{"id":15458,"date":"2016-06-04T16:59:07","date_gmt":"2016-06-04T09:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-what-flowering-mediterranean-plant-will-cope-under-an-olive-tree\/"},"modified":"2016-06-04T17:15:40","modified_gmt":"2016-06-04T10:15:40","slug":"ask-alys-what-flowering-mediterranean-plant-will-cope-under-an-olive-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-what-flowering-mediterranean-plant-will-cope-under-an-olive-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Alys: what flowering Mediterranean plant will cope under an olive tree?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAlys Fowler answers your gardening questionsI have a thriving olive tree in my garden and I underplanted it with lavender, but that is not thriving. What other Mediterranean flowering plant could cope there? It\u2019s in a south-\/south-west-facing border, with clay soil.Having its feet in heavy clay will make lavender sulk, however much sun it is getting. That goes for many Mediterranean species. You may need to dig grit around the olive before you plant anything else. The olive has deep enough roots and won\u2019t mind bedding down in clay, but small perennials will. When I\u00a0say add grit, I mean about 50%, and fork it in rather than dig it. Related: Ask Alys Fowler: are pine needles a problem? Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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