On Buddleja

we had one at our old house and it was there when my husband first bought it. It started to lift up the tarmac on the carpark behind our house!!!

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Oh thanks Mookins - I'll forget about the buddleja then and go for something else. Pity.

you could plant it there but try and contain the roots
ive been advised with many scary root shrubs that planting them in a big bin burried in the ground helps contain the roots but not sure about this with a budleja.

Im sure the peeps on here can give loads of things to go against your garage

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I can see the length of the garage wall from my house, and am growing clematis up trellis on part of it, but I wanted something with a bit more substance/chunkier as well. Any suggestions would be gladly received. I dont know if I could dig a big enough hole for a big pot to contain roots. Hubby tells me the ground round the garage is very stony due to the garage foundations. Its newly built you see.

in that case I wouldnt recomend it

wait and see what the others recomend they know way more than me

good luck and look forward to some pictures

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OK thanks Mookins - I have a camera but have never uploaded photos before. I'll try and get it sorted out soon. :o)

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What direction does the garage wall face - is it sunny or shady? This will determine what we can recommend for it

Hi Andrewr - the garage faces south. The length of the garage is the end of a border. This border was planted up last year and most things have done well including the laurel hedge which forms the backdrop for the border. I can view the border (sideways) from my house which is why I was looking to put in something fairly chunky at the end of it - right up against the garage. The soil would probably be on the alkaline side. Thanks

sorry meant to say sunny and free-draining soil too

Something like an escallonia would do well. Or if it is really sheltered, you could try carpenteria californica (there is one pictured on my list of plants)

Andrewr, I've just seen your photo, its perfect!! Hopefully my GC will have one. Thanks for the suggestion :o))

at the garage were I have taken diferant cars for years for all my repairs, the road alongside the bulding is limestone, and weeds have a job to survive , yet there are two buddleja hard up aginst the wall and they are a lovly show every summer,they have not been planted there and do not seam to have damaged anything ,I am talking of at least 10 years,I would transplant them some were better for them but diging them up would be almost imposable, may be oil limestone,deasle ect are what it thrives on,

Hi Cliffo - I know, the buddleja would have been perfect. I planted one in this spot last year and it did fantastically well, but my mother in law talked me into digging it up and giving it to her (on the premise that it would damage the foundations if I left it where it was). I was hoping she was wrong...lol. I cant take a chance on damaging my husband's new garage though - there would be a divorce..lol. Thanks for the reply though :o)