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?
Presumably, it gets mowed? If not, I’d say to find a local wildflower mix and sow it in late fall/winter. Lots of plants tolerate this well cause it’s how they naturally reproduce. You dont have to worry about water as much that way because they sprout and start putting down roots way before the weather gets hot and dry.
Another thing to consider is salt. If that area gets exposed to a lot of road salt, it might cut down your options a bit.
It does get mowed :C I would really love to spread wildflowers there if not. As for salt - my road almost never gets salt in the winter (thanks city council for turning a drive to get groceries into Spicy Bumper Cars) so that’s no worry! Any suggestions on somewhere else I could put the wildflowers? My city is remarkably well-maintained in the mowing department, much to my dismay