Ground cover is an excellent lawn alternative for areas inhospitable to turfgrass: If you live on a slope, have a shady yard, or struggle with clay or sandy soil, ground covers are a quick fix to get your lawn green and healthy. There’s a ground cover for every region, soil type, an...
Spreading gravel around groundcovers and in rock gardens is an eco-conscious way to improve water drainage while suppressing weeds and keeping plants firmly in place. Agravel walkwayis a good alternative to less permeable surfaces. Unlike traditional stone pavers, gravel is porous, allowing water to...
Planting Design for Dry Gardens: Beautiful, Resilient Groundcovers for Terraces, Paved Areas, Gravel and Other Alternatives to the LawnFilippi, OlivierLibrary Journal
The narrow strip to the right of the driveway and the garage can be ground cover, bark mulch, gravel or a low-maintenance, drought-tolerant xeriscape. “Islands” in the lawn, such as trees or flower beds will slow down the mowing; better to have one or two large islands than a numb...
A corner of this small backyard features edible raised beds with drip irrigation surrounded by low-maintenance gravel. An adjacent mixed border consists of ornamental plantings interspersed with edible blueberry shrubs and groundcover strawberries. Designer: Marina Wynton. Photo: Janet Loughrey....
PLANTING OVER SEPTIC SYSTEMS- trees, shrubs, gardens, groundcover over or near the septic system tank, pipes, soakbeds, fields: what can you plant over or near septic system components without causing a problem? PLANTING GARDENS NEAR SEPTIC COMPONENTS- vegetables, fruits, other types of gardens...
(or drought-tolerant)landscapingis a similar approach. These landscapes are frequently seen in the southwest United States and other arid locales. These lawns are sometimes completely devoid of grass and instead include cacti, succulents, and gravel or mulch ground cover. Other planting options ...
1.How long will it take for ground cover to fill my lawn? Ground covers can take two or three years to fully make themselves at home in your yard. Asthe sayinggoes, “The first year they sleep, the second year they creep and the third year they leap.” ...