Help me decide

[Laurasanford111]

Hello everyone

I have a question re the layout of the garden, excuse the state the garden is in now we lost a tree dur to the storm so the right border is a mess. However the right side has fully established shrubs, choisya, hydrangea, skimmia etc , however on the left when we came here there wasn't much it was all dead so started from scratch. We have a rose shrub, and some other perennials but nothing to much, I have an olive tree put there for height as it had outgrown it's pot. We are south facing so I'm hoping it does ok there.

My question is this, the right hand side has a curve where as the left is more angular, I am trying to recreate the same shape on the left as the right if that makes sense? I have two pics attached one in summer and one today so you can see what I mean. I know whatever I get will take time to get established, I could buy something bigger I suppose for more cost. If anyone can help me with this layout, ideas what should go where I'd really appreciate it!

You have some very pretty perennials on the left side, is that agastache, gaura, and then the roses at the end against the wall? They are all low to medium height, so I assume that you don’t want to plant anything in front of them that would block them?

Are you looking for perennials or for more evergreen plants like the shrubs that you have on the right?

A low growing hebe could be pretty in that position and would give you soft green curvy shape through the winter as well. And I would definitely add a winter flowering clematis.

Actually looking again are those pink anemones against the wall? Very pretty anyway.

@fernsandlilies thank you, I suppose more evergreen yes to give the full structure

@fernsandlilies I've always been put off buying them as someone said they don't last very long?!

Which don't last long? I have hebes that are over a decade old. And clematis too can go on for years and years.

I think actually what you might do is to move the perennials forwards into the new curvy area, so you can put bigger bushier things behind them. Otherwise you will be quite limited in what you could plant in front without the perennials being hidden. I still think a hebe would work very well, eg this one;
https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/veronica-rosie/classid.2000041412/

Also a strong recommendation for one of my favourite plants, the small shrub convolvulus cneorum, which is evergreen (silvery leaves) and will grow to about 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide. It does like sun but will set off the olive well.

If you want lower height plants with all-year interest you could try Rhodanthemum - hates winter wet, not strictly an evergreen but is nearly evergreen in my South coast garden.