Not everywhere in the garden there are good conditions for the cultivation of ornamental plants.It is still wet in some sites, windy in others, and dry elsewhere. In some cases, the conditions for the development of plants can be improved, but sometimes, despite our good will and will, we are powerless.Experience shows that it is difficult to control especially shaded and dry places.
Such positions are encountered, among others under the wide eaves of the roof on the northern or eastern side of the building, as well as under the canopy of trees with a shallow root system or under a very dense, rainproof canopy.Among others, there are shallow roots. birch, magnolia, palm maple; a thick crown is built, among others, by walnut, lime and elm.
Fortunately, there are plants that do not mind such conditions. It is best to choose ground cover woody plants such as ivy, marsh or periwinkle. The elderberry Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegata' is growing as eagerly as its wild and unpopular relative.The difference is that with the right approach, the garden variety is easy to control, just cut the flowers before setting the seeds.
There are situations where self-seeding is even desirable, e.g. where, due to the very dense rooting of trees, there is no physical possibility of digging holes for new plantings. Geranium nodosum and Tellima grandiflora are easily spread in the shade, while in the luminous shade - eagle, foxglove, yellow cockchafer and Cambrian Meconopsis.A few years is enough for these plants to form a lush green cover with virtually no support. How to handle
with arrangements for difficult positions?
A precondition for successful planting is to find a place not overgrown with roots. Then any plan can be implemented. We follow the same rules as when arranging a discount in an open area.The combination of various growth forms, leaf shapes, and flower colors works reliably.Perennials with decorative leaves that can cope with dry conditions include lilac, epimedium and hoof-plant. Some funky ones also work, especially varieties with blue-green or leathery leaves.
Best ground cover plants
The opinion of reliable ground cover plants with pretty flowers is given by thirsty, root geranium and lithodora.Larger plantings will be made with the participation of the forest leaf, the lily of the valley or the blackberry.
In smaller gardens, plantings under trees should consist of one or two species. On larger surfaces, we can try several-species compositions.
