Low Maintenance Ground Cover

Thickness, 3/8" holes spaced at 4-1/2". Promotes earlier maturity and higher yields in tests. Works best with 76" Wire Support Hoops. Provides frost protection (1-4°F). Use translucent row covers for better temperature control in northern and cooler...

Thickness, 3/8" holes spaced at 4-1/2". Promotes earlier maturity and higher yields in tests. Works best with 76" Wire Support Hoops. Provides frost protection (1-4°F). Use translucent row covers for better temperature control in northern and cooler...

The slits remain open during the day for ventilation in extreme heat, closing at night for heat retention and frost protection (1 to 4°F). Plant crops 10 or more days earlier. Promotes earlier maturity and higher yields in tests.

The slits remain open during the day for ventilation in extreme heat, closing at night for heat retention and frost protection (1-4°F). Plant crops 10 or more days earlier. Promotes earlier maturity and higher yields in tests.

Thickness, 3/8" holes spaced at 4-1/2". Promotes earlier maturity and higher yields in tests. Works best with 54" Wire Support Hoops. Provides frost protection (1-4°F.). Use translucent row covers for better temperature control in northern and cooler...

The slits remain open during the day for ventilation in extreme heat, closing at night for heat retention and frost protection (1-4°F). Plant crops 10 or more days earlier. Promotes earlier maturity and higher yields in tests.

A distance of about 12 inches (30 cm.) between plants will create cover fairly rapidly.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Another general tip on calculating groundcover spacing is to consider the plant's...

The best dwarf mondo varieties for planting between pavers grow only an inch or two tall and spread readily.– Baby's tears is another selection for shady locations. Here are a few suggestions.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1");...

Above all, they must be low growing plants.Here are several low growing grasses and ground cover plants that meet these requirements:freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });While these hardy low garden plants...

Drop a handful of all-purpose fertilizer in each hole before placing the plants in place. Lay a hose on the ground to indicate the size of the bed, or mark the grass with spray paint.

Thrilling shade garden plant with various applications, use as purple-black ground cover for exotic Asian gardens, fine texture color for containers, and stunning contrast for the front of the shade border.

It is best to allow the plants to dry out slightly between watering., the dichondra can be mowed to a suitable height. Covering the seeds with a light layer of peat moss helps with moisture retention.It is best to plant seed when the temperatures are...

In zones 8-10, it grows as an evergreen. When growing Japanese ardisia, it performs best in moist, but well-draining, acidic soil.Japanese ardisia is deer resistant. If temperatures are expected to dip below 20 degrees F.

Check with yourplanting. This means the plant has an extremely aggressive spreading habit. Even if it's not an invasive species where you live, be very wary of planting this aggressive groundcover.

Blue-green foliage with a silvery tint decorates the landscape all year long, as this evergreen never fades. Unlike many other spreading groundcover shrubs, the 'Parsonii' Juniper delivers the height of a traditional shrub at 2 ft.

Its evergreen foliage creates a great deal of visual attention. English Ivy is a vigorous grower so some precautions have to be used when planting near woodlands where it can become invasive if not properly groomed once or twice a year.

Getting rid of periwinkle generally takes several seasons no matter what method you choose because of its hardiness and tenacity. But be cautious with the trimmings, as periwinkle will produce new plants with just a tiny bit of stem to ground contact,...

Over the spring, false rockcress plants will gradually spread out to cover the area in a thick carpet. It is non-invasive and self-sufficient for the most part. The plant prefers sites that are rich in lime.

Mazus will not outcompete lawn grass, so you need to make sure you take up all the grass and get as much of the roots as possible. In the summer, it is dotted with tiny blue flowers.

Also new on the market is ‘Sunny Skies' whose foliage is irregularly edged and streaked with bright yellow. This one has reverse-variegated foliage whose leaves are yellow with a green margin.

Tall plants are densely covered with tiny, dark green, shiny leaves that are intensely aromatic when crushed. Red creeping thyme gives you brilliant crimson flowers carpeting a low, mat-forming plant in early summer.

The birds welcome the berries too. Each stem can be up to a foot long.The flowers produced by the vine bloom in early summer. While they are edible for humans, the berries don't have much taste.If you decide to start growing partridgeberries, you need...

Pussytoes ground cover is native to the western United States and Canada. Maintenance may include cutting off the spent spring blooms just before summer to promote a tidier appearance and denser foliage.Divide plants in spring to prevent die back in the...

Periwinkle is best used for controlling erosion as described above. Periwinkle is also used as a spreading shrub in4 to 8. The periwinkle plant is exceptional as an erosion control specimen.

Start new plants by clipping off stems and dipping them into, then planting them in moist sand to root. A lot of wildlife will eat these berries, but the plant gets its name becausefreestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1");...

Outdoors it is hardy to zone 10 and can be grown as aor as a plant that trails over the edge of a raised bed or container. It is especially popular in hanging baskets because of its trailing foliage.The name Silver Falls comes from the unique coloring...

Glossy green and cream white oval foliage spreads quickly, and is perfect for covering a large area in a short period of time. This gorgeous groundcover can handle full sun or shade, and will perform reliably for years to come.