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Comments (11)Yep, it's getting quite wild in here. Knock on the door and I'll take you for a tour :-) In summer it's wonderful, so many leaves everywhere, a jungle of green. Winter is bleak but the evergreens are growing. Eventually the skeletons of the deciduous will also be massive and interesting. Lots of birds. 17 giant sequoias and they are doing very well. Read that they really like Portland. Lots of other evergreens, but they're slower. The grass / mix of groundcovers is very beautiful. Eventually it will all be miniature ivies. I seriously thought of moss but don't have time to keep leaves off it. Have a blower/vacuum and just bought a shop vac, have rakes, but sheer volume, could never keep the moss clean enough. The rain last night was so luscious and welcome. These trees LOVE rain! For those thinking of alternative "lawns," the Fleur De Lawn or ecolawn disappears in winter, at least in my yard. I don't want any brown or mud so that is a drawback. But the miniatures ivies will completely cover everything in a few years, whew. The BEST thing I did beside planting lots of trees, lots of variety, was put down large flagstone paths everywhere I have to walk. The mud was unbearable and dangerous. Now I can run around the yard even in the pitch black middle of the night moving sprinklers and it's safe and easy. Fleur de Lawn is not meant for high traffic so if you don't have pets or children, use flagstones or stepping stones or something durable for your walking paths. Pets or children: Don't plant Fleur de Lawn....See MoreLos Angeles HOT - Looking for ground cover, lawn replacement
Comments (4)I applaud your interest in using a practical groundcover for your hot, sunny area. This spring, I bought some rupturewort and planted it in a dry, sunny area. I'm watching to see how quickly it spreads. So far, it seems to be performing well in the 90-plus temperatures we've been having here in Fort Collins, CO. If it looks viable, I may use it as a lawn replacement. I've also been playing with Veronica pectinata because it's evergreen, has a beautiful green color and is drought-tolerant. It has been performing surprisingly well so far along the pavement at the edge of my front yard. Only thing is, after it blooms, it flops open for a while and looks ugly while it produces seed and recovers from blooming. But it's currently putting on more leaves and will look lovely again before long. So it's a question of whether you're willing to put up with a month or so of ugliness. Creeping thyme is quite attractive. It can, however, die out and turn brown in the middle, making it unsightly. Your mention of clover is intriguing. I researched it online. It appears that clover is quite drought-tolerant. But it's a short-lived perennial that needs to be reseeded every 2 or 3 years. A number of sources suggested combining it with grass. So if you wanted to experiment, you could seed Dutch white clover among your existing grass, you could see how it works out for you....See MoreNeed help with a MAJOR lawn situation!
Comments (29)Micro Clover will help retain moisture in your lawn, if you are going for low maintenance. It will also provide an ongoing source of nitrogen for the soil. If you are going to use a lawn care company, then don't use microclover. A lawn care service will kill the Micro Clover when they treat for weeds. Basically, any type of lawn herbicide will kill it. (You will not be able to use "weed and feed" products, either. ) btw- if you are concerned about money, then I find it amazing that you would consider a lawn care company. If you are going to use a company, then you don't necessarily need to follow any advice here. Just do what they say.p because you are paying them. If you do decide to try out microclover, I would seed the KBG first and wait until it has germinated and grown before seeding the Clover. The KBG will take a while 14-21 days to germinate, and then it will go through a period of "sprout and pout" before it starts to really grow. Once you see it really growing, seed the Micro Clover. If you seed the microclover at the same time, chances are that the KBG will have a harder time establishing. Basically, your goal here will be to establish and maintain the KBG and Microclover. The long term plan is to let them spread around and crowd out the competition (other weeds). You would also control for other weeds using pre-emergents in the spring and fall. It won't be an overnight process... and it won't be a showcase lawn. But low maintenance lawns never are....See MoreSuggestions for Overseeding Failed Microclover Lawn
Comments (3)Where do you live? The zone isn't that helpful. SoCal is full of soil types as well as micro climates from mountains and wind patterns. What is your watering schedule? How often and for how long do you water? Why did you want clover? There is no mix of fescue and rye that will work in SoCal unless you live west of Interstate 5 on the coast. If you don't have morning fog, a 2pm sea breeze, and high temps in the 70s all summer long, then you have no business trying to grow a cool season grass. Most of SoCal should have either St Augustine or bermuda. If you are pretty successful at caring for a lawn, then you could try zoysia. Another excellent choice for the really arid areas is UC Verde buffalo grass. Any of these grasses need water only once a week in the hottest heat of summer and more like once a month the rest of the year....See MoreUser
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