David Hare-Scott wrote:
Anne Chambers wrote:
wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:30:50 +1000, wrote:

What would be the hardiest groundcovers to use next to a sal****er
swimming pool in Sydney? It is a sunny position. I want a dense
groundcover to stop the weeds.

Concrete ??

Painted green ?

Green paint will wear off and require re-painting. Add green colour to
the concrete and it will last forever.

David

Good thinking.

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Anne Chambers
South Australia

anne dot chambers at bigpond dot com

On 18/06/2010 5:53 PM, Anne Chambers wrote:
David Hare-Scott wrote:
Anne Chambers wrote:
wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:30:50 +1000, wrote:

What would be the hardiest groundcovers to use next to a sal****er
swimming pool in Sydney? It is a sunny position. I want a dense
groundcover to stop the weeds.

Concrete ??

Painted green ?

Green paint will wear off and require re-painting. Add green colour to
the concrete and it will last forever.

David

Good thinking.

Boring. Put in some plastic plants as well.
And an oil slick to make it really realistic.

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On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:17:56 GMT, "0tterbot" wrote:

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What would be the hardiest groundcovers to use next to a sal****er
swimming pool in
Sydney? It is a sunny position. I want a dense groundcover to stop the
weeds.

i have some purple ajuga (aka bugle flower) which is the hardiest, most
weed-excluding ground cover i have ever seen. it doesn't care if you walk
on
it (although you'd eventually wear a path, i suppose).

possible points against: when flowering, it's covered in bees, & some
people
seem to attract bees, which could be comical (yet unfortunate) near a
swimming pool.

Or quite disasterous and deadly, if someone is, or becomes allergic to bee
stings.

yes all right, but the question here is tough groundcovers for a poolside
location, NOT every illness or situation that might cause a problem, becuase
such a list would never end. ajuga's bee-attracting qualities are actually a
good thing - but also a factor worth mentioning in advance if it's to go
near a pool.

obviously(?), it doesn't flower all year. it flowers several weeks per year.
the main "problem" with swimming pools is that people drown in them, (rather
than die of a bee-sting on the verge because the groundcover was flowering).
kylie