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Posted: Feb/10/2007 10:00 PM PST
Looking for a ground cover for zone 3 that will grow under pine trees, shade and dry? Any ideas? |
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Posted: Feb/10/2007 10:14 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by Paul Looking for a ground cover for zone 3 that will grow under pine trees, shade and dry? Any ideas?I have violets under my pine trees and hostas at the base. I haven't found anything else that really stands up to the acidity. |
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Posted: Feb/13/2007 3:43 PM PST
columbine grows under the pines at my sisters and she's zone 3. Hosta's are good for dry shade if you get the right one. how about "Lamium" - Spotted Dead Nettles: Plant spotted dead nettles in partial to full shade and in acidic, well-drained soil. Good choice for dry shade and it flowers. Pachysandra (this is a look from the 1960's! It was very popular under trees as a ground cover) |
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Posted: Feb/14/2007 4:03 AM PST
You can also try Periwinkle (Vinca minor). I have huge carpets of it under my pines. I think it was planted in around 1976. It will bloom sporadically from spring to fall. I think Lamium is also a very good choice. |
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Posted: Feb/14/2007 11:27 AM PST
My neighbor has a number of pines in her back yard and she mostly has hosta under them. She also has a few that are right up against my property line. Both of us have Coral Bells, Brunnera, and Periwinkle around them. |
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Posted: Jul/24/2007 8:39 PM PST
We are trying borage under our pine, so far so good and the dogs have trampled it into the ground 3 times since we planted it last month. |
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