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adding some spice to a pachysandra bed

16 years ago

Hi,

I have a large bed of pachysandra under and around a mulberry tree in front of the house. There is an area in the middle of the bed that has gotten euonymous scale on and off for several years, eradicated painstakingly by hand and Volck oil every two years or so...A bunch of pachysandra died last year and the patch was filled with weeds. Just spent some time getting rid of the weeds by hand and would like to fill in the area with something a little different than more pachysandra (since it will die again in time). Was thinking of getting some epimediums but they are kinda expensive. Small dwarf shrubs? Any suggestions? Thanks!

Comments (3)

madsquopper
16 years ago
Dwarf nandina would be rather boring (no berries on the dwarf varieties) but it's a very tough plant that could compete there.

Larry
diana_lynn
16 years ago
I have lily of the valley creeping up to and blending into my pachysandra. It's not terribly interesting but they are happy together and it's nice when the lily of the valley blooms.

Diana
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cath_md
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks, Diana and Larry. I am now wondering if I should just re-do the entire area under the mulberry tree - although the pachysandra has been close to indestructible (except for scale), it is a little boring...

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