Posted by Polly the Parrot on May 28, 2008, 5:52 am
Hi,
I have a damp shaded patch (bit of sun in summer) where grass has given
up.
Thought I might dig up the remains of the turf & weeds and "plant
something".
Any suggestions? I am in Sydney area.
Posted by Trish Brown on May 28, 2008, 6:31 am
Polly the Parrot wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a damp shaded patch (bit of sun in summer) where grass has given
> up.
>
> Thought I might dig up the remains of the turf & weeds and "plant
> something".
>
> Any suggestions? I am in Sydney area.
Native violets (Viola hederacea) do quite well in a damp, shady spot:
they look like little white fairies with purple aprons! ;-D
If you want something a bit more exotic, look for _Selaginella_. It's
one of the spike mosses and is a living fossil (hence my interest in
it). It has very light spring green 'foliage' and will cover a damp area
nicely when lawn has turned up its toes.
--
Trish Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Posted by David Hare-Scott on May 28, 2008, 7:51 am
> Hi,
> I have a damp shaded patch (bit of sun in summer) where grass has given
> up.
> Thought I might dig up the remains of the turf & weeds and "plant
> something".
> Any suggestions? I am in Sydney area.
Mint and its allies. Let them fight it out. Run barefoot through it from
time to time. Eat some now and then.
David
Posted by Polly the Parrot on May 29, 2008, 7:54 pm
On Wed, 28 May 2008 21:51:00 +1000 "David Hare-Scott"
> > I have a damp shaded patch (bit of sun in summer) where grass has
> > given up.
> >
> > Thought I might dig up the remains of the turf & weeds and "plant
> > something".
> >
> > Any suggestions? I am in Sydney area.
>
> Mint and its allies. Let them fight it out. Run barefoot through it
> from time to time. Eat some now and then.
Any suggested small flowering sorts of things at all?
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>
> I have a damp shaded patch (bit of sun in summer) where grass has given
> up.
>
> Thought I might dig up the remains of the turf & weeds and "plant
> something".
>
> Any suggestions? I am in Sydney area.