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  • 10-07-2010 12:52pm
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    WWC1
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭


    Hello,

    Hope everyone is well.

    Really need some advice please. In our house 4 years and garden starting to come along quite well. However, one major problem. We ahve a bio-cycle unit and for some reason gave no thought whatsoever to positioning in the garden when installing. Its right of centre looking down the garden from the house and just looks like a big odd hole in the ground.

    Don't want to plant tall (2m) shrubs around it as this will obstruct the view to end of garden and don't' want to make a feature of this area either so really stuck for ideas. Would like it to blend in with rest of planting. Asking the impossible I know but hoping someone may have encountered a smiliar problem?!?!?:confused:

    Any infor greatly appreciated. Plus we have a gorgeous new baby girl who in time will be toddling and playing on the lawn so will have to cover the hole for saftey reasons (will need access to the biocycle too in case of problem)

    Might be easier just to move house!!!


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    Sonnenblumen
    Registered Users Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭Sonnenblumen


    This is surprisingly a very common and frustrating problem. A very practical (access) but interesting as well as requiring little maintenance solution which typically includes a mix of low growing ornamental grasses (Carex, Acorus etc), dwarf Pines (Pinus Mugo Mughus), Scabiosa and Persicaria for Spring/Summer ground cover colour, Liriope for late season colour. I would also add a few Stipa Giganticas which although small clumpers have wonderful seed heads that can reach 1200-1500mm high, but don't worry they will not obscure your view and are fantastic sight of graceful movement in the sunlight.

    You can of course develop more complex planting schemes but this would be a very good starting point for many.


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    WWC1
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭WWC1


    Hi Sonnenblumen,

    Thank you for your reply. Great planting suggestions & much appreciated!!


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    John mac
    Registered Users Posts: 5,118 ✭✭✭John mac


    Dierama pulcherrimum is a nice one too.

    Flowering in July.


    have you thought of pots?


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    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    Hi..
    There are some great planting suggestions there, as for not drawing attention I have found that if you create an irregular curved bed larger than the unit it will be lost within the overall bed...

    Cheers


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