# Gardening Dopers - help! What to plant under a tree?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-dopers-help-what-to-plant-under-a-tree/654082>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 27, 2013, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-dopers-help-what-to-plant-under-a-tree/654082 "2013-03-27T09:08:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-dopers-help-what-to-plant-under-a-tree/654082/21 "2013-04-01T23:30:19Z")

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> [@WhyNot](#):
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> OOOoooo! Yes, this! Nice soft springy moss that likes being walked on. With a little stone path leading absolutely nowhere. Make it a little fairy garden!  
> (I’m sorry, I think my hippie chick is showing…)

It’s always nice when it gets to 6 of more inches thick. You have to lay on it.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-dopers-help-what-to-plant-under-a-tree/654082/22 "2013-04-02T12:14:58Z")

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> [@HazelNutCoffee](#):
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> There must be years worth of dead leaves piled up in there.

Ooo, leaf compost.

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