Re: evergreens for wet soil?
- Subject: Re: evergreens for wet soil?
- From: j* z*
- Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 06:33:29 +1000
Diane for evergreen height, Thalia dealbata should be alright in that
situation, for a lower growing mass (to say 16") eomecon chionantha - it is
a thug when happy though & some recommend planting under strong shrubs to
curtail its vigour. Also louisiana iris, zantedeschia aethiopica & perhaps
NZ flax. These are the primary evergreen components of my bog garden, (frost
free mild winters).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Diane Whitehead" <voltaire@islandnet.com>
To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 1:51 PM
Subject: evergreens for wet soil?
> I am helping with my son's new garden, the complete opposite of my
> soil conditions. I live on top of a hill that also has a gravel pit
> on it. He is at sea level, and when the tide is high, the
> neighbourhood floods. I don't think it is seawater, just that the
> storm drains probably empty into the sea and the water has nowhere to
> go during a very high tide. Yesterday, when the tides were normal, I
> found water at a trowel's depth. I am amazed that there are a couple
> of old apple trees that seem to be thriving. The previous owner and
> the neighbour on one side made some raised beds, but it was in one of
> these that I discovered the water when I dug out an unhappy trillium.
> The entire back yard and part of the front is also full of horsetail
> (Equisetum), so I don't want to plant anything permanent until I get
> control of that. (Amazing how nice the yard looked when he bought it
> midwinter. I was looking forward to interesting old dormant plants
> emerging in the spring, so the horsetail was an unhappy surprise.)
>
> A couple of questions:
>
> I have checked on waterside plants, and they all seem to lose their
> leaves in the winter. Does anyone know of any that don't?
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion for a fast annual that would like heavy
> wet soil, to help shade out the horsetail?
>
> The area is mild in winter, but not very warm in summer - tomatoes
> need all the help they can get to ripen before winter.
>
> Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
> maritime zone 8, Sunset zone 4
> cool mediterranean climate
>
>
