Ideas about what to plant in a garden corner
Hello everyone!! I have a wall fence corner facing the streets and I'm out of ideas of what I could plant there to look beautiful. It's by the sidewalk outside my house, at the same sidewalk I have planted plumerias that haven't yet bloomed but are looking beautiful. My climate is subtropical to temperate warm most year but can have a cold winter with even some frost a couple days a year. I'm attaching a photo of the space and any ideas would be much appreciated!! =)=)
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brubinb
5 years agoThanks for the reply!! I will add another photo with the entire front and the view of the street. I'm not sure about the city laws about what I can and cannot add since it's cities property from the walls out, but I think vases are fine and I guess sculptures should be fine too, they are very strict about the materials you use for sidewalk and what trees you plant, that nook on the wall was actually required by law I have no idea why, most people in the neighborhood plant some sort of foliage on theirs. I forgot to add that I can't plant anything that is too invasive or has large roots that grow large not to cause damage to the wall structure. I love bamboo and cactuses but I think they could become a problem, it's a very sunny spot and I've seen cactuses so tall they damage the walls around here. I'm look at hollywood junipers right now, didn't know about them and they are beautiful!
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