Hillside is about 45 degree angle. Temps get to 90 - 100 degrees in spring/summer.We dont want the tree to grow more than 8 - 12 feet max or it will block the view.
Also, we're looking to replace the ice plant with a fast growing deep-rooting ground cover, preferably floral. THANKS!
2006-09-09 16:09:40 · 5 answers · asked by joshooahhh 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
At 8-12 feet you want a shrub, not a tree. Because I don't know where you live, your best bet would be to ask for the plant specialist at your state university's Extension Service. Their advice is free (well, paid for with your tax dollars) and they are experts on your climate limitations.
I do know that daylilies and Arctic lupine are both good ground covers for stabilizing soil. Iceland has planted the latter widely to deter wind erosion.
2006-09-10 03:38:49 · answer #1 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never truly thought of myself as owning any of the land I sit on or any of the trees or plants. My first reason is because I am 1/3 Native American (Sioux) and that is a traditional belief that the culture holds. We are more so just borrowers and tenants just like everything else living on this planet. I cannot own a tree that has other living things dwelling in it, nor the land or my garden. That's why I don't get upset if I see a few cabbages or broccoli heads missing. I'm here to share and share alike. To finish up I believe that are all really part of the land. Read my blog entry from a few months ago. Yes, I get even spacier. Enjoy. Edit- Oh Well. Yahoo deleted it. But basically what it said was that our ancestors had enough wisdom to realize that after we die we are supposed to go back to soil. All matter is supposed to fertilize the earth and keep existing life going. That's my view of what reincarnation is. You never really go away as long as the Gaia is here because you are a part of it. The advent of Christian burials has disrupted that.
2016-03-27 04:41:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing to keep in mind is the soil type you're planting on. If you don't have a lot of top soil and the second soil horizon is too compact you'll have trouble getting root systems to develop enough to stabilise the ground.
2006-09-09 17:00:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Azaleas and rhododendrons are easy to maintain and flower beautifully; mind your climate may not be right for them, it all depends on your winters and you'll need to water the roots in the heat.
2006-09-09 16:28:13 · answer #4 · answered by Alysen C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe different kinds of willow shrubs. Willows grow fast and probably would spread out a lot.
2006-09-09 16:11:53 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋