GpD79
07-27-2009, 03:47 AM
Hi Everyone,
Two years ago I bought a couple of Musa Basjoo plants from ebay to put next to our pool. To make a long story short, they never left the pots because my father thought they would never survive the winters in our Central Jersey, 6A climate. Needless to say, they're very nice, but I wish they were in the ground!
Anyway, my parents recently purchased a summer home in South Eastern NJ (Barnegat) as a get away the whole family could enjoy. I was thinking of doing a little landscaping at the house as a small way to say thank you. I was wondering if the beach would be a better fit for my two Musa Basjoo's. The problem is that there are some variables that I do not know how to address and I was hoping some of you could lend some assistance. Here are the specifics:
Zone 6b/7a and sits directly on the bay.
Soil is VERY sandy, almost like a beach.
Backyard is essentially in the bay, jutting into the bay with a bulkhead dividing the yard from the water. That being said, I'm sure the soil (or really just sand) below is rather wet and there is salt spray from the bay.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Anything you can provide would be MORE than helpful and greatly appreciated.
Here are some pictures:
The first is of the Musa Basjoo in their pots by the pool at their current home. They each would have sat where the small evergreens are (one is not pictured) if my father allowed them to be put into the ground.
http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/vv306/GpD79/100_0104.jpg
The next two are of the front and back yard. We've already begun to remove the hedges on the front of the house, so that'll soon be a clean canvas. The hedges are about as tall as I am (6' tall) and almost hide that side of the house. They are too large & overgrown to save.
http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/vv306/GpD79/Memorialdayweekend2009012.jpg
http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/vv306/GpD79/Memorialdayweekend2009010.jpg
Thanks!
Two years ago I bought a couple of Musa Basjoo plants from ebay to put next to our pool. To make a long story short, they never left the pots because my father thought they would never survive the winters in our Central Jersey, 6A climate. Needless to say, they're very nice, but I wish they were in the ground!
Anyway, my parents recently purchased a summer home in South Eastern NJ (Barnegat) as a get away the whole family could enjoy. I was thinking of doing a little landscaping at the house as a small way to say thank you. I was wondering if the beach would be a better fit for my two Musa Basjoo's. The problem is that there are some variables that I do not know how to address and I was hoping some of you could lend some assistance. Here are the specifics:
Zone 6b/7a and sits directly on the bay.
Soil is VERY sandy, almost like a beach.
Backyard is essentially in the bay, jutting into the bay with a bulkhead dividing the yard from the water. That being said, I'm sure the soil (or really just sand) below is rather wet and there is salt spray from the bay.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Anything you can provide would be MORE than helpful and greatly appreciated.
Here are some pictures:
The first is of the Musa Basjoo in their pots by the pool at their current home. They each would have sat where the small evergreens are (one is not pictured) if my father allowed them to be put into the ground.
http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/vv306/GpD79/100_0104.jpg
The next two are of the front and back yard. We've already begun to remove the hedges on the front of the house, so that'll soon be a clean canvas. The hedges are about as tall as I am (6' tall) and almost hide that side of the house. They are too large & overgrown to save.
http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/vv306/GpD79/Memorialdayweekend2009012.jpg
http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/vv306/GpD79/Memorialdayweekend2009010.jpg
Thanks!