Any suggestions for my garden bed

[sorcer3ss (RETIRED)]

Are there any gardeners out there, I could do with some ideas, my house flooded last year and most of my garden was washed away, also I had a bougainvillea outside my front door and it was a real nightmare as they have thorns which are about an inch long so everyone was always getting stabbed by the thing and it was nearly impossible to keep under control, but I loved the flowers and the cover it gave me outside my lounge window. Anyway we decided to get rid of the thing but I'm not sure what to do with the garden bed now.

This is what it looked like

A pic of the flood

and this is what it looked like after they pulled it out for me

I was thinking perhaps one of those standard weeping roses as a centrepiece, although I don't get a lot of sun in that position

and maybe some cottage type plants or even low ground cover plants. I want something that doesn't require a lot of maintenance and I'm not a fan of mulch.​

 

[rosecandy]

Sorry about your garden If you like the look of vines you might want to try honeysuckle it can take a few days of standing water and not die grows quickly and spread like wild fire Not as pretty as what you had but you really cant beat the smell in early summer GL and gain very sorry to hear that I think I would cry of I lost my garden

 

[sorcer3ss (RETIRED)]

Thanks rosecandy, I will have a look at honeysuckle, I don't mind that much about having to redo that garden bed and make it nice.

 

[dani3839]

I like roses sorcer3ss, I never thought about putting honeysuckle in,
but I bet it would looks nice

 

[dani3839]

there are some pretty cool flowering grasses that might look cool
and be low maintenance

 

[momsoreos]

We have been doing a lot of exploring into the garden ideas lately, this is just one.........it is a Japenese Flowering Apricot Plum Tree, it grows best in cold,
and they have sooo many other ideas, but this one is a flower and a fruit tree and only $3 per pack for the seeds! LOL It's an idea anyway lol, good luck
with so much to choose from.

You can check it out here:
Prunus Triloba - Japanese Flowering Apricot Plum - Tree Seeds - GREAT For Chinese New Year - COLD HARDY To Zone 2 ~!! - MySeeds.Co

 

[sorcer3ss (RETIRED)]

Thanks for the ideas, there is so much to choose from but the main thing is that I need it to be low maintenance. A lot of people put in Australian native plants cos they are hardy in our climate but quite frankly most of them are hideous I love most of the engish plants.

 

[dani3839]

those are very pretty momsoreos, truth is i'm alot more into
veggie gardens but I see alot of cool ideas at the greenhouses.
maybe go to one and ask them what they think we work best for you anne

 

[sorcer3ss (RETIRED)]

It is a very pretty plant, I googled it but I don't think it grows in Australia unfortunately. I might go speak to someone at one of the nurseries, I went to a cafe at one yesterday and got all enthusiastic looking at the plants. I haven't been to a nursery for so long to look. I was thinking about a camellia for the garden bed that runs down the length of the house just near the one above, but they are such slow growers, but I saw some advanced plants yesterday approx 6 feet tall so as long as I didn't kill it that would be much better, they are fairly pricey around $125 but had some nice size blooms on them and it would be nice to see as you enter the front door. I don't bother going down any further on the driveway so thought I would just put some agapanthus in there as they spread very quickly and I can get some for free to start them off.

 

[Seaman63]

 

[sorcer3ss (RETIRED)]

 

[momsoreos]

I am lovin the veggie garden we started this year! My hubby has made pickles 4X!!
There is also a vine (climbing) it is a peach vine and produces in like 90 days, I started
mine about a month ago and it is so full of blooms and starting to get fruit on it now!
it is just a green vine with bright yellow flowers and grows a peach fruit (a little mild peach
if I am understanding correctly) they look more like lemons and are also associated with
cucumbers. Nothing but raving reviews, I will update as they grow! We have already
gotten pumpkins, cantaloupe, cucumbers, green beans and LOTS of watermelons. It
doesn't frost here until at least December or January so things just grow and grow.
We have winter veggies going now, broccoli and cauliflower, beets and asparagus, but
it is still over 100 degrees everyday so we shall see!!! LOL!

 

[momsoreos]

If you go to a site that sells seeds and/or plants, you can find out zones and areas for things that
grow in your region and at what time of year to plant. Hope it helps!

 

[sorcer3ss (RETIRED)]

Thanks momsoreos and good luck with those veges, there's nothing more gratifying than growing your own veges, they taste so much better too.

 

[vixen777]

Now your all making me want to get a garden going!! I like Seaman's idea too

 

[judyb57]

There are lots of people with gardens around here, you are all making me want to do a midnight run in them

 

[sorcer3ss (RETIRED)]

yeah you could get yourself some cuttings, nothing beats freebie plants

 

[judyb57]

Noooo, I mean there are ripe veggies out there for the picking. LOL, not that I really would do it.

 

[sorcer3ss (RETIRED)]

Oh I see, yes they wouldn't be happy, I never forgot when we lived in Queensland and had a banana tree in the backyard and we were waiting for a huge bunch of bananas to ripen only to get up one morning to find someone had taken them

 

[judyb57]

My neighbors have actually been good about sharing their veggies. I wish I had at least planted some tomato plants!