Gardening Amateur needs help with EASY choices!

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chris_bazan Woodbury, NJ Apr 21, 2008

Hello,
My wife and I have an empty gardening bed directly in front of our house that measures about 6 feet wide by about 2 feet deep. It is sandwiched right in front of a section of our house that has two windows & the sidewalk leading from our driveway to our front door. Neither of us know anything about gardening & could really use some suggestions.
Ideally, we would like 2 or 3 bushes/shrubs [flowering?] that would last through winter, and then perhaps some sort of flowers surrounding? Unfortunately, we dont know a thing about bushes/shrubs or flowers. My wife definitely enjoys pink & red, so either of those - or a combination of - would be ideal. Plus, possibly white.
The sun rises on the backside of our house and sets on the front side, so the garden bed would only receive sunlight between 2 or 3 & sunset. We live in Southern New Jersey, or zone 6. We are looking for something that would be easy to maintain, without much knowledge at all.

Thanks so much, we really appreciate it!!!!

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Apr 21, 2008

Chris, let me start by welcoming you to Dave's! You won't find a better group of people to help with your problems.

I would suggest, since they won't get much light, azaleas or rhododendrons. They would give you a good foundation. As to other plantings, others will have to help. I'm not good with the requirements for under these.

Anyone else?

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NatureLover1950 Vicksburg, MS(Zone 8a) Apr 21, 2008

Two by six isn't a lot of room. I think three azaleas would probably be all you could comfortably fit in there. However, you might get away with placing a tall trellis up against the wall of your house for a clematis. They like their roots shaded and the top would get the sun it needs. Pruning group 1 is probably the best clematis for beginners. Also, if you choose azaleas and want them to last through the winter, be sure you buy the evergreen variety. I don't know anything about rhodies since it's too hot for them down here.

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Machikoneko Hometown, IL(Zone 5a) Apr 21, 2008

Could you possibly post a picture of the area? It'd give us a better idea of what you're working with.

Marsha.

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