The plants you choose will affect the whole mood of the garden
The very fact that the choice is so wide makes deciding what to plant in your garden a real challenge. I mean, where do you start? What goes in first? How will you know what will do well and what will simply sulk? As with most problem areas in life, approaching things methodically is the best way forward.
The ideal garden (if such a thing there be) is one which has something of interest all the year round (granted, in June and July this is easier to achieve than in November), one which has form and stature as well as colour, and one in which the plants are growing happily thanks in part to your soil and situation, but also to your ability to offer them a bit of
