Beginner Gardening: Pine tree roots, 0 by teko

teko wrote:
I have very old maple trees that have exposed roots. Years ago I planted hostas around them without adding soil. They seem to be doing well. For the really hard places (where there's not much dirt) I just used small starts which eventually got large. For the roots that are exposed on the walkway I "planted" flat rocks to meet the roots so you don't trip on the root. One root has lifted part of my cement "rocks," but that's just part of the character now. I love the tree more than the grass.