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"Staycalm" wrote:

I have a corner of the garden (NE) where I have the swingset a couple of
metres from the fence each way. On one side is a large apricot, on the
other
a smaller nectarine. I'd like to plant something child-friendly, compact
and
pleasant looking in the two strip areas between the edge of the swings
and
the fence. One part of the strip is under the nectarine. It is well
shaded
and retains moisture well but is not really moist. Something waterwise
would
be great. Any suggestions?

Turn it into your child's own garden plot. Give her some nice big seeds,
like
sweet peas or sunflowers, or perhaps some bulbs. In fact, you could even
get
her planting vegies (again, peas would be a good choice). Maybe bluebells
in
the shaded area, and vegies on the sunny side, and trellis at the back for
peas? Edge the area with strawberries.

I think I explained the space poorly. It's L shaped around two sides of the
play equipment, bordered on those sides by the fence. Each bed is about a
foot wide. The northern side is in shade and under the nectarine. The
eastern side gets more sun once it's away from the nectarine. Obviously both
will get a lot more sun in the winter.

I like the bulbs idea. Would the sweet pea grow on the eastern side, up the
fence if I put some trellis or something? How much sun do strawberries need?
I have some atm with runners ready to be snipped.

Liz