need some help with choosing a bush....

hi guys, ive recently moved into a new build and at the front of my property i have a space out side my front door about 2.5 meter x 1 meter, id like a type of bush there but have not got a clue about types or names, or to start from seed or what :( any help at all would be great, i do know i want it to be shaped into a nice rectangle for the end look, ive been driving past some really nice gardens lately and id love a look like this, again any help at all would be great, thanks

 

Hi Armandi, ill give growing from seed a miss then ive just googled what evergreen is and yes i think id like leaves on the bush all year round so this evergreen malarky sounds good lol i dont want flowers.... all the bushes ive been admiring have not had flowers so not fussed about that which is less of a head ache by the sounds of it. ive just googled Lonicera Baggesen's Gold and them bushes look like the ones i have been seeing so i think i will go with these, thanks a lot mate! not going to be cheap tho i just used a calculator online for my space of 3m x 1m and its saying i need 26 bushes at £9.99 per bush! wow not cheap at all! that seems a hell of a lot of bushes tho?

also im guessing its ok to plant these any time of the year where these are evergreen?

 

Hi ting ting. I'm not sure who is saying you need 26 bushes, because from what I can see you would only need 2-3 the lonicera baggesons gold grows to about 1.5 metres high nd 1.5 ,metres spread. So it will take a while for them to fill the space properly but the silver lining is only a fraction of the cost.

 

Which calculator did you use?
There are many calculators to choose from and you have to use a certain amount of curiosity to consider whether the one you are using is from a reputable source or one that has paid the search engine the most to be higher ranking
You have a 3mtr space and this company recommends only 3-5 per metre (so, 9 - 15 plants for your space)

 

Have a look at some of the hedge plant specialist online nurseries - you can get them a lot cheaper than £9.99. This one here offers them starting at £5.95 and recommends 9 plants for a 3m space.

This place offers them from £4.49 and recommends 3-5 per metre and you can buy them here for £3.50 each. It just depends if you are prepared to wait a little longer for them to grow.

I haven't used any of the websites shown above so can't vouch for how good the are.

 

hi all thanks for all the lovely and very helpful posts! sorry i have not replied till now, been snowed under with work, will have a proper read through tomorrow thats for sure, again thank you all