Re: [SG] Plant unfriendly area
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Plant unfriendly area
- From: G* M* <n*@IAW.ON.CA>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 12:52:15 -0400
try goutweed or hosta lancifolia or lilly of the valley or..........
George
At 09:21 AM 6/18/99 -0500, Denise Holder wrote:
>I have a strip of yard located between 4 mature white pine trees on
>one side and a fence on the other, about 8 - 10 feet away. The white
>pines are on the south, the fence on the north. To the east there are
>many mature deciduous trees, and to the west, more thick foliage and a
>house. The strip gets 3-4 hours of morning sun before the sun goes
>behind the treets. I can't get grass to grow there (not that I
>particularly want to), and the area is typically sprinkled, at least,
>with sparse pine needles. The ground slopes gently downward from the
>trees to the fence. I'd like to put something along the fence, but
>with all these problems, I'm kind of at a loss. I'm open to anything
>small or large, or a combination, as long as it can survive these
>inhospitable conditions.
>
>Oh, did I mention, the soil is clay.
>
>Denise Holder, z6
>St. Louis, MO
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