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Hi all,
I'd like to remove the grass from the strip between our sidewalk and
the street and replace it with a series of draught resistant plants.
The new townhouses across the street have this arrangement and it
looks nice. The plants are like small shrubs or sprouts of grasses.
I don't want ground cover but just a dotting of plants with the rest
of the space (probably 5'x9') with some type of bark. The space is
currently filled with grass that we don't take care of and generally
looks bad.

So-What do I need to do to get rid of the grass and prepare the soil
for planting of our gorgeous new drought resistant plants?

Any other advice?


Cut and fit some old, busted down cardboard boxes. Wet them down. Cover
with an inch or 2 (at least) of 2 or more types of compost (cow and
chicken say - or sheep and mushroom, the more different types the
better), water, then put some mulch down - maybea few inches. Then
either wait till next spring to pull some mulch back and plant(make a
hole right through the cardboard for bulbs/plants), or plant some bulbs
this fall - whatever. That's one of several approaches I guess. I'm sure
others here can help. try www.davesgarden.com for a Forum of folks in
your area - they can help. And, as suggested, let us know what city
you're in.


Carl

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