very low maintenance and are ideal as an alternative to the traditional lawn.
Gardening With Groundcovers
On November - 20 - 2009
Planting groundcovers is a great way to reduce the time you spend maintaining your garden. Groundcovers can also add color, texture and variety to your garden. Anywhere mowing is difficult or grass is difficult to grow, such as shady areas beneath large shade trees, may be ideal spots for groundcovers. Difficult spots such as rocky slopes or areas with poor soil can be planted with groundcovers such as thyme (Thymu vulgaris) or sedum (Sedum spurium) as they require little soil and can tolerate poor soils.
Groundcovers such as…
On November - 18 - 2009
vinca and ivy are ideal for low maintenance gardens.
Planting Roses As Groundcover
On November - 10 - 2009
Some roses grow so close to the ground that they’re often used as groundcovers. Most of these low growers bloom continuously throughout the summer. Some, such as the white flowering ‘Kent’, spread though low arching branches, while others, such as the pink flowering ‘Nozomi’, spread close the ground and root as they grow. They are generally easy to grow and maintain, needing only light pruning. These low growing roses are ideal for growing on embankments, over walls or at the front of a shrub border. There are a number of great roses to use as groundcovers. Some of the most vigorous and beautiful variety include: ’Avon’, ’Berkshire’, ‘Blenheim’, ‘Pink Bells‘, ‘Red Trail‘ and ‘Suffolk’.
