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Garden inspiration please…

Mairead Moloney

last year

We are having the front path re paved & would like to remove the hedge & do something with the small patch outside the front door. Possibly cutting a small section from under the window if needed. Would really welcome some ideas & love something modern & a little different. Thank you 🙏

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tamp75
last year
Hi, what are you thinking of using for the front path - colour / type of paving as that will affect the style / look of the rest of the garden. I’d be tempted to leave some of the hedging as it does at least delineate your boundary. In terms of digging out a planting area under your window - if it’s too small it won’t be worth it as the plants won’t have much impact.
It might be worth looking at other gardens in the street to see what works with other similar styles of property.
Mairead Moloney
Original Author
last year
Thanks Tamp75 for your advice. Was looking at light coloured square paving with dark grey edge border. A few other houses have cut out under the window & put shrubs & stones there.
Just wanted something a bit different.
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Sonia
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Such a small area will be difficult to plant up as there isn’t the room to create impact. You could plant Hebe’s or Skimmia, both evergreen and low growing. Or maybe a climbing rose up the wall, but it will lose its leaves in the winter.
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Thank you Sonia 🙏 good advice x

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