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Comments (9)The advice you received was correct, despite the claims made by grass seed companies and their "shade mix" products: Grasses are definitely not going to do well with that little sun exposure. Mazus, Ajuga, and Green-and-Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) come to mind as alternatives, but there are more options. Moisture will be the biggest concern as many shade groundcovers really cannot thrive if they are dry. There are some though, like barrenwort, that will do fine dry. Also, you need to specify how high you want the groundcover to be -- plants up to 1 ft. high are often considered groundcovers, but some people really prefer something that is only a few inches high. Personally, I really like U.S. native viola walteri var. 'Silver Gem' as a shade groundcover. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Click the link below, fill in your information about exposure, etc. and you will get some more choices. The conditions you list seem to leave you with many good possibilities. Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: Groundcover Selector...See Moreground cover suggestions with irises
Comments (5)I've been trying a few things lately with my Hydrangea beds. 1) Ajuga, fills in nicely, not quite as invasive/aggresive as Ivy 2) Woodland Phlox, I love this combination, They're blooming now before the Hydrangeas fill in, they make a nice mat ofof blue blooms, and when it starts looking ratty the hydrangeas fill in. It's perrienial, adn dies back, which allows you to clean out the hydrangea beds during the fall/winter 3) May Apples, make a really nice thick mat of leaves held up over the mulch. Again, by the time they are spent and start looking ratty, the Hydrangeas fill in. 4) Pachasandra also seems to work nicely, it's more behaved than Ivey, but gives you the overall same effect. Like someone suggested above too infill plants that aren't necessary ground covers work well too. I've got some big spots of Autumn, Shield, Ostrich, painted ferms between the more open spots between hydrangeas. And you can't go wrong with Hosta. One thing I"m trying this year too is the groundcover hydrangea that Wilkerson Mills sells. Its supposed to stay very low, and allow you to underplant older more upright hydrangea bushes....See MoreSuggestions for ground cover for a driveway?
Comments (0)We're re-doing a driveway for a 1950's Mid-Century Modern home in South Florida. The driveway design is meant to meld into the landscaping and gray/white tones of the one-story home. We are using dark gray concrete pavers to create 3 feet wide tire tracks and would love suggestions on hardy ground cover that can survive a misplaced tire. Additionally, there's no irrigation so the ground cover should be somewhat drought resistant although I sometimes I wonder why I say that in South Florida as it seems to rain here several times a week. Low maintenance would be ideal. Suggestions? Thanks in advance!...See MoreNon-lawn low-maintenance ground cover for Pacific Northwest?
Comments (16)We are close to Salem. We'd prefer not to irrigate a large section since we are limited in the amount we can irrigate on our well, but we are open to an irrigated non-lawn cover for a smaller section. I've included an overview of our current plan. The land is level in the back and slopes down towards the front (where the circular drive is, and even more so towards the bottom right corner of the plan.) We are planning on a flat grassy area in the back but on either side of the creek bed in the front I'm interested in a non-lawn alternative. Thanks so much for looking. This is our first home so we are going from zero yard to quite a bit!...See Moredrudadunat
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