Maximum impact plants!

[Fortunatepiggy]

I have this rather sorry looking border in my front garden and some planters against a fence in my back garden. I have rather neglected the garden lately as weve had a lot of building work done on house. I am having some friends visit next week and want to brighten it up. The plants already there are not big enough I have a sunflower that needs sun!! . What can I put there that is established and will look nice and as impressive as possible!l i only have this weekend to work on it

Thanks!!!

I've been doing tonnes of gardening recently... The important question is what's your budget?

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These are great for impact :)

Is painting the fence an option. Nice bright colour. Or just buy trelis and paint it.
Clematis would look pretty

You could spray paint trelis for speed.

If you have a Homebase or B&Q near you, pop down there. It's the end of the season ( ch............s trees will be in soon!😂 )
There will be plant on offer, get some cheap multi packs of bright marigold, petunias etc and a couple of larger plants, depending on what they have.

Thanks I want large tall things I think

Budget about 100 .. is that enough? Or do I need more

That budget would be great, you could get a couple of bamboos in pots, or tall grasses with smaller colourful things round the edges.

Yes I want something with lots of colour now and hopefully something that will last into autumn thanks for suggestions

Oh not bamboo, it is a bastard to eradicate if it escapes.

It might be better to spend on the structure. Buying mature plants is a crazy expensive way to go, and even mature plants won't look settled in that time frame (they'll probably look better in pots than in the ground)