RE: planting under pines
- Subject: RE: planting under pines
- From: "Anthony Lyman-Dixon" L*@lyman-dixon.freeserve.co.uk
- Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 09:53:52 -0000
- Importance: Normal
Hullo Bridget,
In England it is not only raining but very cold with it
Are you intending to do something aesthetic with your bank or merely
planting it up so that it is not taken over by invasive weeds? If the
latter, we always recommend Lonicera periclymena var belgica which is
fairly indestructible and if it can't find anything to choke vertically,
spreads horizontally with the advantages of looking and smelling
attractive. Euphorbia robbiae is another one that grows virtually
anywhere and Ruscus aculeatus has suddenly become very popular in
Britain. We have also had clients purchase loads of Claytonia sp for
putting under pine trees, but we have never had any feed back as to how
they have survived.
Anthony
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
[o*@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of bridget lamp
Sent: 10 May 2005 00:13
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Subject: planting under pines
Hope you're all happy in your gardens!
I am at a loss trying to figure out what to plant
underneath a friend's pine tree. The ideas I found
are not Med-plants oriented. I could go with pacific
northwest natives, but the bed next to it is more
Med-like. The two beds are separated by a staircase
and have a decent slope!
Any ideas are much appreciated!!!!
Thanks!
bridget
seattle, wa (yes, it's raining right now)
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