Planting Under Roof Drip Line

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 under roof drip line.

Md landscaping driggs idaho. Any suggestions on what i can plant under the dripline of my roof. Sun shade even dry shade under a maple tree as shown in the following photo. If you live in a cold climate even with gutters icicles can form will drip and can.

Design the back layer with plants tolerant of full shade. Apr 6 2014 drip line under the roof eaves. It grows well in atlanta ga so perhaps it would do well for you. Secondly think about your roof its overhang and the drip edge of your roof.

This is especially important for a building with a basement. Drip line in irrigation. Note too that water cascading off a roof can damage plants below. 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. We wish to lessen the splash but it s gotto be something with good roots to withstand the force of the water from above. Notice how the trees and shrubs in this foundation planting are placed beyond the drip line of the overhanging eaves. If you plant beneath an overhang be prepared to water these plants throughout the growing season.

Planting directly under the drip line is asking for trouble rain snow and ice will damage any plant in that location sometimes terminally. We have a thatch roof. 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.

It produces purple flowers in august.