Blue Pacific Juniper
* Also called Shore Juniper, Blue Pacific Juniper is a handsome ground cover which looks good in planter boxes, under shrubs and trees, or hanging over a wall. ... [... more]
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Crown Vetch
* Its rampant growth habits makes it suitable for covering large areas, but this plant is too vigorous and invasive for small landscapes. ... [... more]
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Pachysandra
The foliage of this ground cover is tinged purple in spring, bright green in summer, and yellow-green in winter or when planted in sunny locations. ... [... more]
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Cotoneaster
* COTONEASTER DIVARICATUS (Spreading Cotoneaster) is a deciduous shrub with arching, spreading branches. Red berries cover the branches during early fall (5 to 6 feet high; 6 to 8 feet wide). ... [... more]
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Strawberry Begonia: A Different Ground Cover
The Strawberry Begonia, Saxifraga sarmentosa, is an old-time house plant that is becoming a popular perennial ground cover. It receives its name from its compact rosette of begonia-like leaves that sends out runners ... [... more]
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Wintercreeper Euonymus
FORTUNEI var. COLORATUS (Purpleleaf Wintercreeper) is an excellent evergreen vine for covering large areas, banks, slopes, and shaded areas under trees. Foliage turns purplish-red in early fall and remains this color ... [... more]
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Sedum
SEDUM SPECTABILE `Autumn Joy' is an excellent Sedum that forms clumps of fleshy leaves and large flat heads of pink flowers in summer. Plants are 2 feet tall. ... [... more]
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Blue Rug Juniper
* `Plumosa'(Andorra Juniper) is a flat-topped variety with a compact growth habit. The foliage turns a purplish-plum color in the winter (2 feet high; 10 feet wide). ... [... more]
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Fountain Grass
Considered a herbaceous perennial, this ornamental grass has green foliage and white plumes in late summer and fall. ... [... more]
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Blue Fescue
Clumps of grassy foliage are silvery-blue and thread like. Small plumes appear in summer. This ornamental grass is a herbaceous perennial. ... [... more]
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Hosta
In winter, Hosta foliage dies back leaving the ground exposed. However, new foliage develops quickly in spring and lasts well into the fall. ... [... more]
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Liriope
Used as ground covers under trees and shrubs, on slopes and banks, and as low edging plants along paved areas or in front of foundation plantings. ... [... more]
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