ground cover

Crown Vetch (Coronnilla varia) Great for bare slopes and banks! Covers Ground Quickly and Beautifully! Crown-shaped clusters of tiny pink blooms bloom for months, and the rapidly-spreading foliage prevents soil erosion and smothers weeds! Crownvetch is one of the easiest, fastest, and most beautiful ways to cover bare ground. You may have seen it blooming along the side or center divider of highways, particularly on steep banks or slopes. A superb way to prevent soil erosion, choke out weeds, an ...

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Skogholm' - Cotoneaster Skogholm (5796 readers)

Contributed by abies 25.10 2007 on 11:40:33 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Evergreen, fast growing first-class ground cover with oval, glossy, bright green narrow leaves and bright red fruit. Excellent for banks, slopes or even a low facer for shrub borders. The late spring flowers are not very showy, but they produce shiny, red fruit. Entirely frost hardy, this cultivar will grow 40-90 cm high and can spread 1m each year. The vertical shoots should be cut off as to maintain a ground cover effect. ...

Potentilla nepalensis 'Emilie' - Cinquefoil (1368 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.07 2007 on 09:29:03 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Double mahogany red with yellow blotches. Large leaves. Performs best in full sun and well-drained soil. Does not like extremes of heat or cold. Very useful in the rock garden or for ground cover in the perennial border. ...

Covering Ground (858 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.07 2007 on 23:02:14 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Open sweeps of lawn are a large part of most home landscapes, but imagine turning those stretches of lawn into striking swathes of beautifully planted ground covers. Barbara W. Ellis explores hundreds of wonderful possibilities in her new guide, helping readers create eyecatching splashes of color and texture in unexpected places. ...

Iberis sempervirens - Evergreen Candytuft (1925 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.06 2007 on 09:20:12 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Candytuft White (Iberis sempervirens) | Free-flowering and spreading! Mounds of Snow on Low-Growing, Evergreen Plants! Each 6-inch plant is awash in white blooms all spring! Long-lived and easy to grow! Few evergreen perennials boast the flower power of this vigorous little plant! Every spring, these low-growing 6-inch-tall plants vanish beneath hundreds of dainty white blooms that tumble over walls or creep along the ground in the sunny garden. ...

Potentilla nepalensis 'Miss Willmott' - Nepal Cinquefoil, Potentilla (2292 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.06 2007 on 11:19:14 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

A compact perennial plant covered with cerise flowers in June and July. Can be used in borders, beds, and as a ground cover. Plant in sun or partial sun, 18 inches apart. Grows to 10-12 inches tall. Very hardy and easy to grow. Hardy in zones 4-9. ...

Musa basjoo 'Sakhaline' - Japanese banana (3653 readers)

Contributed by havlis 02.05 2008 on 08:48:12 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Article's text

Another striking feature of exotic-like gardens in our climate (zone 6) are leaves of banana trees. This selection “Sakhaline” is fully hardy and was named by the largest Russian island in the North Pacific, where its origin is. Though this island is in the same climatic zone as for example China, it is rather mountainous and in some areas temperature swings from -40°C in winter to 30°C in summer. In other parts, however, it seldom drops below -12°C and reaches no more than 16°C in summer. So yo ...

Lamium maculatum 'Golden Anniversary' - Spotted Dead Nettle (1515 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.08 2007 on 09:14:24 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Golden Anniversary Lamium - Lamium Golden Anniversary This very hardy groundcover features green leaves with silver and gold markings. It is excellent for shade or part-shade. It can be used beneath trees or shrubs, or about anywhere a tough ground cover is needed. It is also attractive as a border. Grows 6-8 apart. Adapts well to dry or moist conditions. Hardy in zones 4-8. ...

Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain' - Coral Bells (2959 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.08 2008 on 11:33:49 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Rock-Geranium Dales Strain ( Heuchera americana Dales Strain ) Silvery, mottled evergreen foliage. tough and reliable. Greenish-white flowers. Use for shady borders and ground cover. Plant in partial or full shade. Plant 12-15 inches apart. Grows 14 tall. Hardy in zones 3-9. Hardiness Zone: 4 ...

Delosperma cooperi - Hardy ice plant, Trailing ice plant (1884 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.06 2007 on 07:20:01 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

This clumping ice plant produces a dome of bright purple flowers. The texture of the petals is shimmering -- almost like metal. It starts blooming in June and continues steadily until fall. It promises to be an essential small-scale ground cover or edging for a border. Height: 4. Width: 10. Sun: Full sun. Soil Moisture: Moderate to dry, not too wet. Hardiness: USDA zones 4-9. Culture: Easy in average garden soil. ...

Euphorbia polychroma 'Lacey' - Cushion Spurge (2742 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.10 2007 on 09:31:10 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Lacey Flowering Spurge - Euphorbia polychroma Lacey Family: Euphorbiaceae Plant in a sunny place with well-drained poor to medium fertile soil. Use in border and rock gardens. Good ground cover. Random white and green variegation throughout the foliage. Yellow bracts from May to June. ...

Athyrium filix-femina 'Cristata' - Crested Lady Fern (2777 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.05 2007 on 19:31:39 Topic: Plants / Ferns Match on Article's text

This elegant fern fills shady, moist areas where other plants fail. In time, it will form graceful stands and provide a lush habitat for songbirds. Lacy fronds grow up to 30 long and 12-24 wide, with an interesting crested appearance. Great for ground cover, rock gardens and borders - it also makes a nice container plant for a shaded patio or porch. Spreads 24-30 across. Space 18-22 apart. Bareroot plant. Zones 2-9. ...

Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' - Chameleon Houttuynia (2005 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 08:26:30 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Dense ground cover with colorful leaves. The more sun it gets the brighter the color. In the fall the foliage is outstanding. Diminitive white flowers in June-August. Very hardy and spreads with increased beauty for years. Weve selected these outstanding perennials to help you solve your landscaping problems. All are easy to grow in just about any location. Yes, even dry, sun-baked banks or shady, moist spots that need color. Once established, these low-care, hardy perennials will provide years ...

Clematis 'Ramona' - Clematis (2251 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.05 2007 on 21:10:59 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Large, clear-blue flowers accent this climbing vine. Blooms July through September. It is hardy in zones 4-9. There is an old saying with Clematis; Tops in the sun and feet in the shade. In other words the vine blooms best in the sun and benefits from a cluster of small plants, planted around the base of the plant. Many people simply plant a ground cover like ivy, myrtle, or pachysandra around the plant to shade the base. ...

Schizachyrium scoparium - Little Bluestem (1253 readers)

Contributed by amazon 29.01 2008 on 13:03:39 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's text

The Grass Little Bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium , is a native American prairie grass. It is also know as Sagegrass or Beard grass. It can reach up to 3-4 and has a blueish hue to the leaves. The leaves turn a rich orangy wheat color in fall. ...

Petunia grandiflora 'Blue Spark Cascadia' - Blue Spark Cascadia Petunia (2612 readers)

Contributed by amazon 16.05 2007 on 09:57:58 Topic: Plants / Annuals Match on Article's text

Showy lavender-blue and white bicolor blossoms are an eye-catching accent wherever theyre displayed. A petunia unlike any youve ever seen before! Extremely long blooming - early spring to first frost - with avalanches of smaller flowers and lush, heart-shaped leaves which cascade as long as 8-10. ...

Clematis tangutica - Golden Clematis, Old Man's Beard (1801 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 08:46:19 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Masses of buttercup yellow lantern-shaped flowers adorn this late summer bloomer. It is excellent for trellis or naturalizing. This is a very easy to grow and hardy clematis. There is an old saying with Clematis; Tops in the sun and feet in the shade. In other words the vine blooms best in the sun and benefits from a cluster of small plants, planted around the base of the plant. ...

Mentha pulegium - English Pennyroyal (1598 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.09 2007 on 18:47:22 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium Rare - Heirloom - Medicinal 6-12 In. Hardy Perennial Strongly aromatic with a menthol-mint aroma. A hardy ground cover used since early Greek times as an insect repellant. Tiny pale-purple flowers bloom from July to August. Zones 5-9. ...

Stachys byzantina - Lamb's Ear (1955 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.06 2007 on 11:33:01 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Lambs ears grows 6 inches tall with furry, oval leaves that look like their namesake. In spring, the plants send up furry silver stalks of pink flower spikes to about 2 feet high. ...

Gelsemium sempervirens - Yellow Jessamine, Carolina Yellow Jasmine (2172 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 08:42:26 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

This evergreen vine is as beautiful as it is easy to grow. Glossy rich green leaves are about 2-4 long by 1/2 wide and grow in opposite pairs along wiry stems. The vine will grow 10-20 up tree trunks and along fences or other support. It also makes and excellent house plant or bonsai in a sunny window ...

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