I just bought a new house with a bare dirt backyard. I don't want to put in sod because I want room to plant various flowers and herbs and vegetables. I do want a groundcover also though so it's not just bare dirt where I don't have anything growing. Can anyone recommend a hardy easy to grow groundcover that is attractive but grows like a weed? I live in a very sunny and dry location (Southern California) with clay and sandy soil. Thanks!
2007-04-17 15:59:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Once established, these plants usually require little or no maintainence other than a yearly feeding with a balanced 5-5-5
Arctostaphylos uva-ursil-Bearberry
Ht. 3-8”; Sandy, acidic, well drained soil; Never fertilize
This is a good groundcover. Uva-ursi means literally berry of bear. It forms fast-creeping mats of glossy leaves that are deep green in summer and bronze-red in winter. Bearberry will survive heat and humidity provided there is good drainage.The flowers are light pink and bloom in Spring. The fruits are bright to dark red & eaten mainly by mammals. Bearberry is a food plant for the larvae of several butterflys. Pick berries that are fully red and enjoy fresh or dried. They are drought, wind and salt tolerant once established.
Ajuga reptans Bugleweed
Arenaria Sandwort
Drosanthemum floribundum Rosea Ice Plant
Erigeron karvinskianus Santa Barbara Daisy
Osteospermum fruticosum Trailing African Daisy
Fragaria chiloensis Wild Strawberry
Cotula squalida New Zealand Brass Buttons
Arabis Rock Cress
Carissa macrocarpa Natal Plum
Dampiera diversifolia Kangaroo Lobelia
Consider oregano, thyme, or herbs as lawns
Origanum 'Kent Beauty'
Origanum vulgare 'Aureum' - golden oregano
Origanum vulgare 'Hot and Spicy Greek'
Thymus praecox subsp. articus - mother-of-thyme
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Nepeta xfaassenii - Fassen's catnip (cats are not as enamoured by this variety as they are by the much taller growing regular catnip (Nepeta cataria))
Chamaemelum nobile Roman camomile
2007-04-17 16:32:22 · answer #1 · answered by gardengallivant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here is youre answer. Periwinkel it comes in different shades and very pretty and very fast grower. it will grow in anything. really it is a weed but a nice one .go to any where they sell plants. Wallmart,Kmart, or wherever plants are sold. I have it growing up through my back porch. grows very fast. Good Luck. indmiles@yahoo.com
2007-04-17 19:05:37 · answer #2 · answered by indmiles 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vetch is great... it will feed the soil nitrogen and improve the soil. Grows quick, easy, and has interesting looking flowers.
2007-04-17 16:07:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I stay in 4-season Ontario and have sage and thyme in our backyard. the business corporation that markets them right it is reported as "walk-Upons". i'm constructive that there are such issues everywhere you're. Herbs like those are perennial, hardy and invasive. they are no longer paritcular approximately soil, the two.
2016-10-03 04:02:37 · answer #4 · answered by duktig 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
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2007-04-21 11:56:06 · answer #5 · answered by Secily W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out this website they offer all kinds of groundcover perfect for any area and soil.
http://www.greenwoodnursery.com/page.cfm/183
2007-04-17 16:11:48 · answer #6 · answered by udontneedtoknow 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
for a drought tolerant ground cover that fills in fairly well would be either aptenia cordifolia "hearts and flowers" or Carpobrotus edulis. they are both succulents and are very drought tolerant.
2007-04-17 18:11:06 · answer #7 · answered by James B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cacti. they are great, plant many, they will love your climate and soil, butg dont grow very fast for the first year so be patient.
2007-04-17 16:05:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anon omus 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋