Reply To: Advice needed on best plants (shallow roots) to save garden bed waterproofing › Flat Chat Strata Forum › Strata Committees › Advice needed on best plants (shallow roots) to save garden bed waterproofing › Current Page 27/07/2021 at 1:14 pm #57366 Sir HumphreyStrataguru Shallow rooted plants might be a temporary fix to slow the rate at which things get worse but it seems to me the problem is fundamentally insufficient waterproofing of the garden beds.