Landscaping Uses: Groundcover: Creates a dense, uniform cover for shaded areas. Erosion Control: Ideal for banks and slopes. Edging: Can be used as an edging for trees, shrubs, or garden beds. Containers: Grows well in containers. Considerations: Invasiveness: Can spread aggressively and become...
Barbara Ellis, author of “Covering Ground: Unexpected Ideas for Landscaping with Colorful, Low-Maintenance Ground Covers,” offers a plan for establishing a moss garden. First, have the soil tested and add sulfur if needed, to lower the pH to an acidic level between 5 and 5.5. However, av...
This ground cover is suitable for parched areas. A popular choice is blue rug juniper (Juniperus horizontalis‘Wiltonii’), a tough-as-nails ground hugger that is only 4 to 6 inches tall. Its intense silver-blue needles take on pleasing purple tones in winter. Although a single plant may ...
2023 Update…I love the look of black mulch and I’ve used it for years to enhance all of my landscaping beds, but it’s frankly becoming a bit too much maintenance. And a bit too expensive. I’ve come to realize, I now have to try to find theperfect ground cover (among so many...
Ground cover plants, like creeping thyme and ajuga, solve garden problems. Find the best picks for areas where grass won't grow or hillsides prone to erosion.
It excels as a groundcover in shady areas and thrives in containers. Its substantial leaves provide "bolder foliage than the typical evergreen groundcovers," making it a distinctive choice for gardeners. In landscaping, it serves as an effective "flooring" beneath larger plants like azaleas, ...
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Over recent years, Japanese spurge has become a popular landscaping ground cover, with garden designers valuing its resilience and vigor, planting in tricky spots along pathways and under shrubs and trees. As a professional gardener, I have grown Japanese spurge in many private domestic gardens ...
Find creative solutions for landscaping sloped areas of your yard. Get ideas for the best plants and hardscape elements to enhance a slope.
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