The tree protectors can be removed from the hedge that the council put up. Get some scissors and snip the tags off and remove the tube. That will make it look a lot better.

I would mix in some Buxus plants to give a contrast to purple plants such as Purple oxalis, Allium, Lavender, types of Hebe etc. Ladies Mantle also contrasts well with purple colouring.

Careful you might get done for trespass or theft if you touch them.
I thought English Lavender, also Euonymus fortunei Emerald Gaiety its evergreen, silver and green 100cm High and 150cm Spread. Do you know what type of soil you have?

thanks, the hedge is in a public area, so I will nip round and snip them off, the bushes have been in around 3 years so they are well established. I will look up the other plants you have mentioned. The guy that did the job said that the soil in the squares is pretty good but not sure what type, but unfortunately along the fence in the strip is clay !

I thought they were newly planted, Roses like clay.

No Drc726 the kids pull the canes out the tubes then blow all over, I have spent the last three years chasing green tubes, plus side I have a nice cane collection.

I am not a lover of roses but they would look much prettier along that fence that Laurels, which the landscaper suggested. I just remember, these woody spindly things in my Nans garden. I suppose with Roses you just need to prune to keep nice ?

Kildermorie, I love Purple oxalis, that is definately on my list, gorgeous colour. I take it is low growing ?

also just looked at Ladies Mantle and found Alcchemilla vulgaris, which is fabulous, what sort of height spread does this get ?

Actually Denise has a point - silver coloured plants look good mixed with purple and green. Campion rose, Sea Holly, Liatris and Hardy Gernaium also come to mind, and are quite inexpensive.

You will be doing yourself, the council and the plants a favour by removing the tubes. They look grown up enough to withstands deer and rabbits now.

I agree Kildermorie, its a shame when the council take the trouble to plant and protect, that they dont follow up and check on them and remove the protectors etc.

We have what we think is the best plot on the developement, with open ground/copse to the front and side of us. A fortune was spent lanscaping it all with bushes and trees. The grass is now knee hight, most of the trees are dead as rabbits have eaten the bark and all the bark areas where the bushes are, are full of thistles.

Councils do seem to be going for the 'wild' look for grass this year in a poor effort to save money. Judging by the parks people sitting smoking in their compound in a near by park no money is being saved, just the labour!

The last pic looks like you have a sheltered spot, so perhaps a Japanese maple could look good there with some low lying perennials such as Aqualegia?

Thanks all, I love all the suggestions and now have a list to take to the garden centre oh and a credit card, I think this could be expensive.