South facing, mostly full sun perennial bed

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I have a bit of garden that since we've moved in three years ago has not been more than an overgrown weed patch and lovely tulips in spring, however, I want to do something that would keep it looking "kept" and alive all year round, someone told me to plant perennials close together and that I won't need to weed then, is this true and if can you recommend any plants that I can plant there. We mulched it 2 years ago and there is a conifer of about 2.5 meters high in the back of the border. The border width is about 4 meters and depth about 1 meter.

Thank you...

I've got a bed packed with evergreen shrubs that needs very little weeding, so I think it would work with perennials too. I like Ceonathas ( Californian lilac ),variegated euonymous, choisya ( I think ),hebe and lavender.

Thanks for the idea. Is Hebe the one with the purple flowers sort of elongated almost conical? I thought they grow big is does that just depend on how often you cut it back? We have loads of lavender around other areas.

There is a Hebe with purple conical flowers.
Suggest you look at plants which do well in the Med, such as herbs, lavender, sedum, jasmine (at the back) etc.
There are some good planting schemes here
www.crocus.co.uk/designing-with-plants/