I have a difficult area I'm trying to get going. On the other side of the fence are some large water oaks.I'm trying to get some plants going on my side that will provide at least a little height against the fence.
What I'm running into is it seems the roots really make that area super dry.I have that bed on a drip line and well mulched and if I water enough to keep that area from completely turning to dust, the rest of the big back bed is too wet.
I have a Turk's cap and a rosemary started that are growing slowly and a thryallis that I planted this spring that is still hanging in there.The area is not the easiest to water and I'd like to keep that to a minimum (though I do know it will take more to get plants established than once they get going).
Any suggestions for semi-sun that could compete with these tree roots?
tree roots-dry area
I had a similar problem with a large area at the base of an 80 year old oak...after many failed attempts and lost of plants, I tried native phlox (Lousiana, etc.), lyreleaf sage, pigeonberry, and a few (that's the challenge) four o'clocks. I put evergreen passion vine on the fence and let it go. It probably won't give you the height you need, but all the shrubs that I tried just could not compete, even with supplemental watering.