Hi folks. The hellstrip in front of my apartment is, well, a hellstrip for sure, it’s very sad looking with some patchy grass for dogs to pee on. Is there anything I could do to convert it into something nicer? I’ve been reading about guerilla planting but I don’t really have the physical ability to go downstairs and water it, weed it etc like a full garden with shrubs and stuff, but I could probably get my partner to throw some water on it occasionally when they come home from work.
Probably asking for a miracle here, but is there anything I can just sprinkle over the area that’ll take over and turn into something nice?
According to the website, I am right on the border of Eastern Temperate Forest and Northern Forest. Apparently my house is in Eastern Temperate Forest, but the ten minute drive to my local SCA practice takes me to Northern Forest. My favorite used clothing store is Eastern Temperate but the creek I take my dog to is Northern Forest XD Does that mean I should look at options for Northern Forest too or is it pretty accurate to the mile?
Since you’re so close, I say give something on the list a try. Plants don’t pay attention to our maps anyway :) There’s a search bar at the bottom of the page for each ecoregion where you can plug in the plant name to see if it pops up.
I’m further south than you near the Chesapeake Bay, so hopefully someone else swings by for more specific advice. I do stick by the common blue violet and native wood sorrell suggestion, especially if the area is mowed. Start small and see what sticks, experimenting is part of the process!