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Originally Posted by Jamista
I am a complete novice gardener who has just relandscaped her garden. I have several large empty beds and am looking for advice on what to plant.
I need
a. privacy from neighbouring gardens at the back of the bed .
b. colourful flowering shrubs.
c. variety of seasonal colours.
In addition I am planning a pergola and would like suggestions on what to grow up it for fast coverage with preferably flowers.
Any thoughts on small garden flowering trees for areas in between the beds.
Finally there will be pots littering the garden to break up the gravel/paving so anthing which will grow without much maintenance in these to provide colour would be great.
Soil is a fairly fertile heavy type-good for veg in the past. Garden is south facing.
I dislike any spikes and overly blousey flowers.
Garden is for me and my dogs to enjoy so ideally anything scented is an added bonus.
Many Thanks.
Jamista
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Small flowering shrubs:
Syringa microphylla [flowers twice a year; highly scented - highly recommend this one]
Smaller forms of berberis
Caryopteris clandonensis
Tree peonies
small rhododendrons or azaleas
Cistus
To screen your neighbours:
How about putting in trellising along the back, and growing clematis and such over it? A climbing hydrangea is another good plant for this.
For your pergola - wisteria and clematis are the obvious choices. You can have something in flower most of the year with clematis.