"Hell strip" ideas?

[tanwen]

I have a very narrow, long, hell strip in front of my house. See my nifty arrow below.

Comments

[amber_n_teal]

maybe some creeping thyme? It'll fill in the area, won't have to be mowed, withstands some heavy foot traffic and smells divine when it's stepped on.

[regality3]

I like this idea. It wouldn't interfere with people getting out of cars there and wouldn't entice school kids to pick anything (experience talking here.)

[anthylorrel]

I don't know if I would plant anything there at all. I'm fairly sure anything between the sidewalk and street counts as city property, and they might come tear it up or cut it down.

[tanwen]

I should have added that, sorry! The city owns it but expects us to maintain it & planting is okay with them.

[anthylorrel]

I am! :D I'm all over this place. I'm a secret LJ whore.

[bailey36]

I like my bronze Ajuga, it fills in rapidly, I'd give you plenty if you wsre close, and it does not require any care. The thyme is wonderful too, and it smells good. Ajuga is just pretty and low. Bamboo would be picked and mashed, I think. All bamboo is invasive no matter whether it is clumping or running in designation.

[bailey36]

you have a pretty house so sunny. :)

[incorporeal_x]

I'd put lavender there. We have a weird strip on the side of our house that we filled with lavender, it smells good and seems to take quite a beating from our rude neighbors who park there.

[goudananda]

I like rosemary at the front of the house as it's evergreen, nice looking and edible. Also, I prefer things that are low maintenance like iris or other bulbs that you leave in the ground. Mulching over the area heavily with cardboard and wood mulch will get rid of the grass, support whatever you plant and keep maintenance low.

[low_delta]

sounds like a good idea, but I wouldn't eat anything that grows by the street.

[goudananda]

You feel the streets are tainted and polluted? I'd assume that soil is no less pristine than your average yard. Rosemary usually gets cooked and is used in small amounts. YMMV.

[conuly]

But dogs probably don't pee in her backyard.