Planting trees shrubs in confined spaces with small amount of soil

[marne]

Potentilla manchu is drought restistant and a long flowering type. Combine with  one or two Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken' and some ground covering Euonymus fortunei (maybe even 'Emerald'n Gold') could give an easy to maintain bed, that may give a halfway look. Evergreen Geraniums get my vote as well. 

Edited December 5, 2019 by marne

[nepia]

Hellebores for winter and spring interest.

[sandspider]

Wild privet? Good for wildlife, looks and smells nice. Not sure how it would do in a confined root space though...

[Stere]

Buddleia

 

If they can grow massive in a small crack in pavement they would thrive there probably

 

 

 

 

[Jack.P]

Roses would probably also do ok but would definitely have much better chance with added well rotted horse manure worked in .have you looked at evergreen star jasmine which could trail over the railings 

 

[Steve Bullman]

16 minutes ago, Jack.P said:

evergreen star jasmine

Is this fast growing? I don't want to stick something in thats going to give me loads of maintenance....im particularly lazy these days

[monkeybusiness]

Would it be an idea to pave upto your boundary and use pots/planters etc instead? 

[Paul Cleaver]

Hebe might do well here, there a quite a few different types with different max heights

[Steve Bullman]

11 hours ago, Steve Bullman said:

im particularly lazy these days

 

11 hours ago, monkeybusiness said:

Would it be an idea to pave upto your boundary and use pots/planters etc instead? 

You must have missed the above post. I'd never keep watering them ??

[monkeybusiness]

Stick an irrigation system in. A mate of mine (who has zero technical aptitude) installed one all around his pub to water the baskets and planters every day. If he can do it it must be a piece of cake!