Re: Another Front Yard Problem/ Black walnut
Hi,
In addition to Chris's suggestions and Marge Talt's recommended site
reference, you may want to check with your local CoOperative Extension Office.
They have a publication on the subject of walnut toxicity toward other plants.
When all is said and done, it will end up being a process of experimentation.
Take a look on my web site at photos of my garden in the virtual garden
section. You will see a walnut tree right in the center of my garden next to the
board bridge near the cave and rock ledge. There is a climbing hydrangea going up
the trunk of the walnut. I have orchids growing at the base among the roots. Other
wildflowers and non-native are all around.
Personally, I would be more concerned with root competition than the toxicity.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
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Subject: Re: Another Front Yard Problem
> > I really need help. My front yard faces kind of south, south-west, with
> > white house on the north side. Morning sun is blocked with 3 mature (really
> > big canopy) Black Walnut trees, noon sun is non exixtent and afternoon sun
> > is blocked with Maple tree and neigbors house which sits much closer to the
> > street than ours. We had the walnuts trimmed last fall so it may (I hope) be
> > shade instead of DEEP shade this year. I've spent a fortune trying to get
> > something that will tolerate the black walnuts as well as the shade. Even my
> > poor hostas seem stunted. My cousin gave me some solomon seal last summer,
> > and that seems to be surviving. Everything else really seems to suffer. Most
> > things that will tolerate the walnuts need a bit more sun than I have. Front
> > yard is approx 75' x 90' so I have a lot of territory to cover. Need
> > something for beds in front of the house as well as the front. Green alone
> > can be so boring! I'm in the northern part of Zone 6.
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