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what plants will grow in leylandi soil?
we have 30 leylandi,well established.what flowering plants or shrubs will grow in the soil?
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what plants will grow in leylandi soil?
Subject: what plants will grow in leylandi soil?
From: ambermeta Date: 08/08/2004 18:17 GMT Daylight Time Message-id: we have 30 leylandi,well established.what flowering plants or shrubs will grow in the soil? Loads, once you've gotten rid of the leylandii of course. -- Rhiannon http://www.livejournal.com/users/rhiannon_s/ "The trick is to commit crimes so confusing that police feel too stupid to even write a crime report about them." Aubrey on remaining at liberty www.somethingpositive.net |
what plants will grow in leylandi soil?
"ambermeta" wrote in message ... we have 30 leylandi,well established.what flowering plants or shrubs will grow in the soil? The soil thats left after you dig them up? -- Tumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com |
what plants will grow in leylandi soil?
Would you be more explicit? What soil are you referring to? Is it the
soil within a metre or so of the leylandii trunks? Regards, Emrys Davies. "ambermeta" wrote in message ... we have 30 leylandi,well established.what flowering plants or shrubs will grow in the soil? -- ambermeta |
what plants will grow in leylandi soil?
"ambermeta" wrote in message ... we have 30 leylandi,well established.what flowering plants or shrubs will grow in the soil? As you may have found, many 'wild' plants, nettles, bindweed, ivy, GooseGrass, etc. seem to thrive. 'Escaped' Honesty also appears to enjoy the shade and provided the soil does not dry out too quickly, I am sure there are many 'garden plants which would survive happily. Any vigorous hedge will sap the moisture from its surroundings, but provided your soil is not too free draining, then you should have no qualms about trying things out. A lot of South African species survive in dryish conditions - Geraniums, mesembryanthemums, etc. Just remember that the hedge needs trimming and you have to consider how to accommodate that as well as your new border. Long may you enjoy 'Life with Leylandii'. :-)) -- ned http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk last update 08.08.2004 |
what plants will grow in leylandi soil?
On 8/8/04 18:17, in article ,
"ambermeta" wrote: we have 30 leylandi,well established.what flowering plants or shrubs will grow in the soil? If you mean literally at their feet, the answer is nothing. They take all the goodness from the ground, they don't replenish it with leaf fall, they make it excessively dry and eventually, they bush out so much as to take light from their entire surroundings. IF you get rid of the C. leylandii and plant e.g. a beech hedge instead, you will gain a great deal of garden and a lot more planting area, plus cover for birds. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
what plants will grow in leylandi soil?
In article , Sacha
writes we have 30 leylandi,well established.what flowering plants or shrubs will grow in the soil? If you mean literally at their feet, the answer is nothing. They take all the goodness from the ground, they don't replenish it with leaf fall, they make it excessively dry and eventually, they bush out so much as to take light from their entire surroundings. We have a 200 ft. long Leylandii hedge, now about 12 years old and some 30-40 ft.high. It abuts a disused rail trackbed, so it is no problem to anyone, but it gives us privacy from diverse users of the track. Over the years a very profuse growth of brambles have developed between the trees and our boundary, making the hedge quite impenetrable. I snip off any intrusive bramble stems as they appear on our side of the hedge. I notice now that quite a variety of self-sowm wildflowers are developing under the brambles between and around the trees, and with them abundant wildlife. I keep a mowed walking access at about 2ft. from the trees, other than that I let nature take its course. A truly environmentally friendly project. -- Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs. |
what plants will grow in leylandi soil?
On 10/8/04 18:55, in article , "Alan
Gould" wrote: In article , Sacha writes we have 30 leylandi,well established.what flowering plants or shrubs will grow in the soil? If you mean literally at their feet, the answer is nothing. They take all the goodness from the ground, they don't replenish it with leaf fall, they make it excessively dry and eventually, they bush out so much as to take light from their entire surroundings. We have a 200 ft. long Leylandii hedge, now about 12 years old and some 30-40 ft.high. It abuts a disused rail trackbed, so it is no problem to anyone, but it gives us privacy from diverse users of the track. Over the years a very profuse growth of brambles have developed between the trees and our boundary, making the hedge quite impenetrable. I snip off any intrusive bramble stems as they appear on our side of the hedge. I notice now that quite a variety of self-sowm wildflowers are developing under the brambles between and around the trees, and with them abundant wildlife. I keep a mowed walking access at about 2ft. from the trees, other than that I let nature take its course. A truly environmentally friendly project. If the OP wants a garden full of brambles he's onto a sure thing following that method. But he asked about flowering plants or shrubs. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
what plants will grow in leylandi soil?
"Sacha" wrote in message k... On 10/8/04 18:55, in article , "Alan Gould" wrote: In article , Sacha writes We have a 200 ft. long Leylandii hedge, now about 12 years old and some 30-40 ft.high. It abuts a disused rail trackbed, so it is no problem to anyone, but it gives us privacy from diverse users of the track. Over the years a very profuse growth of brambles have developed between the trees and our boundary, making the hedge quite impenetrable. I snip off any intrusive bramble stems as they appear on our side of the hedge. I notice now that quite a variety of self-sowm wildflowers are developing under the brambles between and around the trees, and with them abundant wildlife. I keep a mowed walking access at about 2ft. from the trees, other than that I let nature take its course. A truly environmentally friendly project. If the OP wants a garden full of brambles he's onto a sure thing following that method. But he asked about flowering plants or shrubs. I have an established, at least twelve years old, leylandii hedge ( would love it down but cant see my way clear to doing it right now) Other than brambles the only thing I have found growing there is dandylion and a few stunted nettles ( and I mean stunted - about a foot high , in the rest of the garden nettles are a tryfidd like six feet). The ground is dry, even when its been raining hard. You cant actually establish anything in the garden plant category at all, it whithers and dies. |
what plants will grow in leylandi soil?
mich wrote
"....... Other than brambles the only thing I have found growing there is dandylion and a few stunted nettles ........." Have you tried Lamium? Also you might find that some of the Sedum will grow -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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