Where to put flowerbeds?

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I want to put in some flower / shrub beds to break up this space. I've bought two clematis and was going to put them on the back fence.

Any ideas suggestions of what to plant gratefully recurved.

Received not recurved. Also it's not clear in the pics but it drops down quite a lot at the right corner.

I would cut two large triangles in the lawn. One in the right hand far corner and the other in the centre of the left hand fence. If you plant some tall shrubs in the nearest bed it will give the illusion of a meandering path.

I would suggest a tree like Prunus Serellia, Robinia Frisia or an Amelanchier to take the eye to the first bed. Then large evergreen grasses in the far corner with Cornus Midwinter fire Dotted through the grasses. In the Winter this will give a good focal point to the garden.

Round the edges of the triangle I would plant creeping thyme, dwarf lavender and phlox

I'd do it like this. Start them smaller, with the larger plants in, and enlarge as you plant.

Like this

I would go right the way around and then plant something like this

How big is it? Is the drop really noticeable when you're in it? If it is, I'd probably try and create a lower section with a small retaining wall or put a tree there - nothing that will mind getting soggy from water running down your lawn.

To answer your question - yes I think clematis would be great on that back fence- maybe you could get some other climbers too, or some shrub roses and perennial geraniums so you'll have a long period of lovely flowers to admire.

Thanks everyone! You can't see but there's steps at the bottom left to get down into it. The drop is more noticeable when you're standing on the grass.

I like the idea of a meandering path!

The wall on the left is a retaining wall. So our neighbours grass is level to the bottom of the fence.