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Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use?
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Hi, My project is to construct a small residential parking area using a pervious surface, possibly w/ some kind of concrete blocks/pavers/re-used waste conc or stone fragments, etc. My main…Continue
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Andrew Garulay, RLA replied to JA's discussion 'Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use?'"A great concept and philosophy at some point is affected by situational reality.It sounds easy until you actually have to do it. Then you find out why tings get built the way they do."
Boilerplater replied to JA's discussion 'Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use?'"The use of synthetic turf isn't a bad one. Its hard to get much of anything to grow around those planatable blocks in hot climates because the blocks retain the sun's heat and the soil just gets baked. When I was in Las Vegas, we…"
Jordan Lockman replied to JA's discussion 'Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use?'"I am in Minnesota so I do not know specific plants for Atlanta. Generally Moss is not a terrible idea if it grows naturally. I always try to work with what the site gives me instead of forcing my design to fit the conditions. So if the site gives…"
mark foster replied to JA's discussion 'Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use?'"From a growing media perspective, I have found the plastic pavers (i.e. "grass pave") perform better than the concrete ones. Some of this may be due to the lime leaching out of the concrete (especially at first). It also seems…"
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Hi, My project is to construct a small residential parking area using a pervious surface, possibly w/ some kind of concrete blocks/pavers/re-used waste conc or stone fragments, etc. My main challenge is to pick a good plant/groundcover for the area of work. This area has low, low sun (lots of tall tress around) and the climate is for the Atlanta, GA area. The soil is probably not too great either.Currently, about the only thing that likes to grow in this spot seems to be a nice Moss. I…See More
Rob Halpern replied to JA's discussion 'Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use?'"I should mention that I am a horticulturist, not a L.A., so I approach it from that perspective."
Rob Halpern replied to JA's discussion 'Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use?'"I believe Roland is right... look to the sedges.
The moss may be simply a result of acid soil that is compacted.
Analyze the situation and get a better understanding of soil, sun, etc to match the plant. Don't neglect the effect the pavers…"
Roland Beinert replied to JA's discussion 'Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use?'"Maybe some sort of low growing violet? Caitlin sedge? Based on the book "Covering Ground", many of the shade loving groundcovers seem to be larger plants, which makes this harder. There doesn't seem to be anything…"
JA replied to JA's discussion 'Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use?'"Thanks for the info. The compaction should not be a real problem as there will only be tires rolling over the surface maybe once a month - this is more of an adjacent area that needs some 'love'.
I do agree that the shade…"
toby replied to JA's discussion 'Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use?'"Propose a nice gravel pad without defined edges, and throw in grass seed or allow the moss to grow where it wants.
Simple and nearly maintenance free.
There's always this stuff too:…"
Rob Halpern replied to JA's discussion 'Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use?'"Yes, the shade and the existence of moss now tells us something of the conditions. Not promising. For something like this to look good the growing conditions ought to be excellent not marginal"
Andrew Garulay, RLA replied to JA's discussion 'Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use?'"You could use an open block type paving system like terfstone or Hastings Checker Block that supports the tires and allows vegetation, typically turf in the voids.
The theory is good, but what I have seen happen is that debris and vegetative…"
Trace One replied to JA's discussion 'Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use?'"Thanks Mr. Halpern - have we lost the revolution of the sixties, which allowed hardscapes of all sorts? Where I live, part time, the driveway pavers/ fake grass is big. It saves water! That can be extremely important! I do not get the insistence…"
Rob Halpern replied to JA's discussion 'Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use?'"There are all sorts of people on this site.... and TraceOne's reply was not off the mark or frivolous.
Do not think that there is a plant for every condition. You have proposed a difficult challenge which will not easily succeed. You probably…"
Phil Moorehead replied to JA's discussion 'Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use?'"If it's a front-load garage (or doesn't have a "court"), maybe you can get away with tire strips to direct and properly support vehicular traffic, then use your fragments to loosely define the outer boundaries of the driveway and…"
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