Help with what to plant :)
Hello :-)
i was wondering if anyone would give me some ideas of what to plant and when along this bedding here please, I planted these climbing roses in spring (the generous gardener and teasing Georgia) and just decided to cut in a border all the way along. I'm looking for anything pretty and cottagey! Open to any suggestions as I'm new to gardening :-) not any more climbers though. It's a north east facing wall so just a few hours of sun in the morning.
Thank you very much
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First of all, well done. The roses look good but now you need to start training them horizontally or diagonally to increase their blooming potential.
The border below is very narrow so I think you need to stick to clump forming hardy perennials that will cope with the shade and also the dryness the wall will create and maybe one or two spiky things.
Evergreen, glossy leaves with flowers in late winter or early spring - https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/27849/Bergenia-Bach/Details
This will give good leaf contrast and flower in summer - https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/94611/Geranium-Kashmir-Pink/Details
For spikier foliage contrast and later flowers try one of the crocosmias. This one would pick up the colours of Teasing Georgia - https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/56402/Crocosmia-x-crocosmiiflora-(Lemoine)-N-E-Br-George-Davison-Davison/Details
Thank you very much thats very helpful, I will take a look at the suggestions :-)