10 Perennial Groundcovers that are Attractive and Hardy!

Ground covers are an important layer in the garden, adding visual interest and complexity. In this video, Rosanne introduces 10 interesting and attractive groundcovers that either she or friends and neighbors are growing in their USDA Zone 4 gardens.
Don't miss this video for both sun-loving and shade-loving perennial ideas!
A special thanks to Tom E. , Laurie W., Rob S. and Todd H. for sharing their groundcovers!
Resources
-Wikipedia
-University of Wisconsin-Madison Horticulture Extension

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Christina, that is very generous of you to say. I'm so pleased you are enjoying my videos. Gardening is indeed a path to many good things 🌼.

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[@RosannesGarden]

Wow, thank you Sarah! Comments like yours keep me filming and posting.

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Thank you Chrishon! That is nice of you to say. Glad you are enjoying my videos! 😊

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Thank you! I'm so glad to hear that. I appreciate the comment. 😊

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[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you. My husband did the bench. It is a work of stone art. In case you're interested, here's a link to a video I did on our garden's hardscape :kzbin.info/www/bejne/fomvXn-KdqyMrqM

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[@sheliaberry877]

I thoroughly enjoyed your video (as always)! Your yard is BEAUIFUL! Thank you for sharing. God bless 🤩🥰

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you so much Shelia! I'm so pleased to hear that! We do love sharing our garden - it makes it all worth it. 🌹🌿😊

[@twilde3754]

Great information and beautiful specimens Rosanne. Thank you!

[@RosannesGarden]

You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@GrassNectar]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing this!

[@RosannesGarden]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AThousandWords]

What a great video with beautiful examples. Thank you!

[@RosannesGarden]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching and commenting! 🌹🌿🌿

[@ginafriend1690]

Hi Rosanne 🌱 😊💚 Lovely assortment. Thank you for info on all! I wish I could share with you a ground cover that I noticed the other day. It's pathways line rentable garden plots. It was beautiful to me and very comfortable to walk on. I'm not sure if its invasive or not. I need to get to my nursery to see if they can hopefully tell me. I hope this finds you and your husband well. Won't be long before we put the gardenening to rest, again. Enjoy the beautiful days left for now! 🌤🌳🍂❤️

[@RosannesGarden]

Hello Gina! Glad you liked the video. I would be curious as to the groundcover you saw- send me a note if you find out what it is. My husband is doing well - out playing with Dolly right now. The garden is definitely in decline and I'll be cutting many perennials back soon. It's sad, but also welcome. I love the seasons and autumn here is normally very very nice. Till next time. 🌹

[@user-yf1kf2zp5z]

Every video of yours shows your extraordinary expertise on the plants and flowers! Thank you! 🍀🌿🌲🌸🌹💐

[@RosannesGarden]

Wow! That's nice of you to say. We all try to keep learning 😃. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌹

[@wendy6710]

Enjoyed the video!

[@RosannesGarden]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Pervydachny]

Hello Rosannе. Your garden is great! I agree with you that ground cover plants are needed in our garden. Azarum, in my opinion, will go well with hydrangeas and some conifers. I admire the delicate phlox and periwinkle. Thank you for the interesting video. Happiness to you👍🌻💙

[@RosannesGarden]

Greetings! Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. I agree, Asarum would look lovely as a groundcover to hydrangea and conifers. I can imagine the pleasing contrast of the needles and the shiny thick leaves of the ginger. 🌿🍂🌿

[@dogwhiskers8]

A great help especially for cold Quebec winters. Many thanks. Love your channel.

[@RosannesGarden]

Greetings to Quebec! Thank you Lou - glad to hear you're enjoying my channel.

[@MarigoldsintheGarden]

Rosanne, I never tire of watching your garden videos. I like to re-watch them, as I am inspired by the romantic beauty and whimsical theme in your garden. Your beautiful garden has a 'softness' or 'gentleness' about it. I am English but have lived in Australia for most of my life. However I grew up with all of the British fairy tales, by artists such as Enid Blyton and Beatrix Potter. Your garden makes me feel like I am back in my childhood story books, and yet it tells its own unique 'secret garden' story. My husband and I are trying to convert our subtropical garden into a restful, peaceful garden, with nooks and crannies and' garden rooms'. Thanks for sharing your ground covers as I would never have known about the Irish Moss look-a-like plant that you are growing. After watching this video I found that this plant is sold here! We decided to purchase its cousin, Scotch Moss, or Sagina subulata Aurea, as I like the golden tones of this plant as a contrast to my husband's handmade cobblestones. We also found some Sagina seeds! I am hoping that this gorgeous ground cover survives our hot humid summers.

[@RosannesGarden]

Greetings to Australia! Thank you! That is very kind of you to say! It is always so much fun to start on a new garden venture. I too am starting a new garden venture as my husband and I have just moved to a new house (after 35 years!). I will miss our garden very much, but I am energized by the thought of planning a new garden. This one will be different, to suit the house and surroundings. I miss my Irish Moss and am not sure how/if I will integrate it into the new garden. Our new property is smaller and much of it is surrounded by a public area filled with trees and wetlands. What a change for us! I hope you have good luck with the Scotch Moss. I'm sure it will be absolutely lovely with your handmade cobblestones. Stay tuned, as I plan to publish a "goodbye to the garden" video, which I filmed shortly before we moved. I also hope to chronicle the development of our new garden(s).

[@eaulaosolidaritea363]

Very useful. Thank you.

[@RosannesGarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@debrap947]

So helpful, thank you Rosanne.

[@RosannesGarden]

You are so welcome! Glad you found the video helpful.

[@kayluley3209]

a joy to watch.....an elegant lady and an elegant garden

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you. You are very kind to say that.

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thank you 🌺💚🙃

[@RosannesGarden]

You are so welcome 😊

[@katastinner4001]

Thank you for the video! I always learn a lot from you. Your garden is amazing and very inspiring! Greetings from Hungary!

[@RosannesGarden]

Hello Kata and greetings to Hungary! That is very nice of you to say! I'm so very pleased to hear you are enjoying my channel as we love sharing our garden 🌹🌿🌼.

[@ksenijavojisavljevic2034]

Thank you! Such wonderful video!

[@RosannesGarden]

So glad you enjoyed it! 😁🌹🌿

[@legendbird2008]

1.) Sedum 2.) Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff 3.) Microbiota decussata Russian Cypress 4.) Vinca minor Darts Blue 5.) Latium maculatum Purple Dragon 6.) Phlax stolonifera Creeping Phlax 7.) Pachyandra terminalis Japanese Spurge 8.) Sagina subulata Irish Moss 9.) Lysimachia nummularia Golden Creeping Jenny 10.)Asarum europaeum European Ginger

[@RosannesGarden]

Yes, that is quite complete 🌿

[@susanmetz9892]

Lovely!

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you!

[@Byscane1234]

I really enjoyed this video, and appreciate the details provided with each of the perennial ground covers.

[@RosannesGarden]

Yay! Glad to hear you liked the video! 🌿

[@conniewojahn6445]

Gorgeous! Another fine, first class video. Thank you.

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@dianaford9040]

Thanks for these ideas Roseanne. I have lots of shade.

[@RosannesGarden]

You are so welcome! I'm glad you found the video helpful!

[@svetlanapil8089]

Another wonderful episode!

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you are enjoying my channel!

[@joanieclyde8812]

Hey Rosanne, I've been watching and rewatching your videos for a few years now. They are some of the most helpful for home owners that love to garden and need an outsiders perspective on how to keep it looking concise and beautiful or like in my case moving for the 3rd time and just need some ideas on getting started in my new space :) I haven't seen a new one in awhile. Are you planning on doing a few this spring that we can all look forward too?

[@RosannesGarden]

Hello! I'm so glad you have been enjoying my channel. I know it has been quite a while since my last video. My best intentions haven't led to much output, however :( My husband and I moved to a new house and a new (someday) garden. It was very sad leaving the other house and garden, but for a number of reasons, the move was the right thing to do at this point in our lives. I would like to continue my channel and chronicle the transformation of this new garden of ours. I hope you remain patient...I hope to do another video. From your experience, I'm sure you know how time-consuming moving can be. We were in our other house for 35 years! Thanks for reaching out!

[@jossuero]

Thank you for your videos! Very inspiring

[@RosannesGarden]

Glad you like them!

[@lj9524]

Beautiful!

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[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you! So glad you enjoy my channel! 🌹🌼🌿🍁🍃

[@iwonabury2486]

Just what I was looking for. Great video with super ground covers for zone 4 , I'm in Roseville MN. Our home is located on a lot by pond. Unfortunately is very hard to grow grass on this slope under Norway Maple and I was looking for the best ground cover to prevent soil erosion. Thank you very much. Your garden is wonderful.

[@RosannesGarden]

Greetings neighbor! I used to live in Roseville many years ago. I'm happy you were able to get some ideas on ground covers! From what you describe, you have a challenging spot. Rather than always defaulting to Hostas, as I have very often in my gardening life, I like the ideas of using ground covers more. Good luck with your project!

[@annritchey5469]

Love your garden and your information is outstanding! I’m hooked

[@RosannesGarden]

Yay! I'm so pleased that you are enjoying my garden channel! 🌹

[@millennialhmong7121]

I seen so many gardens but your garden is probably my top favorite. Its super cute and lovely. Garden well done Sussane🥰

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you very much Sussane! I appreciate your support and I am so glad that you are enjoying my channel. Thanks for watching and commenting! 🙂🌿🌺

[@sasha-mf2oj]

Thank you so much; very informative.

[@RosannesGarden]

I'm glad you thought so! Thanks!

[@wolfsangeleyes]

Great video and information, thank you. Your garden really is stunning.

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you! I am so pleased that you are enjoying our garden and this channel 🌷

[@imzadibeauty]

Great vid! Thx!

[@RosannesGarden]

Glad you liked it!

[@johnnycomelately6341]

Great presenation 👌 One can almost imagine the leprechauns in all that greenery, well done.

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you! Glad you appreciate the beauty of green 🌿!

[@suewinter3693]

Another great video.

[@RosannesGarden]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@xray8127]

Thanks for another great video! i really appreciate your plant recommendations. i planted calla lillies this spring after watching your series. they were so neat. i cant believe how long the flowers lasted and how thick the petals are. i just dug them up and put them in the basement. thanks for giving the me the confidence to try new things!

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you! That is a very nice thing say. It's so nice to hear that you tried Calla's because of my video, and it was a success!! Gardening has so many opportunities to try new things. That's the fun of it. All the best!

[@kathymiller9916]

i enjoyed this and your garden is looking just beautiful! I winced at a couple of the plants on your list. Vinca and Sweet Woodruff are plants I regret ever using. In our Pacific Northwest climate with acid soil and milder winters... they increase readily. It's taking some work to eradicate them! :-P

[@RosannesGarden]

Hi Kathy! Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video - even with those culprits. Sorry to hear you had such an issue with them. We have thugs here too, so I get it. Our shorter growing season also helps to keep our groundcovers from getting too aggressive.

[@mariensanchez2475]

I love all the videos in your channel

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you so much! That is so nice to hear! Stay tuned as I have more coming.🐇🌿🌺

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✔️❤️ Awesome Gardens!!! Nice videos!!!

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you! Glad you're enjoying my channel!

[@traceyrowlands1220]

Fantastic ❤

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@stevensawicki824]

I was thinking about adding Creeping Jenny to around the back of my garden in between the fence and garden just to give a clean look coving the 20 inches of soil ? Your video was quite thorough on the many different types which I wasn't aware were so vast. Thank you

[@RosannesGarden]

Your plan sounds lovely. There's nothing like covering up bare ground with plants. The true living mulch. Glad you found the video helpful.

[@beckyisabell4324]

Amazing gardener. Great content

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you so much Becky! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@susanmetz9892]

I like that you put cages around your host as to add height. Nice idea.

[@RosannesGarden]

Glad you found the video helpful! 🌿

[@clarasclara6010]

More videos 📹 you garden good work the oasis

[@RosannesGarden]

More to come!

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

Hello Rosanne thanks for another stunning video. I LOVE groundcovers and have many of the ones you've showcased here. I am hesitant to try periwinkle because it gets quite aggressive but love the lamium, creeping jenny and epimedium.

[@RosannesGarden]

Hi AJ! Glad to hear you enjoyed the video! As they say, "right plant, right place". I do understand Vinca isn't for everyplace. Thanks for the comment!

[@heatherstephens9295]

Love your videos ❤❤

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you Heather! I'm so glad you're enjoying my channel! 🍂🍃🍁

[@heatherstephens9295]

@@RosannesGarden Very much Rosanne 👍🇳🇿🇳🇿

[@timrowe234]

Great video! You are so nice! Make more videos plz. 😊

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you! That is very sweet of you to say. I’ve had a couple of health issues which have kept me mostly indoors for a while. I hope to do more videos and get out to the garden. Thanks for commenting!

[@cherylbowen4229]

Great video! :)

[@RosannesGarden]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kathygrieve8416]

Just stumbled onto your channel and really like your videos I love Sweet Woodruff and it has blanketed my shade area. Zone 5 in South Central British Columbia Canada

[@RosannesGarden]

Greetings to British Columbia! Great climate. I'm so glad you are enjoying my channel! I am working at expanding my patch of Sweet Woodruff. It's just so sweet (no pun intended). Happy gardening!

[@bkyle2282]

New subscriber, also in the Twin Cities. I’d be interested to know how you have installed your irrigation. Glad to have found you!

[@RosannesGarden]

Hi neighbor! I'm so glad you found my channel 🌼. Our irrigation system, which we had professionally installed, is quite old. Now there seem to be many more options which are gentler on flowering plants. That said, we have a combination of drip zones and spray zones. Thanks for subscribing!

[@DimensionDynamics]

Thank you so much for this video. I thought I had decided on Cornus Canadensis for our ground cover plant, but Vinca Minor looks much nicer and doesn't lose its leaves.

[@RosannesGarden]

I'm glad you agree on the Vinca. It is such a pretty, glossy groundcover. Glad you found the video helpful!

[@debankowicz8352]

The bunnies have decimated my sedums this year. Next year I’ll have to try adding some additional types of ground covers and more chicken wire fencing! Thanks for the ground cover ideas!

[@RosannesGarden]

I'm so sorry to hear about your sedum! But, it's good you have a plan for next year 🌿. Glad you found the video was helpful!

[@heatherw.2751]

That blue sedum is stunning! I have got to get my hands on some of that! Will it survive in zone 8a?

[@RosannesGarden]

Hi, I think so too! Although I can't speak from experience, the people at Bluestone Perennials claim it's good to Zone 10. www.bluestoneperennials.com/SESI.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjw7KqZBhCBARIsAI-fTKInrdNa1cRq7FZcPSp9YODb-yxu1S5uKut6tCn-D9YMS1bS2XKicYQaAvHaEALw_wcB

[@carlosmedrano4143]

thank you for the video nice gardens and beautiful plants very relaxing your voice is perfect like my best teacher! Which of this will manage under a magnolia? e

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you Carlos! I'm so pleased you found the video both relaxing and educational. Magnolias are beautiful. Assuming your hardiness zone is compatible (I'm in Zone 4), I'd suggest either Vinca, Lamium, Pachysandra, or Sweet Woodruff. They grow well in partial shade and would look lovely under a Magnolia. Good luck!

[@kerrilee9651]

Good choices

[@RosannesGarden]

Glad you think so! Thanks for commenting!

[@beverlybenson9981]

My Sweet Woodruff grows where nothing else would. I don't think it's as invasive as some plants. It took several little pots to cover the area I wanted it to grow. The area is a shaded area with some sun during the day shining through maple trees. The area was at one time a place where the original owner dumped rocks, pieces of porcelain and other rubble. I could hardly dig 6 inches down without hitting rock. I finally have a wonderful carpet of this pretty ground cover among hostas I planted.

[@RosannesGarden]

What a lovely story! Sweet Woodruff to the rescue! I meant to divide mine this year and start another patch growing, but haven't gotten to it yet. They are a sweet groundcover.

[@glgardener4972]

Great video and information. Would appreciate a list of plants in the info at the end. Many thanks

[@RosannesGarden]

Great feedback! I’ll try to remember to do that in the future. Thanks for watching and commenting. 🌺🌿🌹

[@hycinth5371]

Very nice and informative. What zone are you in?

[@RosannesGarden]

Thanks! Glad you found it so. Sorry you missed the location and zone information Dash I am in Minneapolis Minnesota. USDA zone four. It was in the first 5 to 10 seconds or so of the video.

[@hycinth5371]

@@RosannesGarden super, I am in zone 5 so most of the plants that you covered should grow in my zone. Thank you.

[@twontv]

Do you fertilize your Irish moss?

[@RosannesGarden]

I didn't fertilize the Irish Moss for the first 10 years or so. Recently, however, I've sprinkled a granular nitrogen fertilizer on it once per summer and the Irish Moss definitely appreciates it. So, I imagine the soil was depleted over time.

[@user-tz5bc1rh1r]

Спасибо за Ваш труд! Всегда с удовольствием изучаю Ваши влоги. Напишите пожалуйста название растения с фиолетовым цветком рядом с Sedum sieboldi (1:12). Здоровья и благополучия

[@RosannesGarden]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you're enjoying my channel 😊. The name of the plant with the ball-shaped flower is Gomphrena haageana. It comes in shades of purple, pink and white. I purchased seeds (Gomphrena haageana 'Las Vegas Mix') and started them indoors. One caution - I'm not sure if you have many wild rabbits where you live, but they love eating my Gomphrena. I need to fence in most of the Gomphrena. Hope this helps! Happy autumn🍁

[@user-tz5bc1rh1r]

Thank you very much for the clarification, you are very kind😉

[@MinouMinet]

Which sedums or ground covers are deer resistant?

[@RosannesGarden]

Having lived in a densely populated area, we have few deer. Therefore, I cannot speak from experience. It is my understandings that sedums, in general, are deer resistant because of their bitterness. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

[@MinouMinet]

@@RosannesGarden Thank you, will look into it! Happy Mothers Day gardening!

[@sf55514]

Sure looks better than mulch.

[@RosannesGarden]

Doesn't it though? Who wouldn't rather look at green. Glad you agree!

[@sandraabraham5336]

Do you ever host garden tours in your garden?

[@RosannesGarden]

Hi Sandra! Yes, I do, schedule permitting. If you or an organization, such as a garden club, are interested, please email me at [e-mail]

[@marjoriejudge5348]

I live in Northern Dakota county - the city snow plow has ravaged my lawn😡😡 . I'd rather not replace an area that's challenging to water just for the city's benefit and am hoping to find something that will fill in near the curb and tolerate being under a foot+ of snow for months at a time and possibly discourage passersby from matching through my lawn w/ their dogs (I live across the street from a small neighborhood park so people think my yard is an extension of the park 😕. I first established the lawn about 20 years ago (but it took several summers to really look nice and lush). Due to physical limitations I have no desire to revisit all that work and excessive watering - my back is not up to the demands of a new lawn. the worst section is on the east side of the lot and gets sun most of the day (Mexican sunflowers generally do well on that side of the lot ) . I do have some lamium at the front of the house (facing south) that does well (growing next to a border of hosta ) . the area in question does not slope a lot but I wonder if that phlox would be a contender if I brought in more soil to exaggerate the angle that is there and then put that lamium on the flatter portion (?) -laying in a soaker hose so I don't have to set a sprinkler -hmmm ....This is a very informative video . thank you. Oh I also have another section near our garage that is apparently so shaded that I haven't even been able to get ajuga to live there - it's a section that gets the run off from one of the down spouts and also the accumulation of the winter snowfall - so would be nice if something actually could live over there (even hosta died over there though some hosta does grow right as you enter that section (it's a Cheyenne privet hedge , 3 foot wide strip of dirt and then paver walkway adjacent to garage wall (I've considered just buying fake flowers and placing those in pots😆particularly since it's a high traffic area , the only way to get the mower from back yard to front yard and only exterior entrance to back yard ) Would any of these thrive in a shady hi-traffic pathway (I honestly don't care what it looks like if it keeps me from having to put mulch down(to control tracking mud into the house)

[@RosannesGarden]

Greetings neighbor! I'm so sorry to hear about the damage your garden suffered as the result of this last winter (snow plows especially). It was a brutal, snowy winter indeed. Rabbits were our main nemesis 🐇. It sounds like you have several issues. One groundcover that I did not cover, because people lover or hate it, is 'Snow on the mountain' (Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’). It could be a good candidate for the area by your garage that is very heavily shaded. Here's a link to an article on it www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/groundcover/snow-on-the-mountain/bishops-weed-reversion.htm This plant can handle lots of shade. We have it growing on the north side of our garage. We never water it. Regarding your other challenges, I didn't totally understand everything you outlined, but phlox does need plenty of sun and moisture. An eastern exposure would seem ideal. I'm not sure about adding to the slope; I find sloped land loses water more than I'd like due to run off. But, soaker hoses are pretty great to conserve water. As to the high traffic, most groundcovers could not handle that. Grass is really the best for high traffic. I appreciate your comments, and wish I could be more helpful. Whatever you decide, I wish you the best with your plans🌺🌞🌿

[@marjoriejudge5348]

@@RosannesGarden thank you so much for your reply - It helped to get some ideas brewing in my head 🤯🤯- Oh yes , that snow on the mountain stuff , I have had that in the garden when I first tried to get grass to grow (we didn't even have worms in the dirt !!😐)- that's probably is the only thing that would work over by the garage (but that would be okay now and would help w/ erosion over there and would look better than the naked black dirt🤭🙂(the traffic in that area never allows grass to survive) so thanks for reminding me of Snow on the Mountain - As for the area where the snowplow messed up the turf : I have some of that compressed straw blanket mulch like the highway dept. uses . So I'm just going to draw out a section (which my husband already approved😁) and mulch over the mulch blanket w/ the exception of a couple round sections that I will place large planters in ....the shape will be some sort of lozenge shape that can be easily mowed around - So much of Minnesota gardening is difficult for me since I grew up in the desert southwest of the USA. By the way, we don't have alleys in our development so our property line just flows right into my neighbor's back yard . Like me, she tries to keep a nice yard. There is an "attractive" section where the power pole sits (which is exactly on the property line) and a small culvert near the curb and gutter . Needless to say the grass is patchy over there because it's so difficult to water and the ground is mostly rock and hard as a rock . We were thinking about just laying down a mulch blanket + cedar mulch there w/ just a couple specimen plants that copy what she has in her yard and a person could just mow around the area and avoid kicking up a bunch of dirt . I'm wondering if you or anyone you know has had to do something like that . We just want something easy to maintain that somewhat blends in w/ our yards that we can just give some plant food & new dirt to during the spring/summer. (plus there is a utility easement there, I already got clearance from xcel and the city - so we couldn't get super extravagant even if we wanted to 😉)Thank you for your help , have a good weekend

[@RosannesGarden]

Sorry, but I didn’t see your reply until just now. I think your plan for just using mulch on the rock-hard soil sounds like a fine idea… As you say, with a few specimen plants added. Hosta are also an option, at least for us. They seem to grow in anything, although not as robust as where there is good moisture. If it works for your neighbor, I say it might be a good plan for you. All the best and my apologies for the very late response😕

[@marjoriejudge5348]

@@RosannesGarden no apology necessary - you're probably busy keeping everything watered like we have been 🤣Yes my neighbor and I are working w/ the same landscape guy this year for that back area - one thing I forgot to mention was that she also has a small culvert on her side - certain we'll come up w/ something once we get the lawn revived . In the " snowplow" affected section I put in several native pollinator plants and some cute flowering ground cover plants (variety of ice plant w/ orange &pink blooms) - so hopefully those will fill in over the course of a few summers . so far so good - only thing left for this year is that shaded area by the garage where I'll put all the yard clippings and dead blooms and cover w/ desiccated mature and a straw blanket just so it looks like someone at least cared to tidy up for the season 😁Have a great week - pray for r a i n

[@milagrossilva602]

Hi 👋 where do you live?

[@RosannesGarden]

Minneapolis, USDA Zone 4. Sorry you missed it in the opening scene.

[@rozannmartin7235]

In zone 8 PNW some of your ground covers are absolute thugs.

[@RosannesGarden]

Yes, I do understand. But, here in Zone 4, I feel lucky to have them come back after a brutal winter. And, of course our growing season is very short. We do have thugs too, though, and I get it.

[@ejohnson3131]

Well, they are ground covers. As a gardener you have to be responsible for what you plant and keeping it in check or don’t plant it at all.

[@anitasharma4707]

À a aea

[@RosannesGarden]

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