Animal Resistant Ground Cover for Base of Photinia
 

I have installed a hedge of Photinia Red Tip into a mound of earth, trying
to get the height up a little bit. The mound will erode if left
uncovered. What would be an attractive ground cover to help firm up the
soil and stop erosion that meets these criteria:

- Squirrel and rabbit resistant

- Low water requirement

- Nice root growth horizontally to keep the soil in place.

--
W

Animal Resistant Ground Cover for Base of Photinia
 

On 5/6/12 2:24 PM, W wrote:
I have installed a hedge of Photinia Red Tip into a mound of earth, trying
to get the height up a little bit. The mound will erode if left
uncovered. What would be an attractive ground cover to help firm up the
soil and stop erosion that meets these criteria:

- Squirrel and rabbit resistant

- Low water requirement

- Nice root growth horizontally to keep the soil in place.


You did not need to plant it in a mound. Photinia will quickly grow
quite tall.

I cannot think of any ground cover that will grow close to photinia.
Photinia should have foliage all the way to the ground, creating too
much shade for any ground cover.

There might be a few temporary ground covers you might try. Without
knowing where you are (your climate), however, I cannot suggest anything.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary

Animal Resistant Ground Cover for Base of Photinia
 

"David E. Ross" wrote in message
...
On 5/6/12 2:24 PM, W wrote:
I have installed a hedge of Photinia Red Tip into a mound of earth,
trying
to get the height up a little bit. The mound will erode if left
uncovered. What would be an attractive ground cover to help firm up
the
soil and stop erosion that meets these criteria:

- Squirrel and rabbit resistant

- Low water requirement

- Nice root growth horizontally to keep the soil in place.


You did not need to plant it in a mound. Photinia will quickly grow
quite tall.

I cannot think of any ground cover that will grow close to photinia.
Photinia should have foliage all the way to the ground, creating too
much shade for any ground cover.

There might be a few temporary ground covers you might try. Without
knowing where you are (your climate), however, I cannot suggest anything.

San Francisco Bay Area, which is a Mediterranean climate.

Hot summers to 100 degrees and winters typically average 50 degrees.

--
W

Animal Resistant Ground Cover for Base of Photinia
 

On 5/13/12 10:23 AM, W wrote:
"David E. Ross" wrote in message
...
On 5/6/12 2:24 PM, W wrote:
I have installed a hedge of Photinia Red Tip into a mound of earth,
trying
to get the height up a little bit. The mound will erode if left
uncovered. What would be an attractive ground cover to help firm up
the
soil and stop erosion that meets these criteria:

- Squirrel and rabbit resistant

- Low water requirement

- Nice root growth horizontally to keep the soil in place.


You did not need to plant it in a mound. Photinia will quickly grow
quite tall.

I cannot think of any ground cover that will grow close to photinia.
Photinia should have foliage all the way to the ground, creating too
much shade for any ground cover.

There might be a few temporary ground covers you might try. Without
knowing where you are (your climate), however, I cannot suggest anything.

San Francisco Bay Area, which is a Mediterranean climate.

Hot summers to 100 degrees and winters typically average 50 degrees.


Nasturtiums, Persicaria, Hahn's ivy (a dwarf English ivy).

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary

Animal Resistant Ground Cover for Base of Photinia
 

W wrote:

What would be an attractive ground cover to help firm up
the soil and stop erosion that meets these criteria:
Squirrel and rabbit resistant
Low water requirement
Nice root growth horizontally to keep the soil in place.

I call it the Mother's Day plant because in the US that's when it
flowers: Lily Of The Valley. It's highly toxic, no critters eat it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_of_the_Valley