I am planning to sow seed of ground-cover plants & perennials in drifts.
I have never done this before, so I am not sure if what I am planning makes sense.
For each drift, I want to use Pelted Micro Clover Seed
& Creeping Phlox
as the base and then add one more plant to it. For example, let's say:
- Drift-1 I would sow
Pelted Micro Clover Seed/Creeping Phlox
&Sweet Alyssum
- Drift-2 I would sow
Pelted Micro Clover Seed/Creeping Phlox
&Black Eyed Susan
Assuming I sow the seeds at a time that matches both plants:
- should I just mix the seeds and spread them together? Or
- should I first sow the base-layer (clover or Phlox) then walk over it and sow the seeds for the other plant
- Or does it make sense to sow the seed for the base layer wait a while before sowing the seed for the perennial?
Are there any pros/cons or if you have any other ideas?
Clarifications
- The area in question is over 2Ksqft
- My wish for this area was to create drifts of perennials on a bed of 'worry-free' ground-cover. However, I can also settle for 'worry-free' ground-cover for the first year until I figure out how to introduce drifts of perennials.
- I hope to create the drifts of perennials of different height to create interest - so I don't have any height restrictions