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Smelly border

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  Posted by billyblob (U14390155) on Thursday, 31st March 2011

  Hi Folks,
  Happy Spring!
  Some help would be appreciated.
  I have a border at the front of my house. It is 3m long by 0.5 m wide and sits in front of 2 bay windows.
  The soil is good, but the border is in the rain shadow of the house and 2 large horse chestnut trees. It is south facing but is shaded(50%) by said trees.
  I would love to plant up a fragrent border, so that on summer evenings a fab scent will waft through the open bay windows.
  Does anyone know of suitable shrubs, perennials or annuals to suit such a sight. All plants will be allowed to grow to max 1m high.
  Thanks in advance for your help.
  Billyblob

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  Posted by punpun (U14553477) on Thursday, 31st March 2011

  Hi Folks,
  Happy Spring!
  Some help would be appreciated.
  I have a border at the front of my house. It is 3m long by 0.5 m wide and sits in front of 2 bay windows.
  The soil is good, but the border is in the rain shadow of the house and 2 large horse chestnut trees. It is south facing but is shaded(50%) by said trees.
  I would love to plant up a fragrent border, so that on summer evenings a fab scent will waft through the open bay windows.
  Does anyone know of suitable shrubs, perennials or annuals to suit such a sight. All plants will be allowed to grow to max 1m high.
  Thanks in advance for your help.
  µþ¾±±ô±ô²â²ú±ô´Ç²úÌý Hi billyblob,
  I know you've said shrubs etc but have you thought of window box, hanging basket's???????
  
  The reason im asking this is because the horse chestnut will be taking a lot of the food from the small garden, and with it being so much shade by the time the suns got around its full cycle any such plants will be fighting for two of the must haves in order to keep them healthy ie sun/food,
  
  If you really want a good smelling easy to grow from seed or buy as a potting on plant try "Night stock" It tends to give off a really nice smell of an evening 'hence the name night stock"
  
  But you could also have so many nice smelling and looking plants growing away in troughs/ hanging baskets.

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  Posted by crouchee (U13371975) on Thursday, 31st March 2011

  Nicotiana sylvestris, grow it from seed, not a difficult customer to raise. Water the border well when you remember!

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