Fast Growing Drought Tolerant Ground Cover

It is native to many of the warmer temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions of the world, including parts of Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, and it is present in many other areas as a naturalized species , including Hawaii , Australia , and the...

It is native to many of the warmer temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions of the world, including parts of Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, and it is present in many other areas as a naturalized species , including Hawaii , Australia , and the...

Each article in the series will feature one sun-loving and one shade-loving plant. Adventurous gardeners love to experiment, and what better way than to explore some of the lesser-known perennials that don't usually inhabit the local greenhouse.

* Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position. Established plants are drought tolerant. * The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings.

It was one of the dominant grasses of the tallgrass prairie which once covered large parts of the Midwest. Typically grows 3-5' tall (less frequently to 6') and is noted for its upright form and blue-green foliage.

It was one of the dominant grasses of the tallgrass prairie which once covered large parts of the Midwest. Typically grows 3-5' tall (less frequently to 6') and is noted for its upright form and blue-green foliage.

* Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position. Established plants are drought tolerant. * The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings.

Allow a little more space for fast-growing groundcovers. A perfect example is(Hedera helix). Read on for helpful tips on spacing for groundcover plants.As a general rule of thumb, most groundcovers do well when spaced 12 to 24 inches (30-60 cm.) apart,...

Choose short plants that won't obstruct your path, and plants that are suited to the current light exposure. It stands up to heat but needs a little watering during prolonged dry spells.

If you find a plant you feel will make a good walkway plant, give it a try. Second, they must be tolerant of both heat and cold, as the stones can hold onto both the heat of the sun in summer and the cold in the winter.

The plant becomes brown in fall. * Tall redtop or Purple-top is a 2 1/2-7 ft. It reproduces by seed and tillers. Tall perennial grass with drooping branches bearing widely spaced reddish-purple spikelets.

Some trees, like the Norway maple, have very thick coverage and offer almost no sunlight underneath. Dig the soil inside the circle and remove all the grass and weeds growing inside.Use a trowel to dig individual holes for planting the ground cover plants.

The plant becomes brown in fall. * Tall redtop or Purple-top is a 2 1/2-7 ft. It reproduces by seed and tillers. Tall perennial grass with drooping branches bearing widely spaced reddish-purple spikelets.

* Securigera varia , commonly known as Crown Vetch or Purple Crown Vetch , is a low-growing legume vine. It is native to Africa , Asia and Europe and is commonly used throughout the United States and Canada for erosion control , roadside planting and...

* Securigera varia , commonly known as Crown Vetch or Purple Crown Vetch , is a low-growing legume vine. It is native to Africa , Asia and Europe and is commonly used throughout the United States and Canada for erosion control , roadside planting and...

Grown mostly for its warm orange color and dense clump forming habit. * Leaves are olive green in partial shade and orange in full sun and in the fall/winter. * This is a popular "ornamental grass" even though it is technically a sedge.

These are followed by cylindrical pods that are 3 to 5 cm in length. * The species was first formally described by Robert Brown in 1812 in Hortus Kewensis. * It is native to the states of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New...

These are followed by cylindrical pods that are 3 to 5 cm in length. * The species was first formally described by Robert Brown in 1812 in Hortus Kewensis. * It is native to the states of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New...

Grown mostly for its warm orange color and dense clump forming habit. * Leaves are olive green in partial shade and orange in full sun and in the fall/winter. * This is a popular "ornamental grass" even though it is technically a sedge.

* A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread. Plants should be spaced about 60cm apart each way. * Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers...

They hold their fragrance for a considerable time. * Grown for its big fluffy creamy-white masses of flowers atop upright stems; rather coarse, and suckers to quickly form colonies, so perhaps for the wild garden or for covering banks; likes moist sites,...

Takes well to mowing and traffic. It is a plant of thin soils and can be found growing on sandy-soiled heaths, rocky outcrops, hills, banks, roadsides and riverside sand banks. The oval evergreen leaves are 3–8 mm long.

They hold their fragrance for a considerable time. * Grown for its big fluffy creamy-white masses of flowers atop upright stems; rather coarse, and suckers to quickly form colonies, so perhaps for the wild garden or for covering banks; likes moist sites,...

Takes well to mowing and traffic. It is a plant of thin soils and can be found growing on sandy-soiled heaths, rocky outcrops, hills, banks, roadsides and riverside sand banks. The oval evergreen leaves are 3–8 mm long.

* A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread. Plants should be spaced about 60cm apart each way. * Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers...

It is seen in meadows, vacant lots, ditches, even in dumps. * 2 1/2" pink flowers, single or in small clusters; 1/2" bright red hips, lasting into winter; dark green foliage, purple, orange-red, crimson, and yellow in fall; grows very quickly; red canes;...

* The fruit is eaten raw, cooked or dried for later use. A pleasant sweet and somewhat spicy flavour. * White flowers, tasty black berries; substantial arching canes; can spread rapidly in good soil; may stay as low as 2' in dry soil; native from Nova...