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Old 14-11-2007, 04:21 PM posted to aus.gardens
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Default Trees/shrubs that deter grass? Help, anyone?

3 inches of concrete?

Trish Brown wrote:
My Mum has a Callistemon citrinus growing at her place and for years,
she's failed to get the lawn to grow beneath it. Recently, someone told
her that C.citrinus actually deters the growth of grass and other plants
in its shadow.

What a scathingly brilliant idea!

I'm not particularly fond of C.citrinus (I'm allergic to the hordes of
bees that come in the spring), but I wondered if anyone knows of other
trees or shrubs that will deter grass like this? I'm after anything that
will really result in bald ground if possible.

Anyone know of anything?