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Re: [SG] Groundcover on hill under oaks

Hello James,
        There are quite a few wildflowers that will handle that erosion problem
for you. As to expense you can handle that one in a couple of ways. By
purchasing a few plants and then seeds. purchase some to the shade lovers
that seed themselves about .
For groundcovers try Wild Ginger, Bulblit Fern, Wood Geranium, Iris
cristata, Trailing Mint, Foam flower.
For plants that seed themselves about for a nice woodsy effect try Blue
Phlox, wood Poppy, Solomon Seal, dwarf Delphinium
        I will soon be posting my ephemeral seed list on my web site. In fact, I
will be posting all of the sees from my garden all year long that I do not
use in my nursery needs. I trade and sell.
        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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> From: James L Blue <blue@CAM.NIST.GOV>
> Subject: [SG] Groundcover on hill under oaks
> Date: Wednesday, April 29, 1998 8:48 AM
>
> I've been lurking here for a while, but this is my first post.
>
> Two years ago we bought a great place in Maryland, just west of the
> Washington, D.C., suburbs. About 1.5 acres of it is a west-facing hill
> covered mainly with mature white oak trees. The previous owner, being an
> azalea fanatic, planted hundreds of azaleas and rhododendrons underneath,
> after some heroic soil emendation.
>
> There are some unplanted spots, though, and erosion control on the
steeper
> parts of the hill is necessary. What do people suggest that is not too
> expensive (we have lots of area to cover), reasonably fast-growing, and
> compatible with oaks (acid soil, lots of leaf mulch) and azaleas?
>
> [The flat part of the property is meadow and stream. There the two main
> problems are deer destroying small trees and mile-a-minute weed
(polygonum
> perfoliatum) covering everything.]
>
> --
> Jim Blue ...  Gaithersburg, MD
> blue@nist.gov
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