ADVICE on this rocky patch (photo included)

[Longingforthesummer]

I have a small area whete nothing every grows! Because it's very stoney and rocky plus the fence people poured that much concrete to set the posts there hardly any soil all very hard.

It looks so barron but as I say nothimg grows not even bedding plants.

What can I do to make the area look pretty for the Summer...dont want to put pots there.

Make a nice edge to the lawn so it looks intentional and grow some climber (horizontally, from a root in a more fertile spot) up the fence.

I'd make the bed bigger and add as much compost, manure etc as you can and then plant something in to hide the bottom and plant a climber and train. Star jasmine or an evergreen clematis would be good. YOu need to improve the soil first though and give them some room to grow.

The alternative is to put some railway sleepers down and create a raised bed to give everything some room to put their roots down. You could create a lovely border.

Some great ideas thank you.

So Im thinking, I could make the bed bigger pile in a few bags of compost and make that nice and rich before planting some bushes or climbers Im not sure about as wouldnt I have to plant them forward away from the fence due to the better soil? How would I stretch them back to the fence?

I'd rather just put in a few all year round bushes etc to hide the behind.

Sorry Im such a novice

I would widen the border a bit and plant buddleia, which does great in those sort of conditions.

This is the right advice for a border. If you want to keep it this size then budleia is the way to go