Ground cover plants grow to form a carpet of leaves that makes an effective weed suppressor once they are established. They can be used in combination with more dominant, feature plants, or thickly planted on their own to form an under planting for shrubs or trees. Your yard will be enhanced by using ground covers to cover such things as bare paths leading up to a picnic bench table, patio, or deck.
Ground cover plants grow and increase in various different ways. Some have stems that fall over and create new root systems as they grow, while others grow as clumps or hummocks, slowly increasing in size. Still others increase by underground suckers. These varieties can cause problems for small gardens as they become too vigorous to handle.
Before choosing your ground cover plants, consider the site and the height that it will ultimately reach. Flat, mat-like plants normally form a low layer of ground cover that make an attractive, as well as useful addition to the flower border. They range from tiny plants, which having varied leaf colors and shapes, to much larger varieties. Carpeting spreaders that send out sprawling shoots can be a nuisance in smaller beds. It is worth carefully checking the growth habit of the one you are choosing. Taller ground cover plants are useful for adding interest to planting schemes.
Here is some of the possible varieties to choose from: Bugle weed, coral bells, lady’s mantle, Allegheny spurge, creeping charlie, plantain lily (hosta), some junipers, gout weed, lambs ear, and sedum.You will find that there are many varieties available when you begin to look for them.
This article was written by Christina Osborn who is a garden expert at Yard and Garden Rescue.com. where she publishes articles for gardeners. If you are in doubt about a certain variety being able to grow in your area, you can contact your local agricultural extension service or look at the online merchant catalogues that often will tell you where a particular plant will thrive.
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