Narrow border privacy ideas with pic

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I would very much appreciate suggestions for what to plant in a new border along our driveway. Ideally something with some coverage throughout the year and tall enough to cover the neighbours' six(!!!) bins.

I'm a bit lost in terms of what goes together and what works in this location, east facing so sunny until early afternoon and fairly exposed.

Any advice would be amazing!

How wide is the border? It looks like it is very narrow. It might be tricky growing much in there as PPs have said.

A non invasive bamboo would give you good screening - either in planters or in the border if it is big enough.

Drives usually have a concrete bea!m u derneath, which should come out to the sides as support, so you may find that there is even less soil to play with. Id also be wary of hungry/thirsty roots lifting the drive over time.

If you actually park on the drive then don't plant anything which will be bushy or wide growing, it would have to be so tightly pruned that it would never look right. Also anything with thorns can damage car and human bodywork.
In your situation I'd probably put in fencing to screen the bins, and then train climbers along. Cotoneaster horizontalis would probably work, then something at the base that can cope with dry conditions such as thyme.
If you wanted to go the hedging route I would use yew, it can be kept remarkably narrow.

Look at Kew Gardens rose in David Austin. It has flowers like a Hydrangea but flowers all summer and is thornless. If u plant two side by side they will grow to look loke a nice flowering hedge. U could put a long trough style planter in which would add to height and give u more soil to play with. I planted two in a large trough planter 150 w x 50 h x 45 . From The Range and they look fab .

I have a very similar issue but the narrow border goes beside a garden path on one side and has a picket fence separating it from next door and their bins. The gas and water services run under the border so I have to avoid any plants with deep roots. I also need low maintenance drought tolerant plants as it is difficult to water . I am leaning towards a row of convolvulus cneorum with some spring and summer bulbs and an evergreen honeysuckle.

What’s your budget? I’d put a row of camellias in, create a small camellia hedge, you can keep it any size you want, would look beautiful.

Thank you all again, have spent the day in the office with actual real life people so no time for mumsnet until now.

Budget is whatever it takes really, no fixed budget but obviously don't want to spend the kids' entire inheritance.

Width is about 45cm.

Is there a catch with camellia? Would it take years to reach a decent height? Looks like a great option

I'm leaning towards either trellis and climbers or a flowering shrub along the lines of camellia.

This might be useful op:- www.sundaygardener.co.uk/how_to_grow_camellia.html

What do people think about a pittisporum ? Fast growing ,low maintenance ,easily clippable .Ever green .

I have a similar situation and wondering ..

We have red robin/ photinia on espaliers in a very narrow border. It's provides coverage / interest all year round, is very narrow acts as an effective screen.

Like these: www.grasslands.co.uk/photinia-x-fraseri-red-robin-wall-frame-45-litre-pot-160-x-110cm.html?amp=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIm8GDoYqo8AIVAp7tCh0F2wxSEAQYAiABEgKn4fD_BwE

A bit late with the suggestions but in a neighbourhood near me the owners have put up trellis and covered it with star jasmine

www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-star-jasmine/

I think it's quite tolerant of shallow soil, evergreen, smells great. Not sure how it copes with exposed winds though.

I wanted to say a big thank you for the help on here. We went for star jasmine and climbing roses and a small fence/trellis, and so far so good, the plants have settled in well and am looking forward to them growing.

Trellis and Passion flower on it. It grows like mad.

Oh sorry, I seem
A bit late.