Has anyone any suggestion for ground cover for a garden bank that has been cut back cleaned out of brambles etc , I have been left with a steep incline of hard soil,tried Cotoneaster but it died. Irish climate.
2006-06-17 03:03:53 · 9 answers · asked by carrieat17 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
DARLING, DRAINAGE. WITH THE STEEP INCLINE, YOU MUST HAVE DRAINAGE, OR THE WHOLE THING WILL WASH OUT AND GO SLIDING GOD KNOWS WHERE. I AM NOT A GARDENER, BUT WHY AM I THINKING BUSH JUNIPERS? WE HAVE ONE JUNIPER IN OUR FRONT YARD AND IT HAS SPREAD OUT SIDEWAYS OVER THE YEARS, IT SMELLS NICE AND IT LOOKS SOLID AND BEAUTIFUL. IN OTHER WORDS, IRISH. IF IT ISN'T TOO STARK, I WOULD CONSIDER ANY SHRUB OR PLANT THAT CAN GRAB ITS ROOTS INTO THAT EARTH AND HANG ON FOR DEAR LIFE. I WISH YOU ALL THE SUCCESS IN THE WORLD MAKING A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN BANK ONCE AGAIN. IF THE JUNIPER IDEA IS JUST TOO BLAND FOR YOU, THEN I'M SORRY: YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO RETAIN THE DRAINIAGE IDEA AND PLANTS A MILLION DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF THE PRETTIEST FLOWERS YOU CAN FIND! SENT TO YOU WITH LOVE AND THE WISH FOR A HAPPY SUMMER FROM - G. SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE, U.S.A. (I WRITE IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE I AM 63 AND I CAN SEE TO WRITE BETTER. I AM NOT SHOUTING AT YOU.)
2006-06-17 03:24:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morning Glory vines. They will take over and cover the ground well and they like poor soil. They don't like to be transplanted, so I usually plants the seeds directly in my garden. The best part is that by planting seeds it is cheap and if they don't work, you haven't spent a bunch of money!
2006-06-17 04:59:35 · answer #2 · answered by Janiepoo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget-me-nots. Very pretty blue, white, or pink tiny flowers. A little goes a looonggg way. They'll also grow through stones and pebbles.
2006-06-17 07:15:36 · answer #3 · answered by shanesmommy01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might try creeping flox, i hae planted it everywhere and it blooms beautifully in spring! you might need to add some garden soil to the soil allready there, and feed regularly!
2006-06-17 03:18:16 · answer #4 · answered by craftycorella 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try hardy geraniums they like dry soil and form large clumps which flower all summer, they come in mauve pink and blue
2006-06-17 03:06:12 · answer #5 · answered by caroleoctober16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's a shady area you could try mertle. What about vetch?
2006-06-17 03:08:24 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Concrete? (or as the Irish call it - white peat).
2006-06-17 04:32:13 · answer #7 · answered by Astra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
david astra being racist. wot do you expect from a kebab shop worker
2006-06-17 11:49:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ivy or grass
2006-06-17 05:36:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋