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Planting Ideas for under trees with shaded and angled soil
Hi there, my first post here and struggling for ideas that might work in this odd section of land.
We have a length of soil which is approximately 10-12 meters long and approximately a meter wide and at roughly 40 degrees to the north. It has a tree overhang which is fairly dense when in leaf.
The soil itself looks fairly good but has a lot of tree root in and on surface. It's less than easy to dig into in some parts, easier on others. Weeds range from dandelion to mare's tail and of course it gets a lot of leaf drop and it's by a road and footpath.
It always looks a mess and nothing other than weed have grown there to date. I'd like to plant simple plants, or bulbs or seeds that add colour, flower, are simple to plant and maintain and ideally provide good pollination etc
I've been reading and looking but very little jumps out as a solution. Wild flowers sounded ideal but full sun is near always stressed and we don't really have that.
Very interested in ideas and solutions that would work and make a very barren and neglected stretch of land look and perform much better than it has. Many thanks in advance
Below are some pictures which hopefully show the November situation of the land.
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Lee Burkhill, known as the Garden Ninja, is an award-winning garden designer and horticulturist with over 30 years of gardening experience and 15 years as a professional garden designer. A qualified RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) professional, Lee specialises in sustainable garden design and practical horticultural advice. He designs and presents on BBC1’s Garden Rescue and in leading gardening publications. Lee combines three decades of hands-on gardening knowledge with professional design qualifications to help gardeners create beautiful, functional outdoor spaces.
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