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Planting a long shaded border

jay0109 · 2017-09-19 10:19:57

Hi Because I'm in a corner house, at an angle, I have a longish drive way...about 90ft or so. Only moved in recently and trying to get my head around how to deal with the garden. The driveway is chippings and has trees/bushes/some fencing along the south side. But there are bare strips/patches of soil most of the way…

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19-09-2017 11:19am

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jay0109

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Hi

Because I'm in a corner house, at an angle, I have a longish drive way...about 90ft or so. Only moved in recently and trying to get my head around how to deal with the garden.
The driveway is chippings and has trees/bushes/some fencing along the south side. But there are bare strips/patches of soil most of the way between the driveway itself and the trees. And all thats growing there is weeds and scutch grass in places.

I'm looking to plant some low maintenance shrubs/flowers/grass that will grow in this shaded strip. I'm thinking some sort of bog type heather that will slowly spread over the area and keep the bare look off of it.

Any advice/tips for a complete novice!

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#2 19-09-2017 3:14pm
Mgit

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maybe a low box hedge / buxus, it tolerates shade well and is low maint

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