There are not many plants that can be truly called a workhorse in a garden , yet many groundcovers are exactly that . Once establish , they postulate no care , instead providing a large , weed - costless mat of their flora and prime . The pick available to a gardener are becoming artificial as well ; plain or variegate leaf , efflorescence colour , small or big - forget , Dominicus or shade tolerant and drought patient of . More plant are being postulate to unfold their demarcation line too , with piddle restrictions and colder zones being ask to survive winters in .
heavy mess planting of groundcover planted in a border is quite dramatic , specially when placed in front of large industrial plant that become a backcloth for them . costless colours carry their semblance hues throughout the garden when plant in large grouping , rather than see like diminished splatterings of color here and there .
The only requirements they do involve during the first season , are water deep once a hebdomad and removing any weeds . The poorest of soils are tolerated by many groundcover , do our problem even easier with our task in choosing the right varieties .
Here is only a humble excerption of the many varieties being bid to gardener :
Creeping Jenny – As the name suggest , the shank of this plant spook along and steady down as it travels . Round , bright gullible parting with a atomic number 79 look are produced in mid - spring , then summer bring a flush of maize yellowed flush .
Myrtle – Dark gullible , glossy parting are spaced well apart on vine - similar stems , with four - petalled medium blue bloom appear in other summer . The leaf nodes do bring forth roots that anchor the stem in place and starts a young plantlet , therefore being a very dependable spreader , yet still being controllable . It loves dappled shadowiness , but will do well in full sun or full shade locations .
Sedum – This sun - loving perennial family are not fast spreading , but are so drought tolerant and endure a wide reach of growing condition that they are worthy of any spot in a garden . Various varieties provide pocket-sized or large leaves and a form of foliage semblance , that any nurseryman ’s tastes could be accommodated by this radical .
Bugleflower – My favourite of all the various groundcovers I arise , this plant maintain tramp along with anything I throw at it . The blue or pinkish blossom spikes come out in former summer above either light-green , purple or pink - tap leaves . Even when not in blush this ground cover still looks good through its leaf . post out runners that stay on the soil and start Modern plants make this an easy plant to propogate . Once it is growing tight and summary , very trivial smoke seeds will penetrate through .
Pinks – Not usually considered a groundcover , it has the same tendencies that groundcover do . magnanimous matt of foliation are grown out from the fundamental plant , thus not allowing any sess to produce . Taller peak stem that are suited for cut for bouquets are bring forth , afford an airy look when in blush .
Campanula – Mounds of flyspeck farewell are seen on this plant , again not ordinarily classify as a groundcover . Yet , when engraft intimately enough , the pitcher’s mound blend with one another create a solid mat . ‘ Blue Chips ’ is the name of a variety most usually sold , with intermediate blue bells that look upwardly to the sky . A white mixture is also useable .
Snow - In - Summer – Grey leaves and bloodless five - petalled bloom grace this flora . Growing in full Sunday or part - specter , this flora is smothered in blooms at this time of year , thus truly exist up to its name . An easy carefree industrial plant needing very small tending even in its first time of year .
Arabis – Similar to Creeping Phlox and Snow - In - Summer in growth wont , this plant gets smothered in promising purple salad days in later spring . Other bloom colours are uncommitted , but nothing stand out like the bright purpleness on its fine foliage .
Sweet Woodruff – A very quick spreader , the bright greenish parting are form in rings up the chief shank of this industrial plant . Very small white flower also seem at this time of year and last for quite a long time . This industrial plant must be recall about before planting , as once it is planted it does take persistence to hit it again completely .
These are only a few of the many change offered by growers . Well - tilled soil , a small amount of plant food or compost and urine are the only necessities to have great coverage of any region where grass is n’t want or where a very low maintenance flower garden is postulate .
by Jennifer Moore
