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Fast growing plants n shrubs
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I'm having my garden done soon, n need fast growing , colourful plants n shrubs to fill a corner.Any ideas of any plants or shrubs that are non toxic to dogs? I'm clueless :rotfl:
I'm having my garden done soon, n need fast growing , colourful plants n shrubs to fill a corner.Any ideas of any plants or shrubs that are non toxic to dogs? I'm clueless :rotfl:
"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"
(Kabat-Zinn 2004):D:D:D
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is it a sunny area or shaded?
how big is the corner?
do you want more shrubs than flowers?
do you want low maintenance or don't mind a bit of effort?This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
AlexandLauren wrote: »is it a sunny area or shaded?
how big is the corner?
do you want more shrubs than flowers?
do you want low maintenance or don't mind a bit of effort?
It's about 12ft by 12ft, mostly shaded .I want low maintenance shrubs, both evergreen and colourful.Thanks for your reply ☺"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"
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If you want evergreen and colourful then i would suggest Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Camelias, Hydrangeas. All very low maintenance and colourful starting in spring through to summer.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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AlexandLauren wrote: »If you want evergreen and colourful then i would suggest Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Camelias, Hydrangeas. All very low maintenance and colourful starting in spring through to summer.
Good choices but may not be "easy choice" for OP who confesses to being "clueless"
3 of the choices require acidic conditions. I do not know where OP lives but may be in hard water area and thus watering will be forever causing problems with lime
I cannot think of other choices at the moment, why not try RHS plant finder to help narrow it down ?When an eel bites your bum, that's a Moray0 -
bit of ericaeous compost now and then should help keep the balance. Just thinking they require no pruning and grow fairly quick but not so much that it would cause issuesThis is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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AlexandLauren wrote: »bit of ericaeous compost now and then should help keep the balance. Just thinking they require no pruning and grow fairly quick but not so much that it would cause issues
Sorry, but if it's a really lime-y area that won't work. Used to live in Bath, where you don't see many plants requiring ericaceous conditions, except in Homebase! :rotfl:
Real shade, mainly evergreen, non-toxic and and shrubs for colour is a big ask.
Ignoring the toxicity, because it needs investigation, off the top of my head that's mahonia, garrya, viburnum tinus, berberis darwinii, euonymus, hypericum (maybe) osmanthus burkwoodii....Now I'm stuck! Oh, a fuchsia or two, but not evergreen, nor is hypericum.0 -
Don't know about the toxicity, but I suggest these:
Shrubs - Skimmia, Choisya, Pieris
Bulbs - Chionodoxa, bluebells
Perennials - herbaceous geraniums, schizostylis, Japanese anemones. Forget-me-nots biennial but will self-seed.0
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