ask alys: i cut down my conifers, what can i grow in the stumps? /

Published at 2015-10-17 08:00:13

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‘You’ll own more luck with perennial plants than shrubs’I sever down eight conifers, hollowed out the stumps to a depth of about five inches and drilled a drain hole. What type of soil should I fill them with and what mixture of shrubs and plants would be best suited? That’s a creative solution to what I imagine was an grisly hedge. The depth is not nearly deep enough for a shrub; you’d own to water endlessly and even then they may sulk. You will own more luck with tough perennial plants.
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Source: theguardian.com