White Perennial Ground Cover

The "sweet" part of this delicate-looking beauty's name refers to the refreshing hay-like scent of its leaves and flowers. Sweet woodruff, or Galium odoratum (formerly classified as Asperula odorata), is a low-maintenance perennial long cultivated in...

If you want the space to fill relatively quickly, allow about 24 inches (60 cm.) between plants. If you have a little more time or your budget is limited, consider groundcover spacing of at least 4 feet (1.25 m.).) spreads quickly, and one plant can cover...

It also needs a little fertilizer every spring to keep its bright color. It bounces back after short periods of dry weather, but you'll need to water it if the dry weather lasts very long.– Dwarf mondo grass is a good choice for full or partial shade,...

Hardy to at least -15°c. * Seedlings grown from our seed will not be variegated as the plants are in some of the pictures above. Common names in English include lilyturf, big blue lilyturf, border grass, and monkey grass.

Not only do low growing grass and other ground cover plants soften the look of the stone, but they are a low maintenance way to keep weeds away.In order for low garden plants to make good walkway plants, they need to have a few traits.

It scrambles at first, but eventually forms a thick enough mat to keep weeds at bay. Ideally, you should not need to irrigate your ground cover once it is established. Is it moist or dry?

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. Others have sparser branches and smaller leaves, giving you more options to choose from.

Let me re-open your eyes to the beauty of London Pride. In the UK, you may find up to 40 named selections! The British love their London Pride! Perhaps the most notable of these is

Hardy to at least -15°c. * Seedlings grown from our seed will not be variegated as the plants are in some of the pictures above. Common names in English include lilyturf, big blue lilyturf, border grass, and monkey grass.

* Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers to almost 3'; native to China. * A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread.

Arabis and Aubrieta are well-known to most gardeners as rock cress or wall cress. Shear the spent flowers to keep the plants more compact as well as to curb their enthusiasm to self-seed.

After blooming, shear off the old flower stems. Whether grown in the rockery, shade garden, front of the border or as a ground-cover, this small versatile plant is indeed worthy of any garden.

* Dwarf bush up to 40 cm, leaves alternate fine pointed, linear, and extended marginal hairs, stipules absent. It blooms in spring. Flowers yellow, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, solitary in leaf axils and without forming inflorescence.

* Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers to almost 3'; native to China. * A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread.

* Dwarf bush up to 40 cm, leaves alternate fine pointed, linear, and extended marginal hairs, stipules absent. It blooms in spring. Flowers yellow, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, solitary in leaf axils and without forming inflorescence.

* Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The name comes from German edel (meaning noble ) and weiss (meaning white ).

* Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The name comes from German edel (meaning noble ) and weiss (meaning white ).

Sometime during the process, I discovered that the little blue flowers were very sticky when pulled from the plant, so I picked a couple to decorate the lobes of my ears, then one on my cheek, a couple in my hair, until I was told to quit dallying and...

In some places dichondra, a low growing plant and member of thefamily, is seen as a weed. It is not usually over 2 inches in height and retains its bright green color in temperatures as low as 25 F.

Listed amongst the 50 fundamental herbs in Chinese medicine, Japanese ardisia () is now grown in many countries besides its native homelands of China and Japan. Spreading by rhizomes, it can get three foot or wider.

Wedelia is a plant that has some very mixed reviews, and rightly so. It tends to grow to between 18 and 24 inches (45-62 cm.) high. If you do decide to plant, keep it in check by providing it only minimal water and fertilizer.

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.

English Ivy is incredibly versatile often seen in landscapes as ground cover, container gardens, hanging baskets, climbing on brick houses and interior planting. Its evergreen foliage creates a great deal of visual attention.

The next season, if you see any small plants forming, immediately dig them out.In this way you will be rid of the ground cover permanently in a couple of years and other plants can take over the area.

Often part of a, Aubretia is also known as false rockcress. Choose a sunny spot in the garden in early spring with well-draining soil or alternately start seeds indoors in flats 6 to 8 weeks before planting outdoors.Remove any debris and till soil to...

Even though the plants spread aggressively to fill in bare spots, they aren't considered invasive because they don't become a problem in wild areas.is a tiny perennial that can make a big impact in the landscape.

Gardeners and plant breeders are quick to spot and take advantage of these mutations. Both of these cultivars have standard blue-violet flowers.Shown above are floral and foliage details of 'Illumination'As you can see, there have been some wonderful...