Please share any info you find on washing machine filters. I’m embarrassed at how much fleece I own, but don’t think tossing it is a good idea either.
I am adding a rock garden with a dry creek bed running through. What would you suggest putting down on the soil before adding the rocks? I don't like landscape fabric but I also don't want plants coming up between the rocks. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you!
Excellent question. Landscape fabric wouldn’t help anyway, because plants eventually grow on top. I’d like to answer this in the next newsletter. The answer depends somewhat on how much rainfall you get. What town are you in?
I have planted over 600 native plugs in this area and most have died, the ones that are hanging on are very small. This area gets water erosion from the street, you can see the path that the water runs through this area. We decided to stop fighting it and make a rock garden. I live just north of Pittsburgh, PA. Except for the past two summers, we get average rainfall, but when it does rain, it is hard and the neighbors have a hill that the water rushes down, across the road and down into our front, it looks like a river flowing when it rains. We have been amending the soil and planting natives for the past 4 years and my plants get no taller than 4". We did a Carex matrix with 300 plugs then went back in the following spring with over 300 native plugs. Very few are coming up. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
Please share any info you find on washing machine filters. I’m embarrassed at how much fleece I own, but don’t think tossing it is a good idea either.
I’m hoping someone will share a recommendation. Otherwise, I’ll do the research.
I am adding a rock garden with a dry creek bed running through. What would you suggest putting down on the soil before adding the rocks? I don't like landscape fabric but I also don't want plants coming up between the rocks. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you!
Excellent question. Landscape fabric wouldn’t help anyway, because plants eventually grow on top. I’d like to answer this in the next newsletter. The answer depends somewhat on how much rainfall you get. What town are you in?
I have planted over 600 native plugs in this area and most have died, the ones that are hanging on are very small. This area gets water erosion from the street, you can see the path that the water runs through this area. We decided to stop fighting it and make a rock garden. I live just north of Pittsburgh, PA. Except for the past two summers, we get average rainfall, but when it does rain, it is hard and the neighbors have a hill that the water rushes down, across the road and down into our front, it looks like a river flowing when it rains. We have been amending the soil and planting natives for the past 4 years and my plants get no taller than 4". We did a Carex matrix with 300 plugs then went back in the following spring with over 300 native plugs. Very few are coming up. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
Thank you so much!