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steep, shady area
steep, shady area
Posted by Carrie
from KY
on 2001-04-09 14:39:02
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groundcover
Quoting Carrie: ------------
Posted by Kimm from 4a/5b-MI on 2001-04-12 08:30:17
The soil is mostly clay, very dry, and mostly shaded. What can I plant there?
Almost any ground cover will do well if the soil is amended with copious quantites of organic matter first. A very dry clay will make it impossible for much of anything to get established. -
shade-loving groundcovers
There are many groundcovers that do well in shade that would be ideal for your hill - ivy, perwinkle, wintercreeper. Hostas are everywhere in the shade.
Posted by Jerry Digman from 5b on 2001-04-09 23:35:22
This pub describes those and other choices that would do well in KY:
http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/hort/g06835.htm
Quoting Carrie: ------------
-There's a small area in my backyard under a large tree where nothing grows.This spot also borders a busy alley. I've managed to get 3 yarrow to take hold near the bottom. The soil is mostly clay, very dry, and mostly shaded. What can I plant there?
