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Front Garden Border plants - suggestions needed

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  • 18-08-2015 12:07pm
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    wait4me
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    Right I'm biting the bullet and have decided to put in permanent shrubs into my front garden border instead of annual bedding plants. I have already put in a hydrangea and camilia. I want plants that have a presence all year round; perhaps with flowers in spring and summer. All and any suggestions will be considered! Thanks in advance


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    ShiverinEskimo
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    Just in the middle of doing the same myself and got delivery of Forest Flame, Silver Flame (Pieris, Pieris Japonica) and Burning Bush.


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    Cumin
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    Weigelia, Potentilla, Philadelphus, Kolkwitzia, Spirea, Sarcococca, Buddleia, Cornus, Rhododendron, Viburnum


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    stewygriffin
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    Hydrangea "Wims Red" is a shrub that will give good presence through the summer months.Flowers turn from white to pink to red from June through to October and then in winter as the leaves die back it has a nice bit of interest.I have some growing in my garden and its a shrub of interest.A hard prune back each wintertime gives great new growth the following year.
    Ajuga Reptans "chocolate chip" is a great dark leaved evergreen ground cover plant that sprouts lovely purple spikes of flowers from early summer onwards.Max height is only 15 cm tall.Bees and hoverflys love them.


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