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| I've purchased 3 new Sem False Spirea shrubs for my front yard. They'll be in a row.
What is the general consensus when it comes to removing the lawn around them? I would prefer to just dig the holes, plant, and let the grass grow between them, but do most people remove the whole strip of grass from one end of the group to the other? Is there obvious benefits/disadvantages either way? Thanks for any and all advice =:) |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 9, 11 at 19:43
| weedwhips are death machines ... and it is hard to properly water a new transplant.. when the invasive grass is stealing all the water ... otherwise.. its your garden.. your plants.. your idea.. go for it ... if they can get enough water to survive transplant.. it will be otherwise hard to kill a spirea ... ken |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 9, 11 at 20:59
| First, Sorbaria is a suckering plant - an aggressively suckering plant. A single planting hole is not going to contain the plant for long and then you have to deal with shoots/suckers growing up through the lawn. If you have a dedicated planting bed, they will be easier to control and you can train them into a long colony or hedge effect. Second, lawns are greedy plants and can compete unfavorably with newly planted shrubs, robbing them of needed soil moisture and nutrients. Finally, It's a messy look.....or at least to me :-) It is much cleaner to have a defined bed that is easy to keep the grass edged with the potential for mower damage or the weed whacker chopping the little guys off at the base eliminated. And you then have the opportunity to mulch the plants properly, which is all to their benefit. |
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- Posted by cearbhaill Zone 6b Eastern KY (My Page) on Fri, Jun 10, 11 at 12:33
| Make mowing easier, not more difficult :) |
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- Posted by nutsaboutflowers 2b/3a (My Page) on Sat, Jun 11, 11 at 12:27
| Thank you all. I think I'll remove the grass. Much easier long term. |
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