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How to safely plant a soakaway?
Hi everyone,
I would be glad if people could advise me how to safely plant a soakaway area. I have an area of lawn that has a soakaway (from our septic tank) passing beneath it. Hence, the grass grows extremely richly and has to be constantly mown . . . which is a bore, and a bit difficult as the area is on something of an incline. I understand that if I planted this area with shrubs and bushes that are fibrous and deep-rooted, then they could obstruct the soakaway process. Highly fibrous roots would head for the soakaway pipes and conduits and, over time, block them. (I discovered with horror at another property many years ago that ivy roots had penetrated 18 inches up rainwater pipes that discharged into the earth, so that the pipes were completely blocked!) Ornamental grasses are one solution, but the area would look better "bushed". The look I'ld like to achieve would be similar to a dense 30 feet by 40 feet area of rhododendrons. (Whether the roots of rhododendrons would be OK, I don't know!) But evergreen bushes of say 5 to 6 feet high would look best. Any suitable suggestions? Thanks. Eddy. |
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