Lawn centrepiece ideas?
I’ve been thinking about putting a 1-2metre plant in a circular bed in the centre of my lawn as a kind of centrepiece. Low maintenance, year round interest. Originally thought a small tree like a forest pansy (until I spotted one recently that was much bigger than the 2 metres I thought they grow to). Then I thought something like cornus Midwinter Fire. It needs to be no more than 2metres high ideally, maybe 1.5metres wide. Slightly acid soil. Full Sun. Sheltered. Any suggestions or ideas welcome please?
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Spring bulbs, followed by summer perennials then plants with good autumn foliage and something evergreen for winter for example.
Just be sure to choose plants suited to the aspect and soil type you have.
What you choose depends a lot on whether it is a reasonably formal setting or a looser country garden style. Is it the front or a rear garden? Another obvious point is whether you actually want to draw your eye to this focal point or is the aspect beyond a better one? How visible is the lawn from principal seating areas, indoors and out?
Pending further details and, even better, a couple of photos I would consider a large chimney pot and fill it with a succession of pot plants: hellebores then tulips, then geranium Rozanne, then a variegated ivy. I would have underplanting at the base of the chimney and would choose a chimney pot that reflects vernacular architecture.
A bird bath seems like a good idea but just a word of caution. We have one next to a frequently visited bird feeding station. Since installing it in late winter, I think I have seen birds use it twice.
You do realise that with any tree you will need 1/2 to 1 metres of grass around the trunk clear of grass.