Death Zone Revisited

This area of our yard is under the neighbor’s maple tree. The tree’s shallow roots make it hard to grow anything here. Three gardenias and a mock orange have met their end in this spot.

We found some Persian Ivy at the nursery today that was half-off. The price, the foliage and the hardiness made us think it might be a good fit for the Death Zone. We’ve planted the ivy away from the tree. Hopefully, we can train it to overtake the fence.