Perennials: Grow under Crepe Myrtle, 0 by soilsandup

soilsandup wrote:
Thanks for those kind words.

Birder - yes, it would be easier to round up the grass, but I prefer to use as little herbicide as I can. For areas in which I can wait for the grass to die, I just turn them over like in that first patch. In other areas, I have laid newspaper and then top with soil and compost so that the grass will die in a few months without my having to do any digging. I have used roundup in some areas in which I want to plant right away, and want to use the dead grass as a mulch. And lasting, I have removed the sod altogether when I want to lower the elevation of the ground.

The crepe myrtles start blooming around late July to about early September. We did one trimming of the trees about 15 years ago, and have not touched it since. It is due for some trimming this year. Here is a more overview photo of the three trees in front.

This message was edited Feb 10, 2011 11:36 PM

This message was edited Feb 10, 2011 11:38 PM