Favorite ground covers

[gina2000]

I'm new to the ground cover game. I've never even attempted them before with the exception of some candytuft around a tree of mine.


I went to the garden center today and bought some. I'm going to put them around a tree in my backyard that has resisted all attempts of planting annuals around it.

Lucky me.....stubborn tree.

I bought....

Rock Cress

Anacyclus

and "something I don't know the name of"....see, Amid, you're not the only one with that in the garden.

Anyone care to share any tips about creeping perennials?

Are they creepy?

 

[amid chaos]

Gina, gina, gina....i just dug up a bunch of wild flower stuff that multiplied and could been used as ground cover. I don't know much about ground covers but want me to send you some? I could priority mail it and it would probably survive.

 

[gina2000]

HELL YES, V!!!!

 

[Snowwark]

We have some ground covers that can be very creepy! The Lamium, Sweet Woodruff, Creeping Jenny, and Black-Leaved Clover, don't seem to know when (or where) to stop, and need an agressive trim from time to time.

We planted some Pachysandra under a Maple tree last fall, and I'm waiting to see how well it does this year.

Kim

 

[believe]

I love Vinca, especially when it is in bloom.

 

[Tulirose]

I have pachysandra and it grows great.

My mom has ivy covering an area that I just adore also. She also has vinca but hers is not as aggressive as her ivy and my pachysandra.

They say Lilly of the Valley makes a great ground cover. Something I have been meaning to get for years.

This year I got some Sweet Woodruff from the plant swap and I'm hoping it takes over an entire area under the shrubs.