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Options for filling in shaded areas where grass can't grow?

Posted on 5/22/21 at 5:18 pm
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
18897 posts
Posted on 5/22/21 at 5:18 pm
Crushed limestone, deck, raised beds, ground cover...whatcha got?

I'd like a clean look with pathways in between.
Posted by habz007
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2007
3692 posts
Posted on 5/22/21 at 6:02 pm to
I have limestone with paver walkway. Very pleased with it.
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
33861 posts
Posted on 5/22/21 at 6:21 pm to
Can you post a pic of the area?
Posted by ronk
Member since Jan 2015
6180 posts
Posted on 5/22/21 at 7:06 pm to
Crushed granite
Posted by stickly
Asheville, NC
Member since Nov 2012
2338 posts
Posted on 5/22/21 at 7:41 pm to
Dwarf mondo grass
Posted by LRB1967
Tennessee
Member since Dec 2020
15496 posts
Posted on 5/22/21 at 8:49 pm to
Rock garden
Posted by Dandaman
Louisiana
Member since May 2017
703 posts
Posted on 5/22/21 at 9:21 pm to
Asiatic jasmine
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
18897 posts
Posted on 5/22/21 at 9:45 pm to
quote:

Can you post a pic of the area?
I can tomorrow. Talk about a hot mess...
Posted by Sidicous
Middle of Nowhere
Member since Aug 2015
17127 posts
Posted on 5/23/21 at 6:50 am to
Do something with various colors of gravel. I'd personally go for natural colors but if a person wanted to go purple/gold of mardi gras festive colors to each their own.





Could make a fake pond even


Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
18897 posts
Posted on 5/23/21 at 7:28 am to
PICS



Posted by good_2_geaux
Member since Feb 2015
740 posts
Posted on 5/23/21 at 9:01 am to
You could try trimming up those water oak limbs with an extended pole saw. Palmetto St. Augustine grass would maybe grow.
Posted by BobABooey
Parts Unknown
Member since Oct 2004
14250 posts
Posted on 5/23/21 at 11:37 am to
quote:

Dwarf mondo grass

Dwarf can take a long time to fill in. I’ve had better results with the regular variety filling in an area faster. But still a good alternative.
Posted by FLOtiger
Member since Nov 2020
150 posts
Posted on 5/23/21 at 3:04 pm to
Mondo, liriope, jasmine, walking iris?, azaleas?, camellias?
Gravel with stepping stone pathways
Annual flowers for extra color
Posted by Porker Face
Midnight
Member since Feb 2012
15320 posts
Posted on 5/23/21 at 8:23 pm to
Hostas
Posted by HoLeInOnEr05
Middle of the fairway
Member since Aug 2011
16834 posts
Posted on 5/24/21 at 6:08 pm to
A stick of dynamite, IMO.

Yikes.
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
18897 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 6:40 pm to
quote:

You could try trimming up those water oak limbs with an extended pole saw.
I got as much as I could safely last year.
Next is professional tree pruners.
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
18897 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 6:41 pm to
quote:

liriope
I like this suggestion. Just not sure which shape I want it to take given the area.
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
18897 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 6:45 pm to
New pictures after cleaning up a bit.
I actually think sod will work where it’s green with clovers now. I’ll be adding dirt and regrading the entire yard before anything else.



Patio or deck (or both) suggestions for this area??

Posted by vemnox
Member since Oct 2003
57 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 7:40 pm to
Where can you buy crushed limestone? Have the same problem with an Oak in my front yard.
Posted by sosaysmorvant
River Parishes, LA
Member since Feb 2008
1310 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 7:42 pm to
Thinning out your tree canopy can go a long way to making grass work.
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