Re: shrubs for damp clay/laurel & yaupon

Yes Zem, it's one of my favorites too. Grows pretty much anywhere, sun,
shade, sand, clay. Here I do have an issue with cottony cushion scale, but
a blast with the hose usually takes care of it. And I know what you mean by
the yaupon meatballs. But I am a sucker for Weeping Yaupon. I had one that
died (from moving it around too much) but left it as the birds like to lite
in it, and planted another at its base. When it gets tall enough I'll take
away the dead one. Jim's right on that. The form is just beautiful,
especially when overzealous pruners don't get a hold of it!

Andrea H
hodgesaa@earthlink.net
EarthLink Revolves Around You.


> [Original Message]
> From: Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 2/19/2005 7:48:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] shrubs for damp clay
>
> I love that Otto Luyken laurel.  It has a wonderful fragrance, too.  I
got 
> one a few years ago when I snatched out the Yaupon holly 'meatballs'
around 
> my foundation.  So far it has been totally maintenance free making it a 
> great shrub for me.
> zem
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "A A HODGES" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 7:34 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] shrubs for damp clay
>
>
> > Pam, I had that problem here and have found that Dwarf Yaupon Holly can
> > take it, as can almost any holly, but my preferred shrub for foundation
> > planting is Otto Luyken Laurel (Prunus Laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken')  It
> > stays small, evergreen, very dark leaves, and blooms twice a year with
> > white spikes in spring and fall. Used to be hard to find but now Lowes
and
> > Home Depot carry it here.
> >
> > A
> >
> >
> > Andrea H
> > hodgesaa@earthlink.net
> > EarthLink Revolves Around You.
> >
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >> From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Date: 2/19/2005 8:27:49 AM
> >> Subject: [CHAT] shrubs for damp clay
> >>
> >> I know there are plants that like wet feet (bog plants) - but are there
> >> shrubs that can take damp clay? Asking for a friend at work whose house
> >> stands in the lowest area of the property and the clay around the
> >> foundation stays damp most of the time. Anything he plants will have to
> >> max out at 4-5 feet. TIA y'all!
> >>
> >>
> >> Pam Evans
> >> Kemp, TX
> >> zone 8A
> >>
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