Sticking with native is a great point, and there's a few there I'd be fine with if they can handle the path traffic. Thyme, mondo grass, or clover are some others I've thought about as alternatives to the typical store grasses. But is this a bad time to try and establish anything? And if so, is there something I can do temporarily to at least put back some soil without potentially losing it due to lack of anything rooting yet? I've thought about a mulch, but I'd end up having to remove it later and that sounds like a pain.
I'm in London UK, so what I know about N. Carolina climate is this big * < — —
But yes, now is a good time to plant bare root shrubs and trees - and potentially spring flowering bulbs but I can't imagine it is going to be good for anything like ground cover. Maybe put down some topsoil and put over some weed suppressing membrane? It would minimise any erosion, keep things neat and you could walk on it. Take it up next March, give it a rake and see if there's a good supplier of wild flower seed for you to scatter.
Thanks for the idea. I'll ponder over it until the next opportunity to get back to the project. I may loosely spread a bag or two of soil before a rain just to test how much stays and how much of a mess it makes when wet.
Frangipani are some of my favourite flowers. My grandparents kept a tree in their yard and my grandmother would pick them to display in the house, so the beautiful scent holds fond memories for me. The red pink variety is so stunning!
I believe you can purchase natural predator scent spray to spray around the areas you need help. It’s not permanent obviously but it should get them to move on.
For a non reddit meme answer, as those have grown quite old: a quick Google says planting or spraying peppermint around, or used coffee grounds around the roots. Either are a natural deterrent according to Google.
I personally have used coffee grounds as a rose bush fertilizer for a while and it’s worked great. Might be a good move if you’re a daily coffee drinker.
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