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Comments (8)If you don't want to repaint your box a lighter color, start over from the inside. Empty the box. Line with styrofoam, but do not cover the drain holes. Fill with good potting mix 1/3-1/2 full. Sprinkle lightly with slow release container formula fertilizing granules. Liberally add water-grabbing crystals. Moisten soil. Soak plants 10-20 minutes and plant as usual. Water thoroughly. Cover topsoil with dry sphagnum moss (this will provide shade for the base of the plants and suppress water evaporation, as well as elevate vines away from the hot surface of the container) Hand-water daily early to mid-morning until new growth appears, then water 2-4 times a week. It is a good idea to remove all flowers before planting to encourage root growth. Don't worry, you'll have the flowers back in abundance in no time. I have 2 midnight blue boxes and have kept asparagus fern, marigolds, english ivy, geraniums,moss rose and coleus thriving down here in central Florida. Good luck!...See MoreSuggestions for hot sunny site
Comments (8)My front area is less than 9 ft square in in full hot sun. But it is packed with plants to provide a feel of an English Cottage garden. It also feels private despite that it happens to be in a busy street. Also I also think of a flower bouquet when I planted the yard. Some plants are spiky and brush types, some plants are large leafed, some plants are small and dainty. Second, I avoid as much as possible of setting plants in row which makes them look like soldiers. Decide what kind of garden you'd like. Formal, semi formal, informal... Formals are like French and Japanese type gardens. Take inspiration from magazines and from looking in the web. See if it works out in your area. P. Allen Smith has especially good books to refer to. I prefered an informal type given that I love organized 'chaos', and because my young daughter enjoys playing with the plants. re the WOW factor. I always consider the location of the street, the front door, the walkway and the window. Use your sight lines to locate a space where you would like to plant your tallest plant, preferably what you would like to provide you with a feel for privacy. Then move on to design the rest of your garden. In other words, locate where your focal point should be and then the rest comes easy. You can plant as you will. And once you do plant, don't worry if later on you find that it;s not suitable for the area. It's only a plant and all you need to do is remove them. Last, enjoy the process.... ohhh and start winter sowing so you can save money on plants for next season. Ianna...See Moreivy-type ground cover for hot sunny location
Comments (9)This is pretty much an impossible question to respond to because there is no ivy-type ground cover that will thrive in a hot, sunny location in our climate. There is a reason that you don't see ivy ground covers in hot, sunny, dry locations with poor soil and that is because they can't survive in those conditions. If your grandmother has English Ivy or Persian Ivy in shade in good soil in the back yard, she's not going to find a comparable ground cover that gives her a similar look in bad soil in a hot, sunny location. The closest thing I can think of would be Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) and I am not even sure it could handle the conditions. Also, it is a climber, and it is going to want to climb the shrubs, the house, etc. It is green in spring and summer, turns red in fall, and then loses its leaves. Virginia creeper (Partheocissus quinquefolia) might be able to survive, but it doesn't really look like ivy....it has 5 leaves and looks more like poison ivy than anything else (it has 5 leaves and poison ivy has 3). It has a relative, Hiedra or Thicket Creeper, (Parthenocissus inserta or P. vitacea) that can take even more sun and is more drought-tolerant, but it is very hard to find and I am not sure if it is commercially available anywhere in Oklahoma. Both Virginia Creeper and Thicket Creeper are deciduous. Their foliage is green in the spring and summer and turns red, puple or mauve in the fall before the leaves fall. And, like Boston Ivy, they will want to climb plants and walls too. You probably need to do your best to improve the soil before you plant whichever ground cover y'all ultimately choose. Better soil that retains moisture will help a plant grow somewhat better in the conditions you've described. Dawn...See MoreHeritage climber for hot sunny wall
Comments (21)I agree with Jeri regarding the wall being hot, so that will have to be taken into consideration. Also, being in Australia, one has to look at what roses are available there. The rose I am going to recommend is an older rose. It is not an antique rose yet but getting there. It was also available in Australia (and hopefully still is). The rose was bred in an area where heat in summer (38 C plus for three to four months) is the norm. It is thornless and fragrant. It is also a repeat and it does get BIG. It is Renae. It was bred for disease resistance. Overall, great and beautiful rose. Renae...See Morepippacovalent
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