This was not supposed to be a block that was tricky to landscape. But because of building covenants, it meant that the retaining wall we normally would have had constructed on the boundary line had to be brought in by half a metre or so. Something to do with retaining walls not being permitted over a certain height where they occur on a boundary. We possibly should have gone for a lower retaining wall on the boundary and had a greater slope on that side as we originally had in our plans. The developer thought it would be better raising the height to allow for better side access.
Consequently we are left with this tricky bit along the side of it as it isn’t wide enough to plant anything and turf would simply die there. I think something needs to go there but I’m at a loss as to what it should be. A couple of those long staked citronella burners maybe?? Or a bit of lattice work attached to the fence to put a creeper on?? Or some plants in hanging baskets hooked on the side of the fence with some feature lattice behind them??
Any bright ideas??
Anything long and trailing…http://landscaping.mygarden.net.au/garden-how-to/tip-top-trailing-plants-for-containers/10747/1..some nice ones there even if they are not natives.
Lattice work & Passion fruit LMAO
i would be putting lattice & a clinber Kay & as someone said to me “you can eat passions):)
I would say a climber as well Kay, just really to hide the fence, and give you something pretty to look at….something flowery.
hmmm I would go lattice & a creeper with a really nice bright flower on it Geisha girls are nice
I think lattice and a climber too
so have you decided on anything yet Kay?
It’s been put in the “something for later” basket for now. It’s really more of a safety issue with the large drop from the retaining wall. There’s a similar crevice in the front where we have simply pebbled over but we ran out of pebble to do the back as well. No one can see it and there are no weeds growing so we’re not in a hurry to do anything about it.
It’s more of an issue for kids, possibly dogs and intoxicated adults. None of those live here so we can think about it for a bit. Most likely we will put a lattice up on top of the retaining wall and put hanging baskets on the other side for jasmine or similar. I have something different in mind for the front but I’m still working on sourcing products.