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Posted by dorisjo PA (My Page) on Mon, Mar 23, 09 at 12:28
| I have a brick planter across the front of my house. I would like to use it for daffodils and then annuals in the summer, but need some type of evergreen, at intervals, so it won't be barren looking in winter. Can anyone suggest what might be good in there. The planter is attached to the house and is approximately two feet high and two feet deep. |
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RE: brick planter
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| Google Texas AM cooperative extension service and search for 2x2 foot evergreen plants. Architects are no friends to gardeners when they put such narrow planting box on a house. Another thought, travel around the neighborhood and see what others have done, good and bad. |
RE: brick planters
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| Oh, thought I was in the Texas forum. Google Cornell or Rutgars extension service and ask the same question. |
RE: brick planter
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| Boxwood will work :-) Grows very slowly, is pretty darn hardy and will be a year round presence. Since these types of planters are generally tucked under the eaves of the house or roof overhang, make sure you pay attention to watering. And make sure there is decent potting soil in the planter and fertilize periodically. |
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