Uphill Gardening Is Hurting My butt.

[Marcus]

The one on the left looks like he's taking a shit off his balcony.

[HRH]

[Marcus]

what kinda shrubs you thinking? blueberry bushes are a go to for me or a mix of different currents (currents seem to grow anywhere you put them)

if ya thinking low maintenance shrubs just to look nice, there are pittosporum varieties to suit most choices of colour scheme

these are just ideas for thorn free shrubberies. but if ya have any rough idea what youd like to get out of the area.

perennial planting could also be an idea, something like euphorbia can look nice and also limit weeds taking over an area

That's the thing Mo... ANY shrubs will do us but where do I start looking?

How do I plan a large bed?

Will everything live together or do some plants hate each other?

Will a tree here and there in the beds take up too much valuable rootage space?

Where's that fucker Monty Don when you need him??? HUH???????

Might be worth considering your tree choice mate, anything too thirsty might suck up all the moisture and leave other plants struggling; eg run a lawn up to a line of conifers and the grass will struggle close to as they take everything they can get, that gets worse as the roots grow out. Also consider how much shade the tree might add to whatever's growing underneath it, might hinder some plants down the line as the tree canopy gets bigger.