Great Ground Covers - Fine Gardening
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Design27 Better Ground Covers for Shade to Replace Problematic Plants
“Ground cover” technically refers to the base layer of the four forest levels: ground cover, shrub, understory, and canopy. But in gardening, ground covers are generally considered low-growing or trailing…
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Design10 Small Plants to Grow Now
The front garden where my property hits the road had enough of a slope to make mowing the grass a little iffy. Like any good gardener, I thought, “Why grow…
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DesignCovering Ground With Creeping Plants
These herbaceous ground covers spread quickly and are easy-care favorites
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DesignPlants You Can Walk On
Mulching the 3 acres of display and trial gardens at my perennial nursery was becoming expensive and time-consuming, so I decided to explore ground covers that would eventually eliminate the…
Fine Gardening Magazine
Fine Gardening – Issue 221
