How to Stop Overgrowth Behind Garage
My detached garage is only a few feet from my neighbor's detached
garage and every summer there is a ton of overgrowth of weeds and little trees between and behind our garages. I spend several hours a week pulling weeds and cutting things just to keep it under control. This is not an area that is viewable from the street, but I don't want the weeds and trees damaging my garage. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to limit the growth of this stuff and cut down on the amount of maintenance I have to do to keep it under control? Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks for your help! Thanks, Brian |
How to Stop Overgrowth Behind Garage
My neighbor had the same problem. Her soil was easy to cultivate in that
spot, so she got a weeding tool which cut the growth UNDER the soil line, which is what YOU have to do, to begin with. When winter finally killed everything, she cleaned up as much as possible and put down a layer of pond liner. Places that sell pond supplies can sell you the stuff from a roll, so you can buy as much as you need. It's black, thick rubber (or some material) that's extremely tough. Lay that down and cover with paving stones or whatever fits your budget. Even a few bags of mulch would be enough to keep the rubber in place. In my neighbor's situation, just an occasional weed pokes up around the edges, but it's rare. "Brian" wrote in message om... My detached garage is only a few feet from my neighbor's detached garage and every summer there is a ton of overgrowth of weeds and little trees between and behind our garages. I spend several hours a week pulling weeds and cutting things just to keep it under control. This is not an area that is viewable from the street, but I don't want the weeds and trees damaging my garage. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to limit the growth of this stuff and cut down on the amount of maintenance I have to do to keep it under control? Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks for your help! Thanks, Brian |
How to Stop Overgrowth Behind Garage
yup... pond liner, layers of newspapers, weed barrier, concrete, etc.
you want a barrier that they won't grow through. Things to consider: Where is the runnoff going to go if you use a less permiable barrier? What kind of monitary/time investment do you want to make? With anything "permanent" think about local codes. (since this is a property border) good luck. -- be safe. flip Ich habe keine Ahnung was das bedeutet, oder vielleicht doch? Remove origin of the word spam from address to reply (leave "+") |
How to Stop Overgrowth Behind Garage
"Philip Edward Lewis" wrote in message du... of course paghat's "impermiable layer" of groundcover is great too.... it'll likely look much nicer, but will likely require at least a little more work over time. I've not alot of expereance with the groundcovers in that enviroment, but i know i've seen weeds, etc popping through some pretty thick stuff. There will be weeds in groundcover, especially the first few years. Eventually, they will all but disappear. You can use a preemergent herbicide to control annual weeds. Preen has a formulation for groundcover. The worst situation is when you get a vining weeds in a vining groundcover. I have an area of vinca that became invaded with a sequence of wild honeysuckle, then persicaria, and finally wild strawberry. I still get the occasional volunteer tree or perennial in the area, but they are easy to control. Hostas are one of the best groundcovers for me. They block out the sun so completely that I never get weeds in areas that are thickly planted with hostas. There are hostas that will grow in about any condition with the exception of standing water, especial in winter. I find that gold standard is a good grower and it will brighten a shady area. Lancifolia also grows like a weed as does aureo-marginata and undulata mediovariegata. I get good results with hosta shade fanfare in full sun. Lancifolia also thrives in full sun but does equally well in mostly shade. |
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