Ground Cover For Clay Soil

Stagger the holes instead of digging them in a grid design, for the best eventual coverage. Drop a handful of all-purpose fertilizer in each hole before placing the plants in place.

Grasslike leaves (6-11 blades per culm) are broad (to 3/4" wide), linear and yellow green to dark green with rough edges. It typically forms a slowly-spreading clump of upright stems (culms) to 4-5' tall.

Grasslike leaves (6-11 blades per culm) are broad (to 3/4" wide), linear and yellow green to dark green with rough edges. It typically forms a slowly-spreading clump of upright stems (culms) to 4-5' tall.

* Bergenia (also called heart-leaved bergenia) is a clump-forming perennial which is primarily grown as a ground cover. * Leaves are often used in floral arrangements. * Features large rosettes of leathery, glossy, toothed, rounded, dark green leaves...

* Bergenia (also called heart-leaved bergenia) is a clump-forming perennial which is primarily grown as a ground cover. * Leaves are often used in floral arrangements. * Features large rosettes of leathery, glossy, toothed, rounded, dark green leaves...

Seeds should be planted in the fall or moist-stratified and planted in the spring. Vulpinoidea grows well in damp to very wet soils in full sun to partial shade. Its narrow grass-like leaf blades grow in 2 ft clumps up to 3 ft in height.

* Spiraea japonica is one of several Spiraea shrubs with alternate, simple leaves, on wiry, freely branching, erect stems. Japonica has been used as traditional medicine by native people, and extracts from the plants were found to be bioactive.

* Spiraea japonica is one of several Spiraea shrubs with alternate, simple leaves, on wiry, freely branching, erect stems. Japonica has been used as traditional medicine by native people, and extracts from the plants were found to be bioactive.

Seeds should be planted in the fall or moist-stratified and planted in the spring. Vulpinoidea grows well in damp to very wet soils in full sun to partial shade. Its narrow grass-like leaf blades grow in 2 ft clumps up to 3 ft in height.

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' better known as Black Mondo Grass is dense, purplish, grass-like ground cover used for high contrast foliage look. Thrilling shade garden plant with various applications, use as purple-black ground cover for exotic...

With clay beds, unless you love to till and dig, it is not necessary to cultivate the entire planting area. These breaks in the slick surface will allow drainage and absorption.Maintaining moisture during dry periods is critical; do not allow the top...

A dependable and versatile perennial requiring little care. Dense foliage crowds out most garden weeds. * Seedlings from variegated Hosta varieties will not show the variegation. All leaves will be solid green.

A dependable and versatile perennial requiring little care. Dense foliage crowds out most garden weeds. * Seedlings from variegated Hosta varieties will not show the variegation. All leaves will be solid green.

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A weed-free raked area is best. In other places, however, it is valued as an attractive ground cover or even a substitute for a small lawn area. In some places dichondra, a low growing plant and member of thefamily, is seen as a weed.

From spring through summer, small pale pink flowers hang beneath its whorled foliage tips. Hardy in zones 7-10, thisis now more commonly grown as an evergreen ground cover for shady locations.

The plant is extremely tough and can handle pruning almost down to the ground. While praised by some for its small, bright yellow flowers and ability to prevent erosion, it is also reviled by others for its aggressive spreading tendencies.

Blue-green foliage with a silvery tint decorates the landscape all year long, as this evergreen never fades. In addition to being disease, deer, and insect resistant, this Juniper is drought and salt tolerant.

English Ivy is incredibly versatile often seen in landscapes as ground cover, container gardens, hanging baskets, climbing on brick houses and interior planting. Its evergreen foliage creates a great deal of visual attention.

However, its tendency to root at the internodes where stems touch the ground can make it an invasive competitor to other plants. The plants establish and grow quickly, with remarkable tolerance to poor soils, unfavorable weather conditions and even mechanical...

It is non-invasive and self-sufficient for the most part. It is deer resistant and tolerant of drought once established.Once the full heat of summer is released, the plants tend to die back a bit and in fall much of the foliage will disappear in cooler...

It can live in soil with low fertility, but the ideal location has fertile, loamy soil. It tolerates moderate to high moisture levels, but the roots shouldn't stand in water. You can also grow it in shaped patches with the aid of barriers to stop the...

Tulips and daffodils may be naturalized among a bed of periwinkle for a stunning spring display. However, periwinkle selections can have flowers that range from white, blue to purple in single or double flowers.

Tall plants are densely covered with tiny, dark green, shiny leaves that are intensely aromatic when crushed. Plant red creeping thyme between paving stones or along the walkway and enjoy its fragrance every time you enter the garden.

It grows in the wild from Newfoundland to Minnesota and south to Florida and Texas.Partridgeberry might have more common names than any other vine, however, so you may know the plant by another name.

Seed starting mixtures or garden soil are adequate for sowing. In spring, the charming downy flowers appear. It is remarkably drought tolerant once established but supplemental water for seedlings is a must.

In many instances, extreme vigor may not be desirable unless the periwinkle plant needs to cover a large area. Growing periwinkle in partial shade creates more vigorous growth. Periwinkle, once established, is drought resistant and needs little other...