"David" wrote in message ...

On 16/07/2018 23:12, Andy Parker wrote:
I have a project to plant up a "border" 70 metres long and about a metre
wide in an area of a public park that our Society lease. It faces East
or ENE and is backed by a 3 foot retaining wall and railings above that.
Soil is due to be tipped there shortly but it looks more like clay to me.
Ideally the border will be at least partially evergreen, under 3 metres
tall, low maintenance and look OK next July when we have a big
anniversary event.
I'm no gardener although I aspire to improve.
I envisage mainly shrubs and hardy annuals with herbacious perennials
for colour?
As usual with these things the budget is two thirds of sod all so ideas
for stuff I can bring on at home from cuttings etc. and plant out in
Autumn or Spring as appropriate would be ideal.
I'm in Cumbria almost at sea level.
I will put in Forsythia because I have fond childhood memories of it,
dwarf rhododendron 'cos I have some. There is a nice cotoneaster already
but they are quite slow growing I suspect. The park has a lot of
Berberis but that is vicious and I'd rather avoid it since it is
probably going to be mainly me maintaining this.

Suggestions please.

Andy Parker


I would sow the entire border with autumn sown annuals, then plant
through with what ever you chose, that way what ever happens you will
have a show.

Genius !
Andy