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planting suggestions......
I have a laurel hedge along my driveway and would like to plant
something in front of it to liven it up a bit in the summer. There's about a foot of soil between the drive and the hedge and is can get very dry. Any suggestions please ? Jenny |
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planting suggestions......
"JennyC" wrote in message ...
I have a laurel hedge along my driveway and would like to plant something in front of it to liven it up a bit in the summer. There's about a foot of soil between the drive and the hedge and is can get very dry. Any suggestions please ? Jenny How about good old Nasturtiums (tropaeolum)? Lots of colours to choose from (they don't have to be orange), thrive in poor dry soil, and you can eat leaves, flowers, and seed-pods. It's about a month too late, technically, but if you can't find plants I think it would be worth sowing some seed this week. If you want something perennial, I wonder if a row of little pinks would do on the sunny side. My pinks reward me for weeding with their flood of scent, and the grey leaves look nice in winter. You'll need to take cuttings (dead easy) or plant seedlings every four or five years to replace the old plants, as they stop flowering well at about that age. There are good cranesbills such as Geranium endressei and relatives which do well for me in hungry places. And if the site has killed other things you've tried and you don't mind a real spreader, try "Snow-in-summer" (cerastium tomentosum): plant and forget, and you'll have white flowers in summer (next year now) and grey foliage all the year round. I mention these together because I have both growing in the patch of stones where I park cars, and they look wonderful. But the snow-in-summer is a weed if you put it in a real flower-bed. Mike. |
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planting suggestions......
"Mike Lyle" wrote "JennyC" wrote I have a laurel hedge along my driveway and would like to plant something in front of it to liven it up a bit in the summer. There's about a foot of soil between the drive and the hedge and is can get very dry. Any suggestions please ? Jenny How about good old Nasturtiums (tropaeolum)? Briliant - why didn't I think of that ! If you want something perennial, I wonder if a row of little pinks Too small - theres is a drop of about 18" at the side of the parking space and they'd get 'lost' There are good cranesbills such as Geranium endressei Ah ha - another possibility "Snow-in-summer" (cerastium tomentosum): That brought back fond memories - we had it at home in the rockery for years when I was a kid :~)) Thanks Mike :~) Jenny |
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