I am doing a small project for a client and have run into a problem I've never encountered before. Does anyone know of a shrub, evergreen or deciduous, no taller than 5 feet, that can cope with the hot air from a drier vent? I wouldn't plant the shrub right under the vent of course, but as it grew the back side of it would be affected, I think. The vent is about 3 feet off the ground and is in a blind corner, making me think that the warm, damp air might get trapped in there. Seems like a tall order, doesn't it? The only plant I can imagine surviving in this ugly corner is a juniper, but I think it would soon get smothered in drier lint! Maybe I should go with a plastic shrub and just hose it down occasionally. Also, there is a swack of autumn crocus planted in this difficult area, so I need a very tolerant groundcover that covers the brown foliage of that bulb through spring and summer. All suggestions appreciated.
Not sure what survives up in Canada... But a good bet would be something that can take the cold & also survives down in the deep south... I'd try something like nandina... tough as nails.... As for the bulbs... I'd over plant with more bulbs... tulips & daffodils, spring-blooming crocus? don't know how many bulbs survive up there, but we have bulbs enough to have 12 months of bloom here... Ground covers are just too invasive...
