18 beautiful & unique groundcover plants for the landscape

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GROUNDCOVERS

GOOD BYE MULCH, HELLO

UNIQUE

Color

18

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BrassButtons

Groundcover 1

We love its ferny bronze foliageand tiny button-like flowers.You'll love its durability. Grow insun to part shade and moist soil.

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HakoneGrass

Groundcover 2

A slowly spreading ornamentalgrass for sun or shade. Theintensely bright foliage providescolor and textural contrast in thelandscape.

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SiskiyouSundrops

Groundcover 3

Great for hot and dry locations.Papery pink blooms last fromlate may thru July and a low, fastspreading habit. Grows best infull sun.

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ScotchMoss

Groundcover 4

A super ground hugginggroundcover perfect for pathsand patios. Grows to only 2" tallin sun or part shade and moistsoil.

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Hardy Ice Plant

Groundcover 5

The look of a succulent desertplant in a hardy and lowmaintenance Illinois perennial.Plant in full sun and well drainedsoil.

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XERISCAPE

You can reduce or even eliminate the need forwater in your garden by planting droughttolerant groundcovers such as Hardy Ice Plant.Select a hot, sunny spot and plant Hardy Ice

Plant with Sedum, Blue Lyme Grass, Allium,Donkey Tail Spurge, Yucca, and low growingJuniper and you've created a Xeriscape that willsave you time and money.

For more xeriscape ideas visit our pinterest page: http://www.pinterest.com/thebarnnursery/hardy-succulents-xeriscape-plants/

Landscaping that eliminates the need for supplemental water.

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WaterperryBlueSpeedwell

Groundcover 6

Don't let its dainty flowers andfoliage fool you, this is oneTOUGH groundcover. Creates adense and low mat in sun to partshade. Long bloom time andgreat wine-purple fall color.

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Golden Oregano

Groundcover 7

Have your groundcover and eat ittoo. This perennial herb will belime-green in part shade andgolden yellow when planted infull sun.

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Drift Roses

Groundcover 8

The makers of the Knock Outhybridized groundcover roseswith miniature roses and created a low, spreading, everbloominggroundcover rose with thehardiness and disease resistanceof a Knock Out!

D E B U T S I N G L E

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Barenwort

Groundcover 9

A unique plant in its ability tothrive in dry shade. Plant undermature trees and enjoy theirunusual flowers, heart shapedleaves, and wiry stems.

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Foamy Bells

Groundcover 10

What do you get when you crossFoam Flower and Coral Bells?Colorful foliage AND "foamy"spring flowers with a moundingto spreading habit.

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Lily Turf

Groundcover 11

The perfect low maintenancegroundcover for part sun toshade, with dark green orvariegated sedge-like foliage andhyacinth like blooms.

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TheModernLawnReplace large areas oflawn with agroundcover such asLily Turf and SAVE thetime and money youspent mowing,fetilizing, watering,weeding,thatching...

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Creeping Cinquefoil

Groundcover 13

A great all around ground coverfavored for its thick, densegrowth habit (great for blockingweeds), evergreen foliage, andbright and cheery yellow flowers.

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Creeping Thyme

Groundcover 14

The perfect patio or pathwayground cover. Plant betweenstones or at the edge of thegarden in sun and well drainedsoil and enjoy its fragrance anddurability.

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Bugleweed

Groundcover 15

Named for its bugle shapedviolet-blue flowers, butpopularized for its fast spreadinghabit and colorful foliage. Plantin moist soil, sun or shade.

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MixedSedum

Groundcover 16

Ground cover Sedum is tough,drought tolerant, and with SOmany unique varieties... whychoose just one. Mix them up!Plant Sedum in sun and welldrained soil and forget about it.

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Leadwort

Groundcover 17

Fresh green foliage emerges inlate spring followed by paperyTRUE blue flowers Aug-Oct.Then, for its final act, brilliantred fall color.

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Groundcover TipPlant spring flowering Crocusbulbs with summer floweringLeadwort and you have 3 seasonsof color.

Tip101Ground Covers

From the Experts

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Donkey TailSpurge

Groundcover 18

This truly unique plant hasleathery, silver-blue leaveswhirled around long stems.Chartreuse flowers appear inspring. This plant thrives on sunand dry soil.