Planting Under Roof Drip Line

Apr 6 2014 drip line under the roof eaves.

Planting under roof drip line.

Sun shade even dry shade under a maple tree as shown in the following photo. How about liriope muscari. From the building to a few inches further than the drip line i have rocks actually put there those broken up pieces of red bricks i can buy here in bags at lowes and hd. Design the back layer with plants tolerant of full shade.

If you plant beneath an overhang be prepared to water these plants throughout the growing season. This is especially important for a building with a basement. Notice how the trees and shrubs in this foundation planting are placed beyond the drip line of the overhanging eaves. I have not planted anything under the drip line even with gutters on the roof.

If you live in a cold climate even with gutters icicles can form will drip and can. It produces purple flowers in august. We have a thatch roof. Md landscaping driggs idaho.

Even if other areas under the overhang receive partial sun for a few hours per day the back row is unlikely to get a significant. You might say i have gutters. Secondly think about your roof its overhang and the drip edge of your roof. Drip line in irrigation.

It grows well in atlanta ga so perhaps it would do well for you. Note too that water cascading off a roof can damage plants below. Drip irrigation is a low pressure low volume watering system that saves water and fertilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants either onto the soil s surface or directly onto the root zone through a network of valves pipes tubing and emitters. Planting directly under the drip line is asking for trouble rain snow and ice will damage any plant in that location sometimes terminally.

We wish to lessen the splash but it s gotto be something with good roots to withstand the force of the water from above.