My neighbor put up a 7' retaining wall between our houses. The wall faces south. During the summer the wall does receive mostly direct sunlight as the sun is higher in the sky. During the winter months that light diminishes because of the shadow our house casts onto the property line. I'm looking for a vine, flowering or not that will be able to grow in these differing lights. The house is located in Los Angeles. I would prefer, but I'm not adamant for a drought tolerant vine.
Chaparral Clematis (Clematis lasiantha)
California Dutchman’s Pipe or Pipe Vine (Aristolochia californica)
California Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula)
Western White Clematis (Clematis ligusticifolia)
California Morning Glory (Calystegia macrostegia)
Pacific False Bindweed (Calystegia purpurata)
San Diego Sweetpea (Lathyrus laetiflorus alefeldii)
Pink Flowered Currant (Ribes sanguineum glutinosum)
Check with your local growers and garden centers for these vines or perhaps they recommend another!
My pathway is flagstone and I have partial sun.
You, actually, have quite a few options for this area. This article will help you to get started: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/gardening-by-zone/zone-6/zone-6-ground-covers.htm
Need some shrubs to keep people from driving over our leach bed
There is a dwarf butterfly bush if your site has full sun. "Lo and Behold" and "Blue Chip" are two of these hybrids and should be widely available. Fothergilla and New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus) are two shrubs that meet your height requirement and are native in much of the eastern half of the US. Groundcover roses top out at 2 ft and need full sun. The "Drift" series is one example. I hope one of these works out for you.
the ground is against a fence,approx 3ft x 30ft under a large conifer tree. I am no gardener yet just retired.
Growing under conifers is difficult. The massive root system makes it hard for a new planting to get established. Moisture is pulled from the soil into the conifer. If the conifers have only recently been planted, there is more hope. Also take into consideration that it is unwise to severe many roots to dig planting holes. I've attached 2 links. One is RHS - a good reference to bookmark. Not knowing how much sun the area gets and the size of these conifers, it isn't possible to make specific recommendations. The second link is an article of possible candidates for growing under conifers. Choose small starter plants and find an area between roots for the planting hole.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=430
https://www.thespruce.com/grass-doesnt-grow-under-pine-trees-2152742
I live in Alabama. I need a ground cover that is drought tolerant and does well in poor quality soil. Not too tall 3-6" maybe. The area is about 16'x10' and gets about 4 hours of sun. Any suggestions?
You have a few choices here! This article will help get you started:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/xeriscape/drought-tolerant-ground-covers.htm
Area was previously an above-ground pool which collapsed due to underground water.
There are, actually, a copious number of options here! This article will help you to get started: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/water-plants/wgen/water-tolerant-plants.htm
I live in a tiny house on wheels and want to find the ideal air purifying plant that won't require humidity. Any tiny house has to be careful of humidity in the winter as mold is quick to grow. Recommendations? In the past snake plants created too much humidity and therefore mold. How about spider plant?
Snake plants are actually one of the drier species. They should not cause too much of a humidity issue unless they get overwatered. In fact, that would be a very highly recommended species for that application.
There are xeriscape plants that will tolerate even drier conditions that you might be interested in. Most are very easy to care for, but maybe not the most efficient for purifying air. Generally the more broad the leaf, the better it is at purification.
This collection of articles will offer many types of succulents and cacti to choose from: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents