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of soil do you have there? Is it exposed or quite sheltered? How much sun/shade?  Are you selling/renting the house and need a quick fix, or planning for the long-term.  Are the residents gardeners or need something very low-maintenance?  How much can you

and any planting would have to be low maintenance. Goodness, that is a great idea but the question probably has about as many answers as there are plants, several million probably! Who is going to care for the garden, you mention your club, may I be so

't really know how much sun this area gets throughout the year as we don't go there - that's why I want it to be low-maintenance.  It probably gets 3-4 ?? hours a day (when it shines....)  Probably not much in Dec/Jan due to the low sun behind the houses

image - will try again once posted   Low maintenance evergreens include: phormium, bergenia, heuchera, euonymous (some), carex, cotoneaster (some), flat-growing junipers, choisya, lavender, euphorbia (some), aucuba japonica, prunus (some), ajuga, festuca

was the planting, especially outside the box. Low maintenance and drought resistant hardy plants were called for. So far the expenditure had swallowed up more  than 2/3rds of the budget, and I'd hardly starte

, but they are a bit of a slug magnet, so you need to take precautions. EB many thanks for your replies, can anyone recomend a book that would give me advice on growing from seed, when to sow, pot on and  plant out and what maintenance is required. I would try

in - unless you enjoy being observed by passers-by - but you still want it to look good. A simple pattern of box and gravel looks fabulous (especially from upstairs windows) and is pretty low maintenance. Box also works well as edging, in order to restrain

in their first season. How about Nandina domestica?  evergreen, flowers, berries, leaves change colour, upright habit, AGM - various sizes/varieties - low maintenance, I love mine.

arum lilies will love it there too. Shrubs like skimmia. Sarcoccoca....fantastic winter scent....is lovely evergreen. Daphne's and hydrangeas will do,well there.You,could have a very attractive, low maintenance foliage and flower area there of interest

, low-maintenance and rewarding. Considering their price at the supermarket, they are also inexpensive.Don't be tempted to impulse-buy those specimens stuffed into pots that you see in large garden centres. In my experience, mail order plants from