I have a flowerbed that is an awkward spot at the edge of a parking area. It gets full sun (average 25-30C) most of the summer but in winter all the snow gets pushed on top of it along with a fair bit of grit from the road. The snow doesn't usually melt until mid April as it is hard packed and frozen solid. The grit filters down and ends up in the flowerbed making the soil really poor quality.
I need suggestions for what plants will survive these conditions best or how to cover the area so it stays nice looking. It has to stay as a flowerbed, and pots wont work as it's near a road and they'd get stolen. We've tried rocks but they just seem to attract weeds which are hard to get out of the crevices...
I know I'm asking the impossible, but any advice would help! Thanks!
2007-09-05 16:21:50 · 5 answers · asked by Rebecca 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
We need the space to pile snow onto (we get about 15-20ft each year) for the winter, so I'm afraid the terrace idea is out. It's only a small bed, about 3ft by 12ft that seperates two parking areas.
Location is Southern Canadian Rockies.
2007-09-05 18:00:24 · update #1
daylilies are a good option. hardy, die back in winter, lots of blooms during summer.
2007-09-05 16:28:33 · answer #1 · answered by kajewgeo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps some retaining wall sort of thing to keep the grit out? And it could be planted with thyme of rosemary or whatever to fill the cracks and keep the weeds out.
Maybe raise a side of it using fill so it will drain off to one side and carry the grit away as the snow melts. Sloping mini-terraces?
The main bed could be dwarf conifers or some really sturdy small trees/shrubs.
More details of location might help my brain find more answers.
2007-09-05 17:51:02 · answer #2 · answered by bahbdorje 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I even have grown iris' all my existence and in no way had a situation. Is it achieveable your soil is inconsistent? in keeping with risk you have a various form of soil in some spots. it ought to be the quantity of water they're receiving. Iris' can tolerate so plenty greater water than another flowers. Is it achieveable you have gophers and that they are ingesting the roots of the different flowers? i don't understand how long you have had your abode or flowerbed, yet whilst it interior reason new, in keeping with risk there replaced into something buried from the form. i don't think of it would be pests from above floor or all of the different flowers may be affected too. I desire you success on looking the situation, although that's a secure wager it is not the iris'.
2016-11-14 07:46:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll second the Daylily option ... they are VERY hardy plants and survive almost ANY soil conditions. They spread well on their own and are easily divided to get more plants every 3-5 years.
Check out some information here:
http://www.gardening-quick-n-easy.com/daylily_plants.html
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2007-09-06 04:57:26 · answer #4 · answered by rmonarch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morning glories will grow anywhere. Yucca will too.It only blooms like once every 7 years or something but it looks nice and it's extremely hardy. The only problem with morning glories is that they spread. That might be difficult in your situation. Yucca's best in my opinion.
2007-09-05 16:37:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋