rocks. With that level of parking skill nothing will grow.
LongDongFrazier
Rocks and gravel are the only thing gonna survive daily car use. Is them parking on the hellscape necessary though? Street looks plenty wide.
chupacabra-food
Rocks and succulents/sedum to grow in between the stones
BeginningBit6645
You could try yarrow. It is a native plant and can handle some (foot) traffic although maybe not a car.Â
timetq
No recommendations but a couple of thoughts. In my city everything from sidewalk to sidewalk inclusive is city property. Perhaps check with your councilperson or someone at City Hall to see whether they might intervene on your behalf and save you some work if it is city property. Also be mindful of any recommendations for obstruction-type things such as boulders which could turn into traffic hazards. Lawsuits are no fun. Of course, if the city gives you such a recommendation, make sure you get it in writing. Or better yet, get them to pay for it.
Curious_Egg948
Cactus lol
CaptainFartHole
If someone parked on my property like that and ruined my yard, all I’d put down is a bed of nails.Â
So maybe that?Â
Or like gravel and a few really big boulders.Â
Consistent-Course534
Did everyone miss that OP wants to discourage parking? I don’t know many people who would go out of their way to run over a bed of flowers. Might need a temporary barrier while they’re young though. Just a few stakes with wire should do it.
MechanicStriking4666
If you put a few appropriately spaced large rocks, people won’t be able to do that.
thedirte-
Riprap rocks. Only way to stop drivers is with physical barriers. They will do whatever they like otherwise.
new partner who doesn’t do the thing you’ve asked them not to do?
PostModernGir
I would throw down an herb garden interspersed with big rocks for…. aesthetic. If it’s your partner parking in the mud, perhaps a nice conversation about not parking in the mud. Or big rocks.
Use cardboard to squelch the grass. Then mulch on top. Punch a couple of holes in the cardboard and plant rosemary, thyme, sage, and other evergreen type herbs. They’ll really take off next year. As drought tolerant things, they’ll do well in that space. You can use a couple of 6 inch tall rocks for landscaping, but basically just to deter people from putting their tires on your garden.
I would also consider little patches of mint and oregano. They both spread out like crazy and are really hard to kill. Spaces like this are perfect for them because they’re contained by the road & sidewalk. And who will complain… there’s free mint and oregano at the street for anyone passing by. The neighbors will love you.
As an added bonus, you’ll get some traffic calming effect on drivers – whom I imagine speed up and down that road. Woo.
pfak
This seems like it belongs in r/relationshipadvice
Purenipples
Horrible parking job, but I don’t think devouring them is the answer.
If you wanted to grow some plants there, you’d need to get some large boulders that are large enough to hit the bumper, and then you could plant some stuff between them.
Otherwise nothing good will grow there
allanon20
Creeping thyme would be my go to.
Worried_Change_7266
Plant a native bed and dive in some rebar in a few places
DDESTRUCTOTRON
Have you tried talking to your partner?
parrotia78
Spike strip
Janes_intoplants
Jesus christ put some mulch down, where are the gardeners at?@?!?! Mushy dark clay??? Mulch it until there is enough tilth for capillary action!
Janes_intoplants
Mulch this spot and get the partner to work on parking. Force them to put mulch down. Otherwise you are signing up for mowing hassles.
jtaulbee
Search “hellstrip” in this sub, and you’ll see a lot of creative ways that people have tackled this problem. You’ll need to find a way to protect the area from cars (signs, posts, etc) until the plants are sufficiently established.
justmrsduff
Small boulder until your partner is trained.
Morall_tach
I’m gonna split the difference: big chonky rocks, like nearly as wide as that strip, every 3-5 feet with ground cover in between. Thyme, clover, mint, ice plants, whatever works in your climate.
JL_Adv
I’m going to suggest hostas.
They can take a bit of a beating, come back every year, grow quickly, will fill in nicely, and because they are a bit larger, they should dissuade anyone from trying to park on top of them.
Fantastic-Manner1342
Tall Rocks with rocky loving ground cover plants creeping over them and irises behind them
BungalowHole
Hehehe penis puddle
bitch_taco
r/mildlypenis
idobeerstuff
I would suggest a rock garden with some plants like yarrow and wild strawberries. Maybe a few coneflowers. All things that can be hit by a car and make it out alive. And then some big rock so that above pictured driver gets the memo.
WokeLib420
Trees should deter people from parking there
Miserable-Fig2204
Native (to your area) plant strip!
mermaidmamas
Have you asked them not to park there? I just don’t understand how it’s an issue unless they’re just ignoring your request. And if that’s the case, maybe dump the partner?
Individual-Table6786
You have all kind of variations of half open titles where you can let gras (or wildflowers) grow, but still able to hold parked cars.
It’s grasbetontegel in my native language (Dutch). Don’t know the English term, sorry.
Not just small rocks, but bigger sharper ones that the dude is going to feel if he/she runs over them. I noticed a number of homes in my city have them.
And then for planting – I would say look at your local extension office or online for other resources about plants native to your area. Plant those and mulch! They will survive with much less watering/effort on your part and be great for pollinators/local wildlife. Lots of good suggestions on this post.
Itchinars
If you don’t dump him he’s going to do the same thing in other ways in your relationship, just saying.
Crazed_rabbiting
I did a hell strip conversion at my house and people became very careful to not park on the flowers. I did a native garden planting and it has been very successful. I planted a native garden because I am into urban rewilding but the positive impact on people not parking on the strip is a nice bonus (the butterflies are my favorite bonus)
JacobXScum
Whatever your plan is, it should include accentuating the penis like shape of the current puddle that’s there. When life hands you lemons….
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Forgot to mention! Im in Zone 7a Kentucky
rocks. With that level of parking skill nothing will grow.
Rocks and gravel are the only thing gonna survive daily car use. Is them parking on the hellscape necessary though? Street looks plenty wide.
Rocks and succulents/sedum to grow in between the stones
You could try yarrow. It is a native plant and can handle some (foot) traffic although maybe not a car.Â
No recommendations but a couple of thoughts. In my city everything from sidewalk to sidewalk inclusive is city property. Perhaps check with your councilperson or someone at City Hall to see whether they might intervene on your behalf and save you some work if it is city property. Also be mindful of any recommendations for obstruction-type things such as boulders which could turn into traffic hazards. Lawsuits are no fun. Of course, if the city gives you such a recommendation, make sure you get it in writing. Or better yet, get them to pay for it.
Cactus lol
If someone parked on my property like that and ruined my yard, all I’d put down is a bed of nails.Â
So maybe that?Â
Or like gravel and a few really big boulders.Â
Did everyone miss that OP wants to discourage parking? I don’t know many people who would go out of their way to run over a bed of flowers. Might need a temporary barrier while they’re young though. Just a few stakes with wire should do it.
If you put a few appropriately spaced large rocks, people won’t be able to do that.
Riprap rocks. Only way to stop drivers is with physical barriers. They will do whatever they like otherwise.
Grid pavers
https://preview.redd.it/edjssqh2qb6f1.jpeg?width=474&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=468d4f8d2004eacecd5e0824c9e11dd2018d7035
new partner who doesn’t do the thing you’ve asked them not to do?
I would throw down an herb garden interspersed with big rocks for…. aesthetic. If it’s your partner parking in the mud, perhaps a nice conversation about not parking in the mud. Or big rocks.
Use cardboard to squelch the grass. Then mulch on top. Punch a couple of holes in the cardboard and plant rosemary, thyme, sage, and other evergreen type herbs. They’ll really take off next year. As drought tolerant things, they’ll do well in that space. You can use a couple of 6 inch tall rocks for landscaping, but basically just to deter people from putting their tires on your garden.
I would also consider little patches of mint and oregano. They both spread out like crazy and are really hard to kill. Spaces like this are perfect for them because they’re contained by the road & sidewalk. And who will complain… there’s free mint and oregano at the street for anyone passing by. The neighbors will love you.
As an added bonus, you’ll get some traffic calming effect on drivers – whom I imagine speed up and down that road. Woo.
This seems like it belongs in r/relationshipadvice
Horrible parking job, but I don’t think devouring them is the answer.
lots of great hellstrip inspo on r/nativeplantgardening like [this one](https://www.reddit.com/r/NativePlantGardening/s/0DIvXuToOe)
Jumping Cholla (Cylindropuntia fulgida)
If you wanted to grow some plants there, you’d need to get some large boulders that are large enough to hit the bumper, and then you could plant some stuff between them.
Otherwise nothing good will grow there
Creeping thyme would be my go to.
Plant a native bed and dive in some rebar in a few places
Have you tried talking to your partner?
Spike strip
Jesus christ put some mulch down, where are the gardeners at?@?!?! Mushy dark clay??? Mulch it until there is enough tilth for capillary action!
Mulch this spot and get the partner to work on parking. Force them to put mulch down. Otherwise you are signing up for mowing hassles.
Search “hellstrip” in this sub, and you’ll see a lot of creative ways that people have tackled this problem. You’ll need to find a way to protect the area from cars (signs, posts, etc) until the plants are sufficiently established.
Small boulder until your partner is trained.
I’m gonna split the difference: big chonky rocks, like nearly as wide as that strip, every 3-5 feet with ground cover in between. Thyme, clover, mint, ice plants, whatever works in your climate.
I’m going to suggest hostas.
They can take a bit of a beating, come back every year, grow quickly, will fill in nicely, and because they are a bit larger, they should dissuade anyone from trying to park on top of them.
Tall Rocks with rocky loving ground cover plants creeping over them and irises behind them
Hehehe penis puddle
r/mildlypenis
I would suggest a rock garden with some plants like yarrow and wild strawberries. Maybe a few coneflowers. All things that can be hit by a car and make it out alive. And then some big rock so that above pictured driver gets the memo.
Trees should deter people from parking there
Native (to your area) plant strip!
Have you asked them not to park there? I just don’t understand how it’s an issue unless they’re just ignoring your request. And if that’s the case, maybe dump the partner?
You have all kind of variations of half open titles where you can let gras (or wildflowers) grow, but still able to hold parked cars.
It’s grasbetontegel in my native language (Dutch). Don’t know the English term, sorry.
https://preview.redd.it/dt17yon2rc6f1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff248e6061832a3eda6ae448c1b3e6a4bd6ed9bb
Not just small rocks, but bigger sharper ones that the dude is going to feel if he/she runs over them. I noticed a number of homes in my city have them.
https://preview.redd.it/kuvlonbthd6f1.png?width=496&format=png&auto=webp&s=f351800cea3802389fad8a61353f72080de685c5
And then for planting – I would say look at your local extension office or online for other resources about plants native to your area. Plant those and mulch! They will survive with much less watering/effort on your part and be great for pollinators/local wildlife. Lots of good suggestions on this post.
If you don’t dump him he’s going to do the same thing in other ways in your relationship, just saying.
I did a hell strip conversion at my house and people became very careful to not park on the flowers. I did a native garden planting and it has been very successful. I planted a native garden because I am into urban rewilding but the positive impact on people not parking on the strip is a nice bonus (the butterflies are my favorite bonus)
Whatever your plan is, it should include accentuating the penis like shape of the current puddle that’s there. When life hands you lemons….