Narrow Shrub Border
There's a narrow border around the edge of the Frisbee lawn which hugs the old sheep netting fence. It's hardly ever been widened, unusual for one of my garden areas.
The Frisbee Lawn and Border
My favorite New Zealand shrubs, variegated golden Corokias, are planted here, plus Hebes and some striped Phormium hybrids. Some are my original plantings, and are still growing well.
Shrubs in the Frisbee Border
Pride of place in the centre of the border's circle is taken by a climbing Cecile Brunner rose, and it sprawls along the fence. Someone (I wonder who that could have been) naively planted Clematis montata alongside, and every three or four years a major chopping session takes place.
Cecile Brunner Roses
I've filled the shaded area in the far corner with Agapanthus, to be a foliage ground cover more than a summer flowering treat. It's working well.
The Agapanthus is Planted
The sunniest area is the driest (the big irrigation doesn't reach here) and is full of Euphorbias which are allowed to self-seed. These shrubs are suitable for the poor, dry soil, as a large Eucalyptus tree towers overhead.
Spring Euphorbias
In the early days of my garden you'd find the roses Dublin Bay and climbing Iceberg growing along the fence which enclosed the Frisbee Garden Border. They'd been planted by the previous owner, who obviously adored the contrast of bright red and bright white.
Red and White Roses in the Early Frisbee Garden
These fence-line roses didn't last. As in other parts of my garden, massive tree growth changed the sun versus shade ratio. Dublin Bay got the boot some years ago (a very rust-prone rose in my garden) while the white Icebergs struggle on, though I hardly notice their flowers.