Ravine garden planning
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Clematis in shade - Blue Ravine & Snow Queen
Comments (2)It is most likely just transplant shock and our weather has been horrid. I've got Clematis that should be budded barely growing.... Clematis take three years to mature too. First year they sleep, second year creep and third year leap. They do grow up towards the sun automatically once they get going. No worries....See MoreWoodland ravine combo with sunny hill
Comments (1)For your woodland area, start thinking of natives and naturalizing vegetation. Drive your immediate and extended area to see what seems to be working during the various seasons of the year. Check the internet for sites that promote plants that are native to your area. Check out the library to see what works where and/or under the conditions that your ravine has. While you're doing all of this looking and driving around - keep you eye peeled for areas that are about to undergo construction. Often, you can talk to the folks and get vegetation about to be dug up for FREE whether they be natives or landscaping plants. In our area, we often have wooded areas surrounding subdivisions where people toss their yard waste....often another free source of bulb type and perennial type vegetation that naturalizes well in the area. Also in our area, many people are changing the landscaping designs and vegetation types that have been popular in the area for decades and putting in a "new look". I've gotten mature vegetation this way as well; you have to be willing to help dig it out, realize that it will look rough for a year or two, and accept that it may not make it. I am also not opposed to asking for items being tossed into the yard recycling bins at the transfer station. - I pick what I'm willing to take as being hardy, suited for its destination, and then water it often and deep during the first year. Most of what I'm seeing in my current foray into hillside vegetable gardening includes terracing; more often than not it also includes a reasonable amount of material costs too. If your hillside has a reasonably shallow slope and is fairly stable, you can dig trenches into the hillside sort of like a raised bed in reverse. Then compact the dirt between the trenches and cover with a readily available mulch. Some areas have readily available rocks of the proper shape and size with which to make terraces. Again, the steepness and stability of the slope is a factor; don't forget that you will need paths/steps upon which to scale your slope. Wet dirt gets very heavy and is heavier than just plain water so, do take care if you have a very steep slope. Concrete building blocks and/or pieces of broken cement can also be used to make terraces. I have also seen lengths of PVC pipe used in vegetable gardening to simply hold surface soil against shallow hillsides. Aside from the weight of the wet dirt, top soil errosion is also a concern on hillside plantings. When the full retaining wall concept is not used and on shallower hillsides, vegetation is often allowed to grow inbetween the beds or lines of vegetables. What I have been looking for is something along the lines of what I've seen in some of the gardening books from the 40's, 50's, and 60's. The concept being that you dig a flat spot into the side of a vegetated hillside, use a strip of flexible material such as tin to form a temporary oblong to half circle retaining wall, and then plant within the retained soil against the hill. As I remember, it was recommended for squash, tomatoes, peppers, and other warm soil vegetables. You can effectively do the same concept using rocks, wood or timbers, or any other readily available material for your ravine's ornamentals too. - Assuming that your ornamentals will generate a root structure capable of holding its own within a year or two....See Morequestion for RavinC, or anyone, ref Avast & W/98
Comments (8)yes you will need a cd for sure. The exe is the actual executable for the program that is what you will need, you will put it on your old pc and double click it to start the install process. I agree I would definitely get the free version of superantispyware and use it as your number one scanner for antispyware it is the best free one out there right now. I use an old version of zone alarm pro it does not update either but it works like a charm and is much less bloated. Several of the tech folks I know use some of the older versions just because they are lighter and still work fine. I know some day I will have to get a newer version but till then I love my old one. I do have a cd stored with all of my programs on them just in case I ever need to do a reinstall, I have them readily available. It made setting up my new pc a breeze. here is the link to superantispyware for you, the blue one is the free one. SUPERAntiSpyware...See MoreRock 'Ravine'
Comments (5)These pictures show 'the bones'. Since the photos I have added 4 rhododendrons, a dozen hosta, Hakonachloa grass, Vinca Minor, Black Scallop Ajuga, a couple of Green Giant arborvitae, a few Blue fescue, 3 tiny Bird's Nest Spruce, Creeping Jenny, a few sedum, Bloodgood Maple (not in the picture) and probably a few more things I can't recall right now. I would take some pictures, but not much would show now. It is filling in slow but surely. I will give an update next Spring. It is a big area in deep shade with very sandy rocky soil so things grow very slowly and even though there is a lot planted it doesn't seem to make a dent as it is a large area. This shows a small portion of the plantings. There is more not shown in this area and I notice some of my ferns which I didn't list, 3 H. Abiqua Drinking Gourds not shown, but there now.....and the sedum section is added as well. Women like other parts of my yard which are more formal and colorful, but this is my favorite area, by far. More rocks and 3 Blue Fescue recently added. Surely this will spread into a larger, rustic rock garden (Is there any other kind?) All the rocks and boulders except the beach stones, which I bought for the bench legs (my design and built by me; I'm so proud), have come off my property, so this will give you an idea of the conditions. Tough going, but not very much good comes easy. Jon...See Morehiccup4
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