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Space for a shrub any suggestions

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silverlining48 Mon 25-Mar-19 15:04:38

Camellia?

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EllanVannin Mon 25-Mar-19 13:46:15

PS. Bees love the flowers---June, although it flowered in November last year too.

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EllanVannin Mon 25-Mar-19 13:44:09

Bottlebrush. Evergreen and not particularly rapid growing.

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HildaW Mon 25-Mar-19 12:45:41

Gonegirl, Quite agree how strong memories can be triggered by plants and how lovely that can be especially when a loved one is no longer around. Michaelmas daisies and peonies always remind me of my Mum, its a lovely feeling.

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Greyduster Mon 25-Mar-19 11:44:32

Not a shrub as such, but I am looking out of my window at Erisymum Bowles Mauve, which is evergreen, never seems to stop flowering it’s head off and is now three feet high. It started life as quite a small plant. You can keep them in bounds! Very handsome, bees love it.

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jacq10 Mon 25-Mar-19 11:37:11

I have a Skimmia Japonica in a very large pot at the front door and it is in full bloom just now and as MiniMoon has said the red berries come on later in the year. At Christmas time I weave a small rope of white lights over it so get pleasure out of it all year.

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Gonegirl Mon 25-Mar-19 11:01:52

But it's such a pretty pink! (And it holds memories from my childhood ?)

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HildaW Mon 25-Mar-19 10:50:45

Grammaretto, my Mum always used to say that - must admit I'm not a fan either!

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Grammaretto Mon 25-Mar-19 10:35:42

Ribes smells like Tom cat IMO.
There are some beautiful viburnams with autumn leaf colour. Azalea?
I'm always trying and failing with ceanothus and daphne but you may be in a milder spot.

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jeanie99 Mon 25-Mar-19 10:22:35

Thanks for the suggestion Hilda but I also have a Mahonia.

Gonegirl
I'll look up Ribes

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MiniMoon Mon 25-Mar-19 10:21:14

If it's a semi shady spot, what about a Skimmia japonica. Pretty little flowers in spring, followed by red berries.

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Gonegirl Mon 25-Mar-19 10:04:41

Flowering currant might fit the bill? Ribes

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HildaW Mon 25-Mar-19 10:02:19

Mahonia? Its structural and evergreen and the yellow flowers have a lovely fragrance.

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jeanie99 Mon 25-Mar-19 09:44:55

I had an old shrub which continually had disease on the leaves each year so I dug it up last year and now have a space in the border.
I dug the ground over for the winter hoping any disease in the soil would be killed and now have a space which needs filling.
Can't decide on what to buy.
I don't want anything which grows very tall was thinking of say 4 foot max, would like evergreen if possible but would love a great display of flowers in early Spring or late Summer early Autumn when there is little colour in the garden.
I have Forsythia and Hydrangea already in the garden.
Any suggestion would be appreciated.

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