On Nov 7, 1:19?pm, Scott Hildenbrand
wrote:
Scott Hildenbrand wrote:
Yet more research for the coming season and yard improvements.

I'm trying to decide just what I can plant on the side of the drainage
culverts that run along the side and back of my property. The wonders of
living on the skits of a subdivision development.

Anyway, I was thinking maybe removing some of the rubble rock and
planting Joe Pye weed planted every so often along the ditch, which is
6' deep and 6' wide with about a 45 degree pitch.

Currently there is a crappy looking grass that grows in the area, along
with some other weedy flowers and the only good thing, some morning glory.

Area gets full sun and is fair moisture wise during normal season weather.

So you think it would do well there and be able to choke out some of the
grass and other junk? Or do you think I should look in other directions.

Zone 6b Kentucky, 12" or less of decent soil before solid clay...

Just in case anyone is bored and wants to see the weedy mess which I'm
talking about, here's a couple of pics.

http://www.hildenbrands.com/gallery/landscape-woes/

There's only 2 things I want to rescue out of here.. There's a small
evergreen ground cover that someone put in which is being choked out,
and an annual flowering vine whos name escapes me at this very moment..

I'll be collecting the seeds from the vine soon so I can put them along
the new fence by the drive.

I'm sure it doesn't look like that from spring through early fall.
Even if you repopulate with other diciduous plants it will look
exactly the same this time of year, brown! Were it me, and you're
lucky enough not to have deer, I'd leave what's there and and plant
the edge with interesting shrubs and specimen trees, evergreens would
be nice You have two other choices, leave it as is for attracting
the wildlife you will enjoy all winter, or straddle the ditch with a
wide mower and give it a rough haircut so it won't be so conspicuous.
Another choice (if there is a natural water flow) is to create a
pond... or the illusion of water with a bridge and perhaps span the
ditch with a gazebo.