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Russ
Garden Helper
Member # 4919

posted

I'm looking for a variety of perenial ground coverings that I can use to fill in the gaps in my landscape. I need both sunloving and shadeloving. Suggestions? Flowering is always a plus.

Plants: 11 | From: South Mississippi | Registered: Mar 2005 | Seeded: 209.205.132.182

hisgal2
Garden Pro!
Member # 1875

posted

Periwinkle is nice. It gets a nice little flower in the spring/early summer and if it gets too big, you just wack at it. Its pretty touch stuff.

I have some honeysuckle mixed in with my periwinkle. It gives an awesome fragrance!!

I'll get some of my catelogs out and look through them for you...I know there are others that I have been thinking about!! [Smile]

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Plants: 2835 | From: 18626 | Registered: Feb 2004 | Seeded: 68.82.104.163

tkhooper
Official Blabber Mouth
Member # 4875

posted

Oh goodie I love these kinds of posts. I find the most amazing things as I am digging around for answers.

Ajuga - bungleweed; here is one for the shade, lovely blue violet colors.

Anemone canadensis - wind flowers; Sun loving ground cover white flowers.

Bearberry; this is an everygreen with red berrys.

Bergenia; there are several types all with flowers.

Campanula Porscharskyana - siberian bellflower; These come in many shades of blue and white with alot of different shapes of flowers.

Coronilla - Crown Vetch;

Cytisus decombens - prostrate broom; this one has yellow flowers.

Deutzia gracilis - nikko; has white flowers.

I wasn't sure how tall you wanted your ground cover so I left out some of the taller ones.

I hope something looks promising for you.

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Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005 | Seeded: 4.249.69.66

Bill
The Garden Helper
Member # 1

posted

Sun loving groundcovers

Groundcovers for the shade

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Plants: 11227 | From: Cedar Hill Washington | Registered: Aug 2002 | Seeded: 4.242.120.181

tkhooper
Official Blabber Mouth
Member # 4875

posted

Cool Bill I didn't know that was there.

I like it, I like it, I like it.

Thankyou

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Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005 | Seeded: 4.249.78.197

blooms4fr
Garden Helper
Member # 353

posted

Hi. I don't know if you have made a decision yet but from my own experience lamium does well in either situation. It flowers,easily propogates, and can be controlled easily. Another suggestion is a creeping sedum. The yellow green one I have is a 'walkable' meaning that when walked on it actually will then multiply.It also flowers, propagates(spreads also)easily.

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Julia
"dreams & wishes are the start of fantastic ideas, follow them through"

Plants: 13 | From: Massillon, Ohio | Registered: Dec 2002 | Seeded: 24.140.90.104

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