Drought Resistant Ground Cover

Dig the soil inside the circle and remove all the grass and weeds growing inside.Use a trowel to dig individual holes for planting the ground cover plants. Stagger the holes instead of digging them in a grid design, for the best eventual coverage.

The dyed eggs would then be used in a game of "Paquing" or "Paque-Paque" which itself seems to have European roots. The arching spikes sit along blue-green stems adorned with round, 3-5 foliate leaves that fade to gray as summer wanes.

Checkout our new Plumeria Growing Guide for more detailed growing information. Blackie has been a reliable and prolific flowering selection producing decent sized clusters that are always a conversation piece! Plumerias are easy to grow tropicals whose...

Baptisia's only get better with age producing more and more spikes of flowers successively each year that they are allowed to share our gardens. Plant them where you intend to leave them as they typically do not like to be disturbed once established.

An excellent addition to the perennial border or cut-flower garden that is drought tolerant, deer resistant, durable, and easy. Baptisias resent being transplanted once established.

Images courtesy of AG 3, Inc. Australis this beauty seems to have garnered the best of both worlds. An accidental hybrid of our native Baptisia alba and B. Baptisias resent being transplanted once established and eventually develop an extensive taproot...

Image courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. Midnight Prairiebluestm creates an upright to vase-shaped plant that blooms for an extended period in spring. An excellent addition to the perennial border or cut-flower garden that is drought tolerant, deer resistant,...

The Plumeria is an easily grown, summer flowering, heat and sun loving small tropical tree that makes a great addition to tropical gardens or containers. Checkout our new Plumeria Growing Guide for more detailed growing information.

This is a drought resistant succulent perennial that produces finely petaled deep rosy red flowers that contrast nicely with the variegated foliage. Many sources suggest this is Dorotheanthus bellidiformis 'Mezoo' even though it is so similar to Aptenia...

Image courtesy North Creek Nurseries. An excellent addition to the perennial border or cut-flower garden that is drought tolerant, deer resistant, durable, and easy. Considered a must for the cutflower garden as the spikes have an excellent vase life.

The newly emerging blue-green foliage creates a wonderful bouquet-like effect accenting the contrasting flower spikes. Purple Smoke is another NCBG Baptisia introduction. Baptisia's only get better with age producing more and more spikes of flowers successively...

The Yellow Heartleaf Ice Plant or Baby Sunrose is a naturally evergreen tropical perennial that is perfectly suited to create beautiful, low maintenance hanging baskets, allow it to spill from mixed container gardens and over walls, or use it as a groundcover.

Images courtesy of AG 3, Inc. Australis this beauty seems to have garnered the best of both worlds. An accidental hybrid of our native Baptisia alba and B. Baptisias resent being transplanted once established and eventually develop an extensive taproot...

This is one of our favorite Guara selections! Item # 9579. Gaura's drought tolerance makes it a suitable perennial for xeriscaping. Flowering begins and spring and often lasts until fall.

The Red Apple Heartleaf Ice Plant or Baby Sunrose is a naturally evergreen tropical perennial that is perfectly suited to create beautiful low maintenance hanging baskets, allow it to spill from mixed container gardens and over walls, or use it as a groundcover.

Considered a must for the cutflower garden as the spikes have an excellent vase life. Baptisia's only get better with age producing more and more spikes of flowers successively each year that they are allowed to share our gardens.

Thrilling shade garden plant with various applications, use as purple-black ground cover for exotic Asian gardens, fine texture color for containers, and stunning contrast for the front of the shade border.

The green, ovate leaves grow in opposite pairs. For the densest cover plants should be cut to ground level each April. It is a popular, semi- evergreen garden shrub with many named cultivars and hybrids derived from it.In North America the name Rose of...

It sometimes forms tufts, and may or may not spread via stolons . It is native to many of the warmer temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions of the world, including parts of Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, and it is present in many other areas...

The green, ovate leaves grow in opposite pairs. For the densest cover plants should be cut to ground level each April. It is a popular, semi- evergreen garden shrub with many named cultivars and hybrids derived from it.In North America the name Rose of...

It sometimes forms tufts, and may or may not spread via stolons . It is native to many of the warmer temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions of the world, including parts of Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, and it is present in many other areas...

Most people find that mowing to around 1 ½ inches in the summer is best and requires cutting every two weeks.per month during the growing season for a healthy cover.Apply a pre-emergent weed control on the ground cover to keep weeds at bay.

If temperatures are expected to dip below 20 degrees F. It is also not commonly bothered by pests or diseases. Hardy in zones 7-10, thisis now more commonly grown as an evergreen ground cover for shady locations.

Even if it's not an invasive species where you live, be very wary of planting this aggressive groundcover. While this is good news for one of the main wedelia plant uses, holding down soil in otherwise barren sites that are prone to erosion, it makes...

Blue-green foliage with a silvery tint decorates the landscape all year long, as this evergreen never fades. In addition to being disease, deer, and insect resistant, this Juniper is drought and salt tolerant.

Its evergreen foliage creates a great deal of visual attention. English Ivy is a vigorous grower so some precautions have to be used when planting near woodlands where it can become invasive if not properly groomed once or twice a year.

Dig deep into the soil, starting at the edge of the problem area. Control of periwinkle must remove all of the roots and stems to prevent recurrence. Pull as you dig further into the bed, loosening the soil as you go.