landscaping circular bed

[duratree]

customer has a circular bed with 40' linear circumference and 5' radius. They have a ligustrum tree in the center and want some landscaping done around the tree. How many 3 gallon plants do you think I would need to adequately fill the space? (78 ft2)

[Scott]

a circular bed with only 5ft rad and a tree already in the middle will only hold about;
5-6 Indian hawthorns,
6-7 Ixora
6 schillings
about 9 firepower nandina

[duratree]

i was thinking going the ixora route. thanks scott

[Scott]

anytime big dawg and even though it's a small job, don't forget the before and after shot.

[duratree]

i found this pic, this almost looks like the same size. Do you think they overcrowded the bed?

[Scott]

Everybody has their own opinion on design and that looks fine. I wouldn't have done it like that with that very round lug though.

Does that garden continue around to the right?

[duratree]

that was just a pic I found while searching for ideas, I thought it looked to be the same size as the bed Im doing. The bed I will be doing is in between the road and a circular drive.

[Scott]

is your tree round like this one or mushroom shaped?

If it's mushroom shaped, I'd plant something like white African iris between the shrubs and tree, or nothing at all.

[duratree]

mushroom shaped.

[Lawnshark]

I think its overcrowded. The azealas do not look mature. It also looks like a ***** to maitenance. On the otherhand if your in the business of selling plants I see $$Cha-Ching$$ for a small planting job.

[h400exinfl]

To fill a 78 sqft area with plants 2 feet on center you need 78/4 =19.5 plants
To fill a 78 sqft area with plants 3 feet on center you need 78/9 =8.67 plants
Take a few out for the center piece.