Inspiration please - What to plant under my acer?
I have a beautiful acer palmatum dissectum in my front garden.
I've recently planted 12 pittosporum golf ball around the edge of my drive, but I'd like to underplant the area with something.
There used to be masses of bluebells, but I pulled them out last year just as they were coming into flower and barely any have appeared this year.
I put a weed membrane down about 20 years ago and it's still intact (I guess the bluebells were growing on top of the membrane as they were so easy to remove).
The ground does get good sunlight for a while during spring until the tree comes into leaf, then it's shaded until the leaves drop.
I was thinking mostly about spring flowering plants/bulbs (primroses and snowdrops), but if there's anything that would grow there in summer that would be a big bonus too.
Pics taken yesterday
Looking North
From the footpath - looks a bit drab
Looking South
I've recently planted 12 pittosporum golf ball around the edge of my drive, but I'd like to underplant the area with something.
There used to be masses of bluebells, but I pulled them out last year just as they were coming into flower and barely any have appeared this year.
I put a weed membrane down about 20 years ago and it's still intact (I guess the bluebells were growing on top of the membrane as they were so easy to remove).
The ground does get good sunlight for a while during spring until the tree comes into leaf, then it's shaded until the leaves drop.
I was thinking mostly about spring flowering plants/bulbs (primroses and snowdrops), but if there's anything that would grow there in summer that would be a big bonus too.
Pics taken yesterday
Looking North
From the footpath - looks a bit drab
Looking South
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PS lucky you to have such a beautiful acer!
I've got white and blue pulmonaria which isn't happy where it is in the back garden, so I'll move them.
I've always liked Tiarella, but not thought I had a place for it - so I'll try some of them and ferns will look good I think.
I've got 10 hakonechloa in the back garden so I could divide them next year and pop some in the front.
I like the aster too - I think Monty has them in his garden.
Your suggestions will add a lot more interest then just primroses and snowdrops - much appreciated
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Geranium mac.
Aquilegia
Jasmine
Pulmonaria
Euphorbia wulfenii
box ( the remains of a box hedge I meant to dig out. One of the plants cut down to sticks is growing nicely until it succumbs to blight again -not recommended!)
All self seeded apart from box.
Great idea that didn't occur to me
Geraniums are good too
Thanks!
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
A property around the corner has a big gravel drive that is smothered in them in Spring it really is a sight to behold when the sun is out.
I think they'd look lovely planted around the pittosporums with snowdrops and I'm grateful for all the other ideas too.
I'm looking forward to planting that area up in the autumn and I didn't realize I already have many of the plants I need - they're just not in the right place atm
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.