Re: question
- Subject: Re: [SG] question
- From: M*
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 00:43:03 -0400
what is a scree garden?????? thanks.
marilyn
RLeask wrote:
> Why not a scree garden. Pick plants which will do well in the gravel base.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marilyn <marimuse@EARTHLINK.NET>
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
> Date: Thursday, August 23, 2001 12:14 PM
> Subject: [SG] question
>
> >Hi, all, am hoping that someone can help me out with this.....I have an
> area
> >in front of my house that needs some drastic work. It is covered mostly
> >with gravel and some dirt mixed in, with mulch that was piled on
> top.....and
> >TONS of weeks....almost looks like a lawn! We want to do something to
> >neaten it up, without having to spend a fortune to have the gravel removed
> >and soil brought in. Someone suggested using Roundup to kill the weeds,
> >then covering with black plastic, and covering that with mulch....and
> >planting some shrubs by the porch and house.
> >
> >However, someone else said that she would never use black plastic, that it
> >keeps the weeds from coming straight up, but does not prevernt them from
> >growing.....and she suggested just piling a severl-inch layer of mulch each
> >year.
> >
> >I would love to hear suggestions from people here.....thanks!
> >
> >marilyn
> >
