Planting on the Curb

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dracine Trenton, NJ Mar 25, 2005

I have a strip of yard 4 X 50 that runs along a sidewalk and borders a fairly busy street. It is planted with grass, but no matter what I do, by mid August every year, the foot or so of grass closest to the street has become polluted into a mishmash of weeds and bare ground. What I'm wondering is whether there is anything else I could plant it with that might be more pollution-resistant.

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Badseed Hillsboro, OH(Zone 6a) Mar 26, 2005

When the areas here are like you describe, it is usually from careless drivers pulling into the grass to park. If that is the case there, you may be fighting a losting battle. Some choices might be variegated vinca vine, liriope or some other tough perennial that can stand a bit of foot traffic.

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TucsonJen Tucson, AZ(Zone 9a) Mar 28, 2005

You might want to look to see what is being planted in the medians and parking-lot-green-spots in your zones. :)

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gardenwife Newark, OH(Zone 5b) Mar 30, 2005

I wish our curb was higher on our street -- we are guilty of mushing up our curbside grass with the van when we park on the street (no garage). I've even thought about putting gravel there, but it would look awful. Periwinkles are a good idea, for in our zone the stay nice looking all winter. Our neighbor has oodles of it about 10' away and I know she'd let me have divisions.

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