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Junipers - Blue Rug Shore Procumbens 2. Retaining walls level a sloped site and provide plenty of places for planting. Its toothed heart-shaped leaves are evergreen. Then you can look up each plant and see if they are in your zone and will survive growing above your retaining wall. Hanging four to five feet over the wall were several creeping rosemary plants. The combination of plants pictured consists of harts tongue ferns mind your own business and brunnera. All three are flowering at the moment. If the space is shallow try alpine plants they are naturally found in rocky spots and will grow well in poor or shallow. I love to see flowering plants trailing over dry stone walls. These are just a few of our favorite trailing annuals for Indianapolis gardens.
Its best to plant as you go filling gaps with loose loamy soil and an assortment of plantsfrom larger spreading plants to smaller crevice-enhancing ones.
Phlox subulata McDaniels Cushion Creeping phlox spreading tightly over rocks and over retaining walls come in a wide range of colours and bicolours but one of the most prolific and colourful is McDaniels Cushion. Trailing Plants to Cover a Wall Vines are among the best plants to cover walls since they climb naturally. Arabis caucasica is a perennial which grows to 9 inches high and spreads to about 24 inches. Bacopa is a vigorous grower that will quickly spread and cascade over a wall. The cultivar James Roof has by far the most spectacular catkins and is the only one worth growing. Evergreens like ivy and creeping Jenny will trail down the wall too.
I love to see flowering plants trailing over dry stone walls. A very popular plant for walls and rockeries colours range from pale lavender to pink to violet-blue. Aubrieta If theres a stone wall in your neighbourhood youll probably find one of the beautiful Aubrieta hybrids spilling over the edge. Sep 5 2017 - b2dec618e187d1ef06f4dfb2514e5770--retaining-wall-driveway-front-yard-retaining-wallsjpg 362271. Among those suited to trailing over walls or spilling onto paths is Dalmatian bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana which has open bell-shaped flowers of deep purple that appear from mid- to late summer. The combination of plants pictured consists of harts tongue ferns mind your own business and brunnera. There are a variety of plants suitable for this situation but the three plants I have trailing over my dry stone wall are Arabis Aubrieta and Saponaria. Then you can look up each plant and see if they are in your zone and will survive growing above your retaining wall. This wall is filled with fragrant herbs like rosemary and thyme. Arabis caucasica is a perennial which grows to 9 inches high and spreads to about 24 inches.
Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 through 9. The long trailing stems will sprawl. Trailing plants soften hard edges and vertically add green to otherwise plain walls. Phlox subulata McDaniels Cushion Creeping phlox spreading tightly over rocks and over retaining walls come in a wide range of colours and bicolours but one of the most prolific and colourful is McDaniels Cushion. Its toothed heart-shaped leaves are evergreen. Golden creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia is a low-growing trailing plant with leaves of golden green. These are just a few of our favorite trailing annuals for Indianapolis gardens. Some vines like ivy are true climbers that use aerial roots to hold on to surfaces. Junipers - Blue Rug Shore Procumbens 2. Woody Mediterranean herbs are a good choice like lavender and rosemary.
Aubrieta If theres a stone wall in your neighbourhood youll probably find one of the beautiful Aubrieta hybrids spilling over the edge. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 through 9. Retaining walls level a sloped site and provide plenty of places for planting. For shady walls epiphytic plants such as bromeliads and ferns can be mounted during summer onto walls posts or rustic branches. This wall is filled with fragrant herbs like rosemary and thyme. All three are flowering at the moment. Golden creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia is a low-growing trailing plant with leaves of golden green. Native to coastal areas of western Asia shore juniper Juniperus conferta takes full sun to partial shade in US. The plant that that I admired the most grew over the retaining wall along the driveway of our rental house. It features bright green leaves with pretty little flowers in shades of white lavender and pink.
Woody Mediterranean herbs are a good choice like lavender and rosemary. Bacopa is a vigorous grower that will quickly spread and cascade over a wall. For shady walls epiphytic plants such as bromeliads and ferns can be mounted during summer onto walls posts or rustic branches. Arabis caucasica is a perennial which grows to 9 inches high and spreads to about 24 inches. It features bright green leaves with pretty little flowers in shades of white lavender and pink. Others like honeysuckle twine their stems around hand holds. Evergreens like ivy and creeping Jenny will trail down the wall too. The combination of plants pictured consists of harts tongue ferns mind your own business and brunnera. The cultivar James Roof has by far the most spectacular catkins and is the only one worth growing. All three are flowering at the moment.
In winter long silver grey catkins hang from the branches in pendant clusters. Native to coastal areas of western Asia shore juniper Juniperus conferta takes full sun to partial shade in US. Others like honeysuckle twine their stems around hand holds. Then you can look up each plant and see if they are in your zone and will survive growing above your retaining wall. Bacopa is a vigorous grower that will quickly spread and cascade over a wall. Woody Mediterranean herbs are a good choice like lavender and rosemary. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 through 9. Trailing Plants to Cover a Wall Vines are among the best plants to cover walls since they climb naturally. It dislikes cold exposed situations and dry soil. A very popular plant for walls and rockeries colours range from pale lavender to pink to violet-blue.
