Limit the island to the small tree, of which the canopy must be overhead so as not to block the view to or from the door, and to groundcover and low plants which will not obscure any area from another. It would be better to pull the tree farther away from the porch and place it in a new island that occurs at the intersection of the walk and drive, but on the opposite side of the walk. A low, small tree in front of the porch works against making the entrance seem welcoming, too, and against the best presentation of the house. People like to easily see the entrance and where they're going before they get there. And it may obscure the path and some of the entrance from the approaching view. This forum has been a rich resource of information. It will make pedestrians feel penned in, especially if the enclosing plant material has any height. Ive been lurking the forum for 2-3 years, getting insipiration for my yard. If a prime objective is to make the entrance welcoming, I think you are working contrary to that goal by enclosing the entrance walk in continuous bed. because it seems like you are trying to jam a lot of stuff in a small bed that is frankly. any reason you couldnt put a bed out there. and anything that grows fast is going to keep growing until its just too big. may take a very long time to grow to size for your xmas light dreams. I dont suppose you want to rip out half the driveway and put in a real conifer garden. As for conifers, i did say originally that i dont like garden conifers,I hope. and give us a closer pic of the bed you are talking about. So much that I read books about it and participate in nerdy online forums. Because it is flexible you can use it for curved edges too.Any chance you can dump the drone. You can choose a color and style that suits your terrace, for example this item looks like a pale-colored stone. This prevents the lawn and weeds from growing into the bed and saves you time weeding. Another helpful item is 'landscape edging' that runs around the edge of the bed. Shade-tolerant perennials include hostas (beautiful foliage), day lilies with large, colorful flowers, astilbe (delicate feathery blooms) and japanese painted fern (silver-grey leaves).The bed can include a few stepping stones so you can get in there and add mulch or fertilizer easily. Perennial plants are plants that come back every year so they are great value for money. You can also include some low-growing holly bushes for additional evergreen texture (similar to the box hedge, they retain leaves throughout the year). Other shrubs to consider are: Azalea (bright flowers in the spring), spirea (many different varieties with interesting foliage and flowers) and weigela (bright flowers attract butterflies). There are a wide variety of box shrubs, some grow only a few feet high and require no clipping. Your neat box hedge is a really nice feature! You could include a few box shrubs in the bed, this would visually link the new bed to your existing garden, for a more 'finished' look. Because the lawn is partly shaded by a tree, you could choose plant material that thrives in semi-shade. This would be something enjoyable to look at from the terrace, bench or swing. Have you thought about creating a 'island' bed in the center of the lawn? It can be planted with a variety of low-maintenance shrubs and perennial plants.
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