By Stephsmiff
Leicestershire,
United Kingdom 
Have just 'blitzed' my garden and now have a lot of empty space to fill. Having failed so often, I need advice about appropriate and easy to manage planting. Are there people who will do this? Am not talking about garden design, I just want to know which plants to put against a west-facing fence, or in a shady damp corner. From previous experience, what I want to grow dies, and what I don't want to grow thrives! So where do I go to get this advice without paying an arm and a leg? Do garden centres do this?
30 Jul, 2011
Answers
Have a look on Amazon for this book because it will give you the advice you're after .....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/1405307382/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&qid=1312022085&sr=1-3&condition=all
Copy and paste this into your browser and it'll take to right to the book, there's one there (secondhand) for £1.19.
30 Jul, 2011
I copied and pasted it did not come up Louise.
30 Jul, 2011
It did for me. The book is the RHS "Plants for Places" published by Dorling Kindersley. £1.19 + £2.80 p&p for a used copy. I've bought lots of books from that seller, Awesome Books. And the next one down - Greener Books - too.
30 Jul, 2011
It's a brilliant book and great for someone needing ideas.
30 Jul, 2011
Thanks to Drc726 for the advice on how to use the alphabet, I look forward to exploring what the site has to offer., Thanks also to Louise and Beattie for the recommendation, I need all the help I can get. Am going to have a look as soon as I've sent this. Will let you know how it goes.
31 Jul, 2011
Please do Stephsmiff and good luck
31 Jul, 2011
Got it! £1.18 + p&p, I'm on my way to a great garden. Thanbks again everyone.
31 Jul, 2011
Great! I'm sure you can work out what you want and what will suit your conditions yourself without paying an "expert", and you'll have an interesting time and more fun doing it.
31 Jul, 2011
Hello and welcome to GOY Stephsmiff. Yes you can hire someone to look over your garden and design something but it will cost you?
There is a lot of help to be gotten free on here from members who grow the plants in conditions like yours. Also if you go to the bottom of the page and click on a letter you will find several ideas pages, click on S and then click on Shade plants or W for wet soil plants or Ferns may be of interest to you. Also there are pages showing back garden ideas, small garden ideas, patio idea, shrubs, perennial, water features and many more that members have submitted.
30 Jul, 2011