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What to plant?

lorna_jayne377061lorna_jayne377061 Posts: 3
in Problem solving
Hello,

This is part of the communal grounds where I live, just outside my house. There was a dead bush and weeds ect that we pulled out yesterday but I don't want to leave it bare. I don't want to spend too much as it's not really my garden, but I am very inexperienced and have no idea what or if I should plant now (being October!) Any advice greatly received! Thank you


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  • lorna_jayne377061lorna_jayne377061 Posts: 3

  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    A photo of the space, along with a sense of the amount of direct sun light that area receives would be most helpful.  
    Utah, USA.
  • lorna_jayne377061lorna_jayne377061 Posts: 3
    We don't get much sun at all, I just took this photo. Thank you 
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited October 2023
    @lorna_jayne377061 If the soil is poor and dry money would be better spent on adding manure, of course this could be donated. Spread thickly and let the winter do the work.

    By spring you should have a soil that holds water well, then you could contact a local Garden Club or Hardy Plant Society for donations of plants. They will also have members who I am sure would give advice or better help.

    Assumimg the site is dry as there are trees taking up the moisture plants such as Epimediums, Geranium Macrorrhizum, Geranium Phaeum,Pachysandra, Ferns, White Japanese Anemones. Galanthus, Vinca Minor are a few possibles.

    It will be important to water throughout year one so do you have a source nearby[set up a rota with your volunteers] In these challenging growing conditions watering and the addition of mulch/ compost/ manure will be needed to be added anually early spring when the soil is moist.
    If it is to work it is all about delegation going forward, improving your community is never a quick fix.

    It should also be noted that sometimes it is not possible to grow under trees due to roots [can you get a spade in there] and the lack of light and water. It all begins with the soil. Good Luck Suze

    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Did you want a shrub/bush (big, possibly easier to look after in the long term) or smaller, low lying plants (flowers?)?
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Is that an oak planted in the new dug-over soil?
    Utah, USA.
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