What plants look good under a tree?

What Plants or Flowers Grow Well Under Trees?

  • Hostas.
  • Lilies.
  • Bleeding heart.
  • Ferns.
  • Primrose.
  • Sage.
  • Merry bells.
  • Bugleweed.

What to plant under trees that drop leaves?

Ferns do well in shaded locations, are often low maintenance and don’t mind leaf litter, which makes them ideal beneath a tree canopy. For example, silver cloak fern (Cheilanthes argentea) does well in leaf-covered settings and is hardy in zones 5 to 9, featuring bright green fronds with silvery undersides.

What do you put around the base of a tree?

Adding two to three inches of mulch around the base of new plants will help keep moisture in the soil so you won’t have to water constantly. Use either commercial mulch, such as pine straw or wood chips, or recycled dried leaves.

What can you put under trees where grass won’t grow?

Add woodchip mulch, particularly in grassless areas under trees, for a cleaner look. Create a small garden with flowers or shrubs. Perennials are an easy, low-maintenance option. Cover the area with rocks or pebbles.

How do you landscape around a tree?

9 ways to landscape around trees

  1. Grow a shade garden. Photo credit: Mark Levisay, CC BY 2.0.
  2. Just add mulch. Photo credit: Olya Adamovich, Pixabay.
  3. Plant some flowers. Photo credit: kolibri5, Pixabay.
  4. Build a retaining wall.
  5. Design a deck or patio around the tree.
  6. Night lighting.
  7. Create a quiet spot.
  8. Plant a succulent garden.

How do you landscape under a messy tree?

If planting deep-rooted plants under your tree isn’t possible due to the tree’s dense root system, you can still add interest to the area by putting in rocks. One or two medium-sized boulders situated with a few smaller rocks creates a natural-looking landscape under the tree.

What is the best ground cover for under trees?

Some good choices for ground cover plants under trees include:

  • Ajuga.
  • Lungwort.
  • Foamflower.
  • Liriope/monkey grass.
  • Periwinkle.
  • Pachysandra.
  • Wild violets.
  • Hosta.

How do you landscape around trees with exposed roots?

Cover them with mulch or wood chips Mulch or a wood byproduct is the quickest and easiest way to cover exposed tree roots. Rim the circumference of the tree with a three to five-inch high strip of edging or brick. Once in place, cover the roots with three to four inches of mulch or just enough to cover the roots.

Can you plant hostas near tree roots?

Dig a hole at least as deep as the root ball of the hosta you want to plant and one-to-two times wider. If you encounter a large feeder root during excavation, work around it; a hosta will grow around a tree root without any problems so long as it is deep enough.