The groundcovers are my most recent fetish, but after our first “big” snow of 2″ yesterday, I remember why I like the taller guys so much–they add so much character to the winter garden speaking of which, the garden looks SOOO much better this year than last now that I added shrubs. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Landscape your yard with a few accent plants and use short hedges, low-growing perennials and groundcovers to complete the design. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Adding evergreen shrubs and no care groundcovers among the perennials and bulbs can certainly help with that. ❋ Unknown (2010)
CATHEDRAL WOODS WALK, birder Sheila Cochran discusses the groundcovers, shrubs and trees that attract birds and other wildlife; take binoculars and waterproof shoes, meet at the George Washington statue on Pilgrim Road. 8: 30 a.m., ❋ Unknown (2010)
There are plenty of other groundcovers here that could be tried. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Some are tiny groundcovers, others have stems up to three feet high. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Self seeding annuals and well mannered groundcovers round out the list. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Or, get rid of that whiny lawn and plant groundcovers now or plant an "eco-lawn" from www. wildflowerfarm.com. ❋ Unknown (2010)
In case you're considering taking out all or part of your thirsty, self-absorbed lawn and replacing it with native or drought tolerant plants that can stand some foot traffic and ask for little in return, there's a chapter dedicated to alternative groundcovers as well. ❋ Unknown (2010)
CATHEDRAL WOODS WALK, birder Sheila Cochran discusses birds and other wildlife and groundcovers, shrubs and trees; binoculars welcome, meet at the George Washington statue on Pilgrim Road. 8: 30 a.m., ❋ Unknown (2010)
The challenge is combining bulbs of different varieties with groundcovers, perennials, annuals, shrubs and trees. ❋ Unknown (2009)
One reason peonies and hellebores and mums and groundcovers are such faves. ❋ Unknown (2009)
They were gradually taken over by the groundcovers from the surrounding beds. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Black mondo grass, Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ provides contrast to the Acorus and the greens of the garden groundcovers. ❋ Unknown (2009)
I do not fear our moss, it dies back in the summer with the heat and drought and the higher angle of the sun, so the smaller groundcovers are not covered up by it. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Not wanting to mow a bumpy hillside, I dug up the grass and weeds and added a variety of shade-loving groundcovers -- hosta, astilbe and vinca. ❋ Unknown (2009)
If you have a slope that is hard to mow, consider using groundcovers other than grass. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Pachysandra and vinca, the most popular groundcovers grown across America, can be filled to overflowing with the taller, later-blooming bulbs. ❋ Unknown (2009)
In their retreat, the groundcovers 'leaves easily hide their dying foliage. ❋ Unknown (2009)
