Image: Creeping thyme ( Thymus serpyllum) 7. Creeping ThymeĬreeping Thyme ( Thymus serpyllum) is sun-loving perennial herb with small lavender flowers that bloom in the summer and an evergreen mat of low-growing foliage.
Ornamental grasses such as blue fescue ( Festuca glauca) work well in dry, hot spots and also add beautiful texture to the landscape. 5. CatmintĬatmint ( Nepeta cataria) is a short clumping perennial which also likes it hot and dry and blooms beautifully in this case, expect purple flowers most of the summer and aromatic foliage which is deer- and rabbit-resistance. Image: Creeping phlox (Phlox stolonifera)
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In full sun, phlox provides a thick mass of carpet-like foliage which is completely covered with an abundance of blooms. Creeping PhloxĬreeping phlox ( Phlox stolonifera) works well in hot spots or sandy spots with full sun and maintains thick foliage all year-round as well as pretty blooms in the early spring. Two good choices, both hardy to Zone 4, are two-inch-tall ‘John Creech’ two-row sedum ( Sedum spurium cv.), with pink flowers in June, and the six-inch-tall ‘Fuldaglut’ two-row sedum, with reddish or purple foliage and rose-red flowers from July through September. Spreading, mat-forming types of sedums resist drought by storing water in their fleshy stems and roots. To encourage moss, lower the soil acidity by spreading garden sulfur (4 pounds per 100 square feet will reduce the pH by about 1.5 points). Lay the moss in place and pat down keep the area damp for several weeks.
After all, it grows on rocks and logs! To transplant moss, prepare a bare spot by scratching the surface with a pronged tool and moistening the area. If you have “mossy” conditions, you’ll find that moss transplants well with a high success rate.
If you wish to grow moss, it thrives in shade where soil is infertile or play and moist or compact, with a high acidity. It has a soft texture like a carpet, a lovely green-smelling scent, and even great for the soil as it acts as its own fertilizer. If you have a shady backyard, embrace it! A moss lawn stays green all year long and never needs fertilizing or mowing. Spaced 12 inches apart, plants will form a thick carpet in two or three seasons. These mature to bright red berries that birds love. In spring, the entire plant is covered with tiny white flowers tinged with pink. The six-inch-tall evergreen has small, glossy, dark-green leaves that turn bronze-ish-red in autumn.
Types of Ground Covers 1. Bearberryīearberry ( Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is extremely tolerant of poor soil, bearberry will even will grow in pure sand. It’s important to choose the right ground cover for your seeds, plant ground cover correctly, and also make sure that you pick a ground cover that can’t get quickly out of control.Īnd don’t just think of ground covers as cover-ups! They can provide flowering color and interest to your landscape. They can be beneficial to pollinators, stabilize soil, and grow where other plants won’t grow, such as under a tree. Ground covers can also be used to cover slopes and hillsides or to replace lawn or even in the garden itself. Ground covers are essentially low-growing perennial plants or shrubs that are used in between the driveway and lawn around patios, between patio stones and stepping pavers, or in rock areas with poor, thin soil.
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