Low maintenance dividing border

-taff

Yeah, because while you may be happy with whatever you put in, you're not guaranteed those neighbours forever, and the next set, or them, might decide they want something there too and put something that will kill your plants off.

sobeitjedi

-taff said:

Yeah, because while you may be happy with whatever you put in, you're not guaranteed those neighbours forever, and the next set, or them, might decide they want something there too and put something that will kill your plants off.

It's our land, it's fine.

This thread isn't going quite how I wanted. Maybe I'll get some pics of other similar houses in the area and the plants they've used.

FreeBear

Dustyevsky said:

It's a driveway separation, so the first consideration is whether what you grow will interfere with getting in and out of cars and stand being stepped on now and again. It's also a narrow space with potentially fast drainage or crappy clay, depending on things like who built the drives in the first place.

Another couple of suggestions - Heather or Thyme. Perhaps even Rosemary - They will all smell nice if trodden on and will take quite a bit of abuse. Rosemary & Thyme can also be pinched for the kitchen.

twopenny

This is one photo I took when walking the area to look for garden ideas

Very low maintenance, will grow anywhere, no watering or feeding, Euronymous.

Silver Queen I think and a gold one. There's also one with pink tinged leaves and cheap to buy

You can allow them to grow bigger or into a straight hedge

Dustyevsky

sobeitjedi said:

-taff said:

Yeah, because while you may be happy with whatever you put in, you're not guaranteed those neighbours forever, and the next set, or them, might decide they want something there too and put something that will kill your plants off.

It's our land, it's fine.

This thread isn't going quite how I wanted. Maybe I'll get some pics of other similar houses in the area and the plants they've used.

Things don't always go the way you want. For 18 months, we had to argue with owners of neighbouring properties and the local council, to make changes on our own land that are permitted development and allowed by a deed. We won, and it was something more important than the subject of this thread, but don't underestimate the amount of angst created by neighbour disputes. People are just reflecting that.

Your photo idea is fine, to which I'd add a knowledge of the soil quality there, and whether it's alkaline neutral or acid. Though most plants will grow in most soils, some won't.