Trees/shrubs that deter grass? Help, anyone?
Garden Groups| Search | About
Login Password
Register Now! Lost Password?
 aus.gardens    Post an article   get this group's latest topics as an RSS feed add this group's latest topics to your My MSN content add this group's latest topics to your My Yahoo content add this group's latest topics to your Google content
Subject Author Date
Trees/shrubs that deter grass? Help, anyone? Trish Brown 11-14-2007
Posted by Trish Brown on November 14, 2007, 5:14 am
If you were  Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
 My Mum has a Callistemon citrinus (Callistemon lanceolatus (Sw.) DC.) growing at her place and for years,
she's failed to get the lawn to grow beneath it. Recently, someone told
her that C.citrinus actually deters the growth of grass and other plants
in its shadow.

What a scathingly brilliant idea!

I'm not particularly fond of C.citrinus (I'm allergic to the hordes of
bees that come in the spring), but I wondered if anyone knows of other
trees or shrubs that will deter grass like this? I'm after anything that
will really result in bald ground if possible.

Anyone know of anything?

--
Trish Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Posted by Jonno on November 14, 2007, 11:21 am
If you were  Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
 3 inches of concrete?

Trish Brown wrote:
> My Mum has a Callistemon citrinus (Callistemon lanceolatus (Sw.) DC.) growing at her place and for years,
> she's failed to get the lawn to grow beneath it. Recently, someone told
> her that C.citrinus actually deters the growth of grass and other plants
> in its shadow.
>
> What a scathingly brilliant idea!
>
> I'm not particularly fond of C.citrinus (I'm allergic to the hordes of
> bees that come in the spring), but I wondered if anyone knows of other
> trees or shrubs that will deter grass like this? I'm after anything that
> will really result in bald ground if possible.
>
> Anyone know of anything?
>

Posted by Terryc on November 14, 2007, 3:16 pm
If you were  Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
Trish Brown wrote:

> Anyone know of anything?

Any largish tree usually competes with the grass and ensures slow
growing until some idiot decides it needs fertlizing and watering {:-(.

but as others have said, a mulch layer with selected weeding is the main
requirement for removing it.


Posted by Harry 'Snapper' Organ on November 15, 2007, 4:47 pm
If you were  Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:14:44 +1100, Trish Brown

>I'm not particularly fond of C.citrinus (I'm allergic to the hordes of
>bees that come in the spring), but I wondered if anyone knows of other
>trees or shrubs that will deter grass like this? I'm after anything that
>will really result in bald ground if possible.
>
>Anyone know of anything?

Its gone now but no grass grew under my Wattle tree


Regards
Harold

Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum - Lucretius

Posted by Harry 'Snapper' Organ on November 17, 2007, 5:05 pm
If you were  Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:14:44 +1100, Trish Brown

>I'm not particularly fond of C.citrinus (I'm allergic to the hordes of
>bees that come in the spring), but I wondered if anyone knows of other
>trees or shrubs that will deter grass like this? I'm after anything that
>will really result in bald ground if possible.
>
>Anyone know of anything?

Its gone now but no grass grew under my Wattle tree


Regards
Harold

Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum - Lucretius

Similar ThreadsPosted
Kikuyu Grass and Buffalo Grass War December 24, 2008, 7:53 am
Grass gardens July 24, 2006, 6:15 am
buffalo grass in winter July 23, 2006, 10:16 pm
the pampas grass of doom September 28, 2006, 7:56 pm
How to turn kikuyu grass into compost effectively June 26, 2008, 9:50 am
Roundup Zero effectiveness on Kikuyu grass lawn December 30, 2008, 8:56 am

The site map in XML format XML site map
Contact Us | Privacy Policy