I want an invasive plant!
This fall I plan to plant equisetum in a planter built next to the pool. I am
making a larger pond and removing the pond from that planter box. That large stand of horsetail will look beautiful and nothing will fall in the pool. It's a structurally beautiful, jurassic plant. Victoria On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 08:13:37 +1000, "Peter Jason" opined: Green concrete is the way to go. "Amberbock" wrote in message m... Mint!... Cant get it out. I planted it without knowing it was so invasive and now.... I'm pulling it out like mad! Dorothy "Dave Gower" wrote in message ... I have an area in front of my house that is surrounded by driveway, so any plant would be confined no matter how invasive it is. Right now it is full of lilies of the valley, which are certainly invasive but they don't like it there and get ratty looking by mid-summer. So I'm looking for suggestions. Something different, interesting and bullet-proof, requiring zero maintenance once established. Won't be walked on much by people, but dogs will use the area. It's raised and steeply sloped so not easy to mow. The area is 20 ft by 10 feet, east facing, partial sun, lots of water off a porch roof. Zone 5 (Eastern Ontario). Sandy, well drained soil. I saw a type of bamboo grass on a PBS gardening show, which is the kind of thing that might work. It looked quite attractive. Any ideas? |
I want an invasive plant!
"Dave Gower" wrote in message
... So I'm looking for suggestions. Something different, interesting and bullet-proof, requiring zero maintenance once established. Won't be walked on much by people, but dogs will use the area. It's raised and steeply sloped so not easy to mow. Somebody far more qualified than I relays the following: My wife has two green thumbs. By osmosis, I would suggest that if you have sufficient sunlight and no permafrost, Lavender is an excellent choice. It grows robustly, stays evergreen mostly, is laden with heady blossoms that bees and butterflies crave and mass for, and, of course, perfumes the ambient air with a soothing undertone reminiscent of white-chiffoned, antebellum ladies sipping mint tea in the gazebo, of a sultry afternoon in Loosianne. If ye have a moodier climate, Heather would be your pick, then. Intersperse rosemarie, that woody, versatile, earthy herb. Also, salal,(N.W groundcover, as knickeknick (Chief's smoke). A smoke tree in the center would be good. Eschew English Ivy completely! Muttonfat Ivy's OK, though. Of course, if you want to let it go native, get a tamer bamboo. That'll fill it up, and quickly. Of course, it'll screen any view behind after five years, or so. Birch trees, (also traveling roots), are attractive, as is Quaking Aspen. Those are my top picks for a horticultural island, such as you have described. None require any maintenance, unless you are having a severe drought with temps in excess of, say, 95f over weeks. Then, a bucket o' water every coupla days'll do 'em. Plant now, with a dash of fish fertilizer in the worked hole, and mulch with bark. Come springtime, voila! |
I want an invasive plant!
Sword fern. Once it's established, it never goes away. However if you want to
thin it, change its perimeter, etc., it's very easy to pull up. zemedelec |
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english ivy st. johns's wort crepe myrtle Hadewych wrote in message s.com... Dave Gower wrote: *I have an area in front of my house that is surrounded by driveway, so any plant would be confined no matter how invasive it is. Right now it is full of lilies of the valley, which are certainly invasive but they don't like it there and get ratty looking by mid-summer. So I'm looking for suggestions. Something different, interesting and bullet-proof, requiring zero maintenance once established. Won't be walked on much by people, but dogs will use the area. It's raised and steeply sloped so not easy to mow. The area is 20 ft by 10 feet, east facing, partial sun, lots of water off a porch roof. Zone 5 (Eastern Ontario). Sandy, well drained soil. I saw a type of bamboo grass on a PBS gardening show, which is the kind of thing that might work. It looked quite attractive. Any ideas? * I have never been across the big puddle, so no idea if this would work - but I like Vinca minor (maagdenpalm in Dutch) - i'll try to fix a pic herewith - it has pretty blue flowers, is evergreen - although, you have variegated versions too - and is just a groundcover that doesn't come any higher than about 6 cm what means you haven't got to trim it like you would have to with grasses or bamboo :) +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Attachment filename: maagdenpalm.gif | |View attachment: http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/attach...?postid=290893| +----------------------------------------------------------------+ -- Hadewych ------------------------------------------------------------------------ posted via www.GardenBanter.co.uk -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
I want an invasive plant!
bamboo
english ivy st. johns's wort crepe myrtle add seedum to the list..... also lilies of the valley..... |
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I want an invasive plant!
On 04 Nov 2003 21:06:21 GMT, (WARRENRN1) wrote:
===bamboo ===english ivy ===st. johns's wort ===crepe myrtle === === ===add seedum to the list..... ===also lilies of the valley..... The king of invasive plants Kudzu Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wifes, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
I want an invasive plant!
Cameleon Plant - Houttuynia cordata variegeta [will invade every nook and
cranny] Snow On The Mountain -AEGOPODIUM [also known as gout weed, very invasive] Bears Breeches [Acanthus hirsutus] Bugleweed [Ajuga] Perilla - Perilla frutescens [a self sowing herb, a favorite here] Lemon Balm - Melissa officinalis [another invasive herb favorite] Wild Violets Or any mint [uuggghhhhhh] -- Willow USA "WARRENRN1" wrote in message ... bamboo english ivy st. johns's wort crepe myrtle add seedum to the list..... also lilies of the valley..... |
I want an invasive plant!
mint! (also vinca, or almost any plant that spreads by runner or rhizome).
What is your zone and climate? "WARRENRN1" wrote in message ... bamboo english ivy st. johns's wort crepe myrtle add seedum to the list..... also lilies of the valley..... |
I want an invasive plant!
"Willow" wrote in message ...
Cameleon Plant - Houttuynia cordata variegeta [will invade every nook and cranny] Snow On The Mountain -AEGOPODIUM [also known as gout weed, very invasive] Bears Breeches [Acanthus hirsutus] Bugleweed [Ajuga] Perilla - Perilla frutescens [a self sowing herb, a favorite here] Lemon Balm - Melissa officinalis [another invasive herb favorite] Wild Violets Or any mint [uuggghhhhhh] -- Willow USA Can't believe so many posters can't read. The original poster is from Canada!!!!!! |
I want an invasive plant!
Someone already has posted that!
On 5 Nov 2003 11:01:44 -0800, (Karen) wrote: ==="Willow" wrote in message ... === Cameleon Plant - Houttuynia cordata variegeta [will invade every nook and === cranny] === Snow On The Mountain -AEGOPODIUM [also known as gout weed, very invasive] === Bears Breeches [Acanthus hirsutus] === Bugleweed [Ajuga] === Perilla - Perilla frutescens [a self sowing herb, a favorite here] === Lemon Balm - Melissa officinalis [another invasive herb favorite] === Wild Violets === Or any mint [uuggghhhhhh] === -- === Willow === USA === === ===Can't believe so many posters can't read. === ===The original poster is from Canada!!!!!! Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wifes, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
I want an invasive plant!
Hardy Gloxinia...
zemedelec |
I want an invasive plant!
All the plants I posted are hardy perennials and appropriate for cold
climates. I can read, do you know your plants? -- Willow USA "Karen" wrote in message om... "Willow" wrote in message ... Cameleon Plant - Houttuynia cordata variegeta [will invade every nook and cranny] Snow On The Mountain -AEGOPODIUM [also known as gout weed, very invasive] Bears Breeches [Acanthus hirsutus] Bugleweed [Ajuga] Perilla - Perilla frutescens [a self sowing herb, a favorite here] Lemon Balm - Melissa officinalis [another invasive herb favorite] Wild Violets Or any mint [uuggghhhhhh] -- Willow USA Can't believe so many posters can't read. The original poster is from Canada!!!!!! |
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