Pleased to see this new topic has appeared
I've got a strip of soil underneath my front window, which borders onto my front lawn, I'd like to plant something in this border which is pretty easy to keep but colourful. As the front of my house is north facing the border never really dries as the house is almost always casting a shadow over the front.
Mine is a new house (1998) and as a result the soil is pretty dodgy quality, heavy clay and then 7 inches down you hit builders rubble ! I'm aware that I'll have to mix top soil / compost into the exisiting soil to give my planting a chance but I'm pretty stumped as to what to grow there.
I'd like something colourful, easy to look after (pruning etc once or twice a year is fine), with a shrubby habit and a max height of around 3ft, so's not to obscure my window.
I've had a degree of success in my back garden with growing things in the poor soil, but I have the advantage of the back being south facing.
Please help !
Cheers
NDP