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Posted: Oct/08/2007 10:37 AM PST
i have a small restaurant. i was considering planting common yarrows in the front. there's a small area of soil in the front surrounded by concrete. is this adviseable? isn't the common marrow a weed. then nothing else will be able to grow in that small area. |
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Posted: Oct/08/2007 10:56 AM PST
Welcome to GG from WI, rrruuunnn. (Although you may want to walk thru this site or you'll miss a lot...  ) You're right, common yarrow is a weed and quite invasive. Could you possibly post a pic of the plot you're looking at? That would help us to help you. Thanks for joining, and feel free to dig around!
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Posted: Oct/08/2007 11:52 AM PST
Hi, rrruuunnn, and welcome from Tennessee. I'm not sure I understand your question/concern, but if you're wondering what you could plant there, then I do have one idea. I have a small area between my concrete driveway and my brick house that is about 4'X5'. Years ago, I used to plant alternating purple and white periwinkle (vinca major, I think). It was simple and looked very pretty. I think it would look nice at a restaurant, too. As I said, I wasn't sure of your question, so maybe you're actually looking for something more elaborate, which in that case, this forum is teeming with many great gardeners with great ideas! I'm sure one or more will come along and try to help soon, but mb has a point about a picture being able to help them.  BTW, my little area is on the southeast side of the house and receives full sun. The periwinkle seemed to be pretty drought resistant, too. If your little area is on the north side, alternating red and white (or pick your colors) impatiens looks beautiful. There's also a full sun variety of impatiens, I believe, but I personally like the shade one better. |
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Posted: Oct/08/2007 9:54 PM PST
here's a pic of the situation. thanks, for the inputs. Attachments:  |
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Posted: Oct/08/2007 10:23 PM PST
I want to say, what about a little desert garden as you're in Texas, but it looks like you had some rain there (at least in the picture). Like maybe a palm tree, or a cactus and some other heat tolerant plants. I think that would look really cool right there, though I don't know how practical it would be. Or maybe a lemon tree as the centerpiece, and then you could make delicious fresh lemonade. What part of Texas are you in?? Do you have a real winter, or is it mild during the winter? Here are some really extravagant ideas : perhaps you could build a little trellis fence to block off the view of the gas station, and put some big, long planter boxes along the perimeter of the patio area and grow vines up the fence. I guess that could start to get expensive pretty fast. Alternatively, you could just put planter boxes along the perimeter without building a fence, and put some tall-ish specimen plants along the edges. I know that isn't what you were asking about, but those are just a few ideas to toss around (or out ).
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Posted: Oct/09/2007 12:17 AM PST
I love the vines and planter boxes idea... vine creeps very fast under strong sun and will create green screen and shade which will block the gas station view from the outdoor dining. Put some cable/LED lighting in it and it will be gorgeous at night. Raphis palm on movable planter boxes is also an ideal and cheap way to block the gas station. Here are images of vine screen and raphis planter... hope they could help. cheers! Attachments:   |
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Posted: Oct/09/2007 4:55 AM PST
Were there rather large bushes there before? I'm seeing a stump of some size between the left and center pillars, that would/should probably come out before anything goes in. Then I think I'd vote for raised planters of some sort, as it looks like there'd be some foot traffic to contend with. Depending on the budget, maybe large, heavy (immoveable) urns of some kind, with drought resistant, sun-loving plantings? What kind of restaurant do you have? You could make the garden thematic to the style of food you prepare...or maybe even have it produce for the restaurant. Thinking mostly of herbs, here. Thanks for the picture, by the way. It really does help the process for me. |
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Posted: Oct/09/2007 10:09 AM PST
this is a seafood restaurant. i was hoping for something easy to care for and simple. here it freezes one or two days per year. it's mostly hot and dry. yes, there were some bushes. am i going to have to chop those out? what happens if i grow over them? |
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Posted: Oct/09/2007 10:32 AM PST
The only drawback to leaving the bush stumps there is that whatever you're planting or constructing then has to compete with whatever root system the bushes left behind. |
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Posted: Oct/09/2007 11:18 AM PST
if you had to choose one plant. what would you put there? |
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