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samurai sammer003 @ yahoo.ca.spam wrote:

I hate the pines and cones under the trees, and sod will not grow
there.

Anyone have a good idea, low maintanence landscape idea for under a
pine tree??

I live in a northern climate, Alberta Canada, here it gets snow,
freezing temperatures for 4-5 months.

samurai.

Land mines. Blows the pinecones to bits when they fall.

Seriously, the needles and cones are going to fall no matter what you
plant. They'll just be harder to rake up. But make sure it's something
that doesn't need full sun, and doesn't need much water, because that
will kill the tree after a few years. Check your local nursery.

You could go for hardscape. Maybe a circular bench or stone wall around
the tree.