Design a narrow long front garden area at the house

How about hibiscus or a wildflower meadow?

Bird protection hedges

Thank you for this tip! I think we will get a few meters of them as well and place them along the borders.

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I was so happy about your question (among other things for selfish reasons ;-) ) and I am also offering two suggestions right away, which knowledgeable forum members might reject, however. Because so far I almost completely lack expertise and practical experience regarding home gardens.

- Honeysuckle (Lonicera)
- Holly (Ilex)

Both are (allegedly) evergreen, gladly visited by birds, insects, etc., and come in many sizes and varieties. I want to plant these in my garden, preferably in yellow and pink colors (if my husband allows it and doesn’t notice too early ;-) ).

But presumably there is an important reason why these two plants have not been mentioned by the experienced forum members so far.

Thank you for all the tips. It will probably come down to perennials. They are nice to look at and useful.
[Felsenbirne] gets that big? Hmm, we have one in the flowerbed next to the neighbor, standing in a row. The nursery sold us a lot of plants for a hedge. [Sanddorn] was included too. After I saw in a gardening show how the roots spread, it was out again a year later. The nursery could have told me that it needs a root barrier. I have no idea and that's why I drove to the nursery specially.

Sea buckthorn was also included. After I saw in a gardening show how the roots spread, it was removed again a year later. The nursery could have told me that it needs a root barrier. I have no idea, which is why I went to the nursery in the first place.

Oh, that’s an important tip for me. Now I’ve learned that I also have to pay attention to this. So far, I only knew the standard example of bamboo (some varieties). It’s unpleasant if you don’t even get told that at the nursery, or did you perhaps have a variety that doesn’t require a root barrier? This is already a difficult topic, and in the future I will explicitly ask about it before every plant purchase.

I just thought of something else. Would you perhaps also like to take a look in the area of "Beikräuter" (formerly called "weeds")? There are many very nicely flowering plants there that are pleasing for wildlife.