Plants intended cover an area of ground.
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Can someone help identify these two groundcover plants?
I am trying to identify the purple flowers (and the groundcover plant that they grow from.) The light green leaves on the left of the photo are NOT the same plant. Those leaves are the same as the ...
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Pacific N.W. sandy, sloped probably acidic soil. Needs ground cover!
I have a 5 acre parcel of land and just excavated it, leaving just large cedars and firs. I am trying to find a low ground cover that's pretty dense and can cover at least an acre of hillside that ...
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Are spreading spider plants a problem?
Spider plants have jumped from pots into the yard, and are spreading fairly rapidly across the shady portions, near the south fence. Will these become a problem in the future, or can I regard them as ...
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Ground cover for large sloped area
I have a fairly large area, ~1000 square feet, that I would like to plant with ground cover that looks good, is low to the ground, and is zero maintenance. The area gets full sun the first half of the ...
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What is this low growing square-stemmed plant in my lawn?
I have a small, dense, spreading herbaceous perennial plant in my lawn. I don't have anything against it, but I would like to know what it is. It has slightly square stems and rounded leaves. It has ...
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Good groundcover for bonsai
What type of plants are good ground cover for bonsai?
When I first started growing bonsai, I only used a fine gravel for ground cover, but this looked very boring and artificial. Then I tried moss, ...
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Cleaning up leaves in a rock landscaped garden
After a few great years, my garden, which is landscaped with medium size rocks has lost some of it's shine. The, originally, white rocks are now off colored and the leaves are piling up thick under ...
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Suggestions for a ground cover or plant for direct and reflected sunlight
Are there any plants or ground covers that are known to withstand both direct and reflected light?
I live in Central US, Iowa.
Every year I replant a 3 foot wide strip of grass along the south ...
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Is there anything I can do to promote spreading in my Lily of the Valley?
I have some old Lily of the Valley plants around the northeast corner of my house, and they grow nice and thick around the foundation, but failed to spread into the four-five foot wide strip along the ...
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What is the best way to remove grass from my ground cover Sedum?
I have a bed of Improved Golden Sedum that is healthy in every way, but wants to go back to lawn. This is difficult to weed, because the grass has a very dense shallow root system, while the Sedum has ...
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How can I turn my gravel driveway into a green driveway? [duplicate]
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What ground cover would be best for my old stone driveway?
Any ideas for what I could either seed directly onto gravel or plant for reasonable quick growth (ground ...
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What ground cover would be best for my old stone driveway?
I have a steep driveway that isn't very practical for parking in, but looks pretty nice. It is "paved" with bricks and large marble slabs, with dirt in between the stones. Although this looks pretty ...
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What is this white-flowered ground cover plant?
I'd like to know what this white-flowered, winter-hardy ground cover plant with lacerate(?) leaves? Up to 15cm high. It has flowers: The diameter of the flowers is about 2 cm.
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What is this potential lawn replacement plant?
I found this plant invading an unirrigated school yard lawn in Everett, Washington (USDA zone 8a):
This plant is very effectively competing with the grass and might make a good lawn replacement. ...
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Is there an edible plant that is hardy and can be mowed?
Is there a plant that fits these characteristics?
Is edible
Is hardy (grows with little maintenance)
Can be mowed to 6 inches (like grass) .
Makes an attractive ground cover.
The reason I ask is ...
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Fast-propagating, inexpensive ground cover / border
I'm looking for a ground cover / border for my flower beds that's:
Fast-propagating
Will tolerate zone 6 (although zone 5 might be more appropriate given the way the past few winters have been).
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Do I need to put landscape fabric under ground cover plant to prevent weeds growing?
I have a large hillside area, where usually weeds are out of control. For the next year, I am thinking about using some kind of ground-cover plants such as English Ivy to cover the area. I am not sure ...
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Are there any drought tolerant plants that will force out weeds in pavement and sidewalk cracks?
In front of my house there is a sidewalk and about 2-3 feet of pavement behind a fence which I'm assuming was formerly dirt that was paved over. I've done my best to work with what I've got and make ...
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What is a good ground cover for street frontage instead of lawn
Where I live (Adelaide plains, South Australia) it's very hot and dry in summertime and so I think a lawn is a waste of water if you don't get to enjoy it, such as where the yard is exposed to the ...
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Keeping creeping thyme, or other ground cover, weed free (aka thyme vs. clover)
I have a path with flagstone, with the gap between the stones being around an inch or so. I've had creeping thyme growing between the stones, but it's been a huge battle keeping other plants, ...
