These beautiful compact perennials can be used as ground cover plants for shade. They will add interest to the shady areas of your garden while helping to keep the weeds down. Compact perennial plants that can be planted under taller plants add interesting layers to your garden and help to ke...
Groundcover: Ideal for shady areas under trees or shrubs. Edging: Creates a neat border for walkways and paths. Rock Gardens: Adds texture and color to rock gardens. Containers: Can be grown in containers for added versatility. Additional Notes: Lily turf is a member of the Asparagaceae famil...
for instance, is a popular choice for shady areas, while lamb’s ears are naturally drought-resistant. Regarding the design of your ground cover project, remember that for a more natural look, it is better to plant several different types of flowers and plants rather than just one kind....
Not only do ground cover plants add color and beauty to your yard, they also attract and support pollinators (like bees and hummingbirds). Certain ground covers prevent weeds from taking over an area, stop erosion on a hillside or thrive in areas where nothing else will grow, such as in...
The bacterium Xanthomonas campestris causes bacterial leaf spot, or bacterial blight. Weakened ivy plants in shady areas experiencing prolonged wet weather conditions or ivy that is watered from overhead are susceptible, according to the Alabama Cooperative Extension. The bacterium enters through a wound...
Discover how to grow Japanese spurge, for an evergreen ground cover plant that is perfect for filling in tricky shady spots under trees and shrubs
Foucault recommendsAcorus gramineus‘Pusillus Minimus Aureas’ (sweet flag) to customers looking for a different color for its bright chartreuse foliage. Suitable for lower spots in the yard, it also loves wet, shady areas. Mazus reptans offers a flat stature that is ideal for use along pathways...
(photo above), which borders on being a storm trooper in moist, humus-rich soils. Its yellow blooms erupt in May over leaves that provide a glossy green ground cover for the remainder of the growing season, or year-round in warmer climates. This is a marvelous plant for shady spots and...
For moist, shady areas,Corydalis solida‘Beth Evans’grows in 6 to 10-inch clumps with of ferny foliage, showy spikes, and a mass of tubular pink and white flowers. Scilla hyacinthoides‘Blue Arrow’reliably returns each year at 40 inches tall. It is longer than other Scilla with dozens of...
hippocastani females: in cold and wet conditions, they mainly lay in open sites while they lay in shady sites when conditions are hot and dry (Švestka and Drapela 2009). These changes in oviposition behavior could be linked to the search for the best environment for progeny, as in the ...