Retaining Wall Plants Full Sun

On this 4 foot high retaining wall at the front of a lawn the owners have planted creeping fig ficus pumila to grow up the wall.

Retaining wall plants full sun. Plants in crevices will soften the appearance of the stone. Tuck cascading plants into crevices and let them spill over the top of retaining walls. Creeping fig should face away from direct hot sunlight and needs regular pruning. True climbers take up little ground space and are excellent choices for smaller gardens whereas wall shrubs require more ground space.

A very popular plant for walls and rockeries colours range from pale lavender to pink to violet blue. Add stones to a slope for erosion control creating planting pockets as you go. Grows 1 8 to three metres tall. When mature will provide great cascades of colour.

Aubrieta if there s a stone wall in your neighbourhood you ll probably find one of the beautiful aubrieta hybrids spilling over the edge. Best in full sun doctor mules will also enjoy bright conditions out of full sun. Where the soil behind the retaining wall is level or. A rule of thumb is to layer plants by having have a few cascade over the edge others mounding and still others providing an upright shape.

Select perennials for year round interest or use bedding that you change with the seasons. Do remember that pots next to walls may be in a rain shadow tackle this with careful plant selection diligent watering or an automatic drip irrigation system. They grow well in fertile and well drained soil. Jasminum mesnyi or primrose jasmine is hardy in zones 8 to 10 and blooms in light yellow.

Alternatively go for edibles to get crops from a tight space. They are mostly full sun plants although few types are shade tolerant. Water every day in hot weather and at least every other day throughout summer. Plants should be relatively compact less than 50cm or be able to take regular pruning.

Fill the pocket with garden soil add the plant and then carefully secure the next stone. Plant 20 to 30 centimetres apart in full or part sun. Walls are blank canvases and have the potential to retain heat well so there are plenty of plants that will relish the conditions. South and west facing walls absorb the heat of the sun throughout much of the day and retain it overnight making these ideal spots for less hardy plants like ceanothus x delileanus gloire de versailles californian lilac and the stunning violet passion flower passiflora violacea victoria.

Perennial salvias are lovely plants that make an attractive taste to gardens and landscapes. Clematis roses wisteria and honeysuckle. Climbers and wall shrubs climbing plants and wall shrubs cover walls fences unsightly features arches obelisks and pergolas. Both shrubs will grow in full sun or partial shade.

They produce beautiful and fragrant flowers with attractive foliage that bloom for weeks generally from late spring or summer. Take cuttings in spring. Choose shade tolerant plants if your wall gets less than half a day of sun in midsummer.