I have this red dirt between our garden strip and some hedges, looking for any inspo or tips! no idea what to do here, it looks so dry
by Equal_Rhubarb4753
I have this red dirt between our garden strip and some hedges, looking for any inspo or tips! no idea what to do here, it looks so dry
by Equal_Rhubarb4753
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The hedge (can’t tell what the species is so can’t check but you could look it up) may be ***allopathic*** in its root zone , if that’s the case no one else will want to live there either, but if not – try top dressing and adding soil wetter in the dressing. Any extra water will be taken up by the hedge though and to maintain a hedge you need access to use tools on it so need the walk zone. You could try a low water walkable ground cover native to your area. Your botanic garden will know or have info about plants suitable.
I’d dig in some rotted manure, mulch over the top and then water it just to get started.
Where i say “dig in”, I don’t like digging so I mean just fork it in a little bit. If a fair bit stays on top that’s fine.
It looks more like decomposed granite or crushed scorrea that’s been added to the surface as a mulch, or is that the native soil?
If unsure dig down to expose the soil. If it’s granite/scorrea on the surface, then it’s likely been compacted to limit weed infiltration into the garden bed, or maybe just as a path or landscape feature. To plant new plants there you might need to remove pockets of it and plant into it the holes or replace it all with garden soil.
You can just cover it/mix it with garden soil tho if that’s too much work, but you have to break up the compaction and mix it up well with the new soil. If it’s deep you might hav3 to remove some first.
Its a dead zone between the hedge and the lawn, and you can see where the lawn has escaped across it previously. If you want to do anything with this area be conscious of the fact that you’re setting yourself up for continuing weeding duties!!