Posted by Don Wiss on July 14, 2011, 10:01 am
We have a new street tree in front. NYC's standard tree pit size is now
4-1/2 x 9 feet. It is right along the curb. With nine feet along the curb
there will be people getting out of cars and into the pit.
So what ground cover can take this the best? It would seem to me that
myrtle/perrywinkle would be better than English ivy, which would be better
than pachysandra.
Other plants (e.g. spring bulbs) could be added further from the curb.
Don http://foraging.com/ e-mail at page bottom.
Posted by Brooklyn1 on July 14, 2011, 10:18 am
wrote:
>We have a new street tree in front. NYC's standard tree pit size is now
>4-1/2 x 9 feet. It is right along the curb. With nine feet along the curb
>there will be people getting out of cars and into the pit.
>So what ground cover can take this the best? It would seem to me that
>myrtle/perrywinkle would be better than English ivy, which would be better
>than pachysandra.
>Other plants (e.g. spring bulbs) could be added further from the curb.
In NYC unless you first enclose that space with a heavy gauge wrought
iron fence you're wasting your time.
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Posted by Don Wiss on July 14, 2011, 1:36 pm
On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:18:07 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>In NYC unless you first enclose that space with a heavy gauge wrought
>iron fence you're wasting your time.
Iron hoops were installed on three sides by the neighbor I share the pit
with. There are none on the street side, allowing doors to open.
Don http://foragingpictures.com/ e-mail at page bottom.
Posted by Brooklyn1 on July 14, 2011, 2:25 pm
wrote:
>On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:18:07 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>>In NYC unless you first enclose that space with a heavy gauge wrought
>>iron fence you're wasting your time.
>Iron hoops were installed on three sides by the neighbor I share the pit
>with. There are none on the street side, allowing doors to open.
If car doors open onto that area so people can disembark and step
there then just how long do you think anything you plant there will
last? Perhaps you need to consider planting pavers.
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>4-1/2 x 9 feet. It is right along the curb. With nine feet along the curb
>there will be people getting out of cars and into the pit.
>So what ground cover can take this the best? It would seem to me that
>myrtle/perrywinkle would be better than English ivy, which would be better
>than pachysandra.
>Other plants (e.g. spring bulbs) could be added further from the curb.