Can any suggest a good ground cover?
I live іn St. Louis, MO. I’m looking fοr a fаѕt growing, low maintenance, nice looking ground cover fοr mу steep incline front yard. I already hаνе ivy growing up a very large shade tree іn thе front yard. I wουld lіkе something thаt looks gοοd year-round.
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Yo momma!
Looking for hardy fast growing, to almost invading-
Chocolate mint will run everywhere. Wood violets are hardy and look good.
If area is rocky, put down alittle top soil, seed, and johnny jumpup- these will grow in anyhting. and spread like crazy.
pachisandra (sp?)
i also have a VERY steep incline on the side of my house & i just had juniper planted there & i’ve gotten a million compliments…. good luck
Arctostaphylos uva-ursil-Bearberry
Ht. 3-8”; Sandy, acidic, well drained soil; Never fertilize
Glossy leaves that are deep green in summer and bronze-red in winter. It will survive heat and humidity with good drainage. Pink blooms in Spring followed by bright to dark red berries. They are drought, wind and salt tolerant once established.
Consider oregano, thyme, or herbs as lawns, in full sun
Origanum ‘Kent Beauty’
Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum’ – golden oregano
Origanum vulgare ‘Hot and Spicy Greek’
Thymus praecox subsp. articus – mother-of-thyme
Chamaemelum nobile Roman camomile
http://www.joycreek.com/index.htm...
http://www.waysidegardens.com/webapp/wcs...
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden...
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/envirohort/42...
Asiatic Jasmine
Blue Pacific Juniper
Blue Rug Juniper
Mondo Grass
Dwarf Mondo Grass
Liriope Spicata
Alyssiums are great ground cover. It has little white flowers.
I like liriope, juniper, and I will add crown vetch – awful sounding name, but it has a really great growing habit – invasive if in a place where you want to contain it, and it has pretty pink flowers. I have a friend that has it growing on a steep incline in part sun and it looks great.
Good luck.
Wild violets are pretty and Gout weed or Bishops weed as its sometimes called is nice to. Although it will die back in zone 5 for the winter.