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Restore and revive

Have been asked to help restore a south facing front garden in a retirment complex. Ideas for plants please. Need to be low enogh not to cover window boxes. already has some roses but a choisia which is dying. Poor soil conditions.

Any suggestions for a planting scheme very welcome please

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  • Congratulations! It is great the you are willing to help and I hope you have a great time ding the job. image I just wondered how much aftercare for this garden would be available.

  • sotongeoffsotongeoff Posts: 9,802

    A lot more information is needed here-what size is this area?-what is the budget?-who will maintain it?image

    And as always a picture helpsimage

  • Bunny ...Bunny ... Posts: 3,471
    Lots of scent and vibrant colours image
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,065

    If you go Mediterranean, don't forget lavenders for perfume.  You can get similar coloured flowers from nepeta and forms of salvia if the soil doesn't suit lavenders.

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • rich555rich555 Posts: 1

    Hello I Agree

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