Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Apr 24, 2014 12:02 pm Hi, Our house is built on a sloping block. Our front garden (picture below) is has patches of 'deeper' soil and some that is 30-45cm deep before you hit large rock that you cannot dig through. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We are looking for suggestions of what tree\shrubs would tolerate this kind of soil. Specifically, along the fence line we would like to plant something to provide some privacy to our neighbours. What sort of tree or shrub would tolerate shallow roots like above with only 30-45cm of soil before it hits rock? We were given a Crepe Myrtle but were afraid of planting it there in case it wouldnt tolerate the lack of soil. Any tips would be appreciate. Cheers, Andrew Re: Plant selection for hilly\rock garden 2Apr 25, 2014 10:00 pm We have a very rocky property. Not nice mix of mostly coffee rock and gravel rocks+ stones except one small area which has this on the surface plus clay below. We managed to use a crowbar and dig small holes for tubestock for a privacy hedge/tree line on one side of our land. The plants have now found their own way through rock. ( pincushion hakea) We also planned in advanced where we hoped to be able to place 11 trees and when our fencer did post holes we asked him to dig an extra 11 for trees. ( wish we'd placed out a few more) Took me 25 mins today to dig slightly wider than the plant pot and 3/4 of the depth for a small cherry guava tree. The other 1/4 was dug the other day and I'd given up. Pot was around 15 cm- diameter by around 20 in length. So I do understand your pain. You could also try Leucadendron's they range in size and some would make a perfect screen. Ours seem to do very well in rocky soil with sparse sand. Re: Plant selection for hilly\rock garden 3Apr 26, 2014 9:44 am An alternative might be lattice along the top of the fence - if both agree - it can look nice. Maybe with long - light - tubs hanging off fence with a hanging type plant. You can get it in colorbond and/or wood - stained or painted. I'd steer clear of creepers. They look nice but can be a lot of work - once they take off. Some nice hebes along the fence line might then give you colour. Camellias along the fence line can also provide an interesting "hedge" ... Hi all, I have been looking at land in South Australia, that is on a slope however most of the core excavation is complete, with a flat area to place a house. The agent… 0 827 Hi Kaiser85, We are building with Firstyle Homes. Our build has just started, slab pour is on Saturday (hopefully!). Their standard range is pretty good. We did our… 1 4960 0 3484 |