Re: Corsican Mint
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  • Subject: Re: Corsican Mint
  • From: B* <b*@comcast.net>
  • Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 23:07:01 +0000 (UTC)
The lirope comes in a miniature version. One of my neighbors has it in the shade between her stepping stones and it looks great. 
Bonnie 
ETN Zone 7 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jesse Bell" <justjess01@gmail.com> 
To: gardenchat@hort.net 
Sent: Tuesday, June 8, 2010 5:45:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Corsican Mint 

No, I wanted something low and flat that will grow around the stepping 
stones and such. Filler stuff. Monkey grass would be too tall for 
what I want. But thank you for the offer Pam. 


On 6/8/10, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote: 
> yep, pretty tough stuff. did you try lirope (sp?), some people call it 
> monkey grass - I can dig you up some and send it in September when the 
> weather is more cooperative. 
> 
> On 6/8/10, Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com> wrote: 
> > 
> > O.K. our guest house/bunk house has a side yard area where NOTHING 
> > grows because of this HUGE tree. I have planted a few things but they 
> > don't really survive. I put some paving stones on the "dirt" back 
> > there and today I bought mint (yes..the plant that takes over the 
> > world) to put there as a low ground cover between the paving stones. 
> > It gets morning sun but after that...all shade. Think it will make 
> > it? 
> > 
> > 
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> > Jesse R. Bell 
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> Pam Evans 
> Kemp TX 
> zone 8A 
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