echinacea, anemones look lovely in the summer, or Daffs for the spring.

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