Groundcovers

 

What would be the hardiest groundcovers to use next to a saltwater swimming pool
in
Sydney?  It is a sunny position.  I want a dense groundcover to stop the weeds.

 

fisho696969@gmail.com wrote:

How far from the pool?  Will it experience the patter of little feet?  What
is the soil like?  What have you tried there?

There are things that will grow in salty soil but they are not likely to
take foot traffic and they are not that dense that they will exclude
everything else.  Maybe somebody else can name a miracle plant that will do
the job but I would be thinking of astroturf or pavers.

David

 

wrote:
 

It is a new pool, I had 5 m of garden mix delivered so the soil will be very
good.  I
haven't tried anything yet, but the plants will be between 1 and 2 m from the
pool so they
will probably get splashed.


I had one idea in case people tread on them, juniperus conferta, very spiky!  :-)

 

fisho696969@gmail.com wrote:

So dealing with foot traffic is not an issue and the sun and soil are good.
Hopefully the small amount of salt won't be a big problem either, it will
tend to leach out to some extent in a high rainfall area like Sydney.   It
seems to me you have quite a range of choice.  Why not get some books from
the library that have landscaping plants or plants by usage category (eg
Swane's 'Australian Gardening') and go through the chapters on ground cover
for some you like.

David

 



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