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| GW folks talk about them so I thought we could show and tell our Hell Strips. Mine is that long area between the street & the sidewalk, that place you can't water without it running off into the street or down the sidewalk. Any difficult area will do, those hot, bake in the sun areas where its survival of the fittest or maybe its a low spot in a ditch or a dry shade area full of tree roots, I've got one of those in the back still under "construction" where I'm still adding hardcore plants. We got some rain so its looking pretty good right now but its still only June. These tough plants work well in the front H.S. where if gets hotter than blue blazes. I'm pretty proud of the mix & performance of these plants. Mexican Feather Grass
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- Posted by TexasRanger10 7 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 6, 14 at 3:59
| Here is another view. The gaillardia are huge from rain, as tall as the Russian Sage which is waist high. |
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| Beautiful pics! |
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| I love this Texas! Its beautiful. I always enjoy your garden pics. I love your mixes of perennial plants and cactus - its very beautiful. I received cactus from a trade last year and planted them in with some Russian Sage, Meadow Sage Salvia and May Knight salvia that had reseeded there before being moved and though the spot could use a little work it always puts a smile on my face (thanks to the cactus). That said, my most difficult garden battle is my lack of good full sun in my back yard. Its very sporadic. Most of the backyard is shaded but I don't dare plant anything there... with three dogs that like to run and play its just asking for trouble. But if it weren't for them, that backyard would be gardening paradise. |
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- Posted by TexasRanger10 7 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 6, 14 at 5:49
| Wow you're up early! Here is the back Hell Strip, my most challenging area. Hell from Hackberry trees + roots and a very ugly neighbors "fence" with a ragged step of clay that drops down to my property. This gets only minimal sun in the morning. I tried these plants and they seem to be working, to my utter surprise. I'm in the process of taking rooted Silver King Artemisia and filling in the gaps, that silver just keeps spreading, theres a whole line of it further up. I cannot believe how much shade it will take. |
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| I love those cactus! |
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| Very nice job! I don't have sidewalks in my neighborhood, so no hell strips to contend with. Which isn't necessarily a good thing.... :) Dee |
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