Groundcover Dilemma: Choosing Only One

Groundcovers are great multi-tasking plants, replacing lawns, preventing erosion, shady sensitive roots and substituting for mulch. Any plant that spreads to cover the ground by root or leaf (or both) may be considered in this category. Good soil and regular watering (especially at first) helps the young plants become well-established. Some grow faster, some slower. After the first season, the annual light fertilization given in spring will be quite adequate. Spring cleanup would naturally include a trimming and general tidying.

 

This list is inclusive - not all inclusive

 

Sun or Shade
Ajuga	Bugleweed
Dennstaedtia	Hayscented Fern
Lamiastrum	Yellow Archangel

 

Sun
Arctostaphylos	Bearberry
Dianthus	Pinks
Draba	Draba
Geranium	Cranesbill
Sagina	Irish/Scotch Moss
Sedum	Stonecrop
Thymus	Thyme
Vaccinium	Lowbush Blueberry

 

Shade
Asarum	Ginger
Cornus canadensis	Bunchberry
Galium	Sweet Woodruff
Hedera	Ivy
Viola labradorica	Violet

 

Shade-Partshade
Convallaria	Lily of the Valley
Lamium	Dead Nettle
Pachysandra	Spurge
Vinca	Periwinkle/Myrtle
Xanthorhiza	Yellowroot