Pretty bare and in need of help. Thank you.
What flowers can we put on the side of the front door?
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I have a very small path probably (2x7 ) on each side of my front door - My wife and I would like some type of flowers but it doesn't get but maybe 3 hours on the left side and less on the right. We had boxwoods but they tended to cover up the walkway to much and as you know they have and flower and no nice smell. So I need LOTS of help. P.S. I love all the diy projects and informative information. Thank y'all for everything y'all do. 5 stars.
For perennials....Hostas,heuchera,Lirope For annuals,New guinea impatience,caladium,non-stop begonia,torania,coleus
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Not sure if this will help or be something you would want to do. There is something my aunt did with her sidewalk garden that was pretty cute. She had this one area that no matter what she would plant it just simply would not survive. So she got some fake plants and put them in the space. It was very cute and didn't look bad at all. Might be something y'all could try. Would be cute and no follow up effort of having to water and upkeep.
All of Janet's suggestions would work. New Guinea impatiens might need a bit more sun, though.
begonias
mint - perennial herb
impatiens - annual
astilbe - perennial - like moist or wet soil
coleus - can grow up to 36 inches high
caladium - can grow up to 18 inches high
chives - perennial herb - can live with very little water - quite tasty in salads
I like all the suggestions here, but mint should have more sun and will also take over the garden area and you will constantly be taking out shoots. That you could put it a pot on a sunnier corner for accent, please don't plant it unless you want it to take over. Go to a garden store and check out what is considered shade to part sun for your area and go from there.
I would concrete the rest of the walk and either use container flowers in long thin boxes or paint containers and flowers on wall and don't water
Don't know if you can get fuchsias in your area, but they are lovely and grow well in shade (almost entirely shade in my yard). They are available in upright or hanging varieties and I especially like them with baby tears (Soleirolia soleirolii ) planted beneath. Fuchsias are my favorite garden plant, their ONLY negative being complete lack of scent. Both fuchsias and baby tears are easy to propagate once you have some established plants. While fuchsias are usually listed as annuals, they have always been perennials for me and should last well for you in the sheltered area you describe. They come in a huge variety of colors and color combinations from white to pink, coral, orange, reds, purples. Can you tell I am partial to fuchsias!
Lots of info here: http://www.americanfuchsiasociety.org/articledirectory/
You need to visit your local garden centre and ask them what plants they have for low shade areas. I can't think of any of the top of my Monday morning brain that have scent though.
I had the same idea as Karen Rogers. I would fill in the two sides, either with solid concrete or loose Mexican beach pebbles. Or, you could 'pave' the two areas with flat stones. The walkway is a bit narrow and a wider, more expansive look would be more attractive. Then you could place shade loving potted plants, two or three per side. You could have a few pots in other places in your yard and swap them with the walkway plants in case they become sickly from not enough light.