Green Mulch! LOWEST PLANTS (6-12 inches): Prevent Weeds With Beautiful Native Ground Covers
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- Опубліковано 29 тра 2024
- Welcome to Part 2 of our series on using native ground covers to prevent landscape weeds! 🌿 In this episode, we focus on the lowest-growing plants, ranging from 6 to 12 inches in height, that are perfect for creating a beautiful, low-maintenance landscape while keeping those pesky weeds at bay.
We'll explore a variety of native ground covers that not only add aesthetic value to your garden but also support local wildlife and ecosystems. These plants are ideal for filling in gaps, providing soil stability, and offering year-round interest.
Featured Plants:
Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica) - See how this fine-textured sedge can be a great lawn alternative, requiring no mowing and thriving in both sun and shade.
Field Pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) - Discover how this velvety, ground-hugging plant creates a charming carpet while being deer and rabbit resistant.
Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) - Find out why this shade-loving plant with heart-shaped leaves is perfect for woodland gardens and supports the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly.
Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum) - Learn about the feathery seed heads that give this plant its smoky appearance and how it thrives in dry to wet-mesic soils.
Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) - Learn how this spring-blooming plant with starry white spikes can form a lovely ground cover in shaded areas.
Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) - Enjoy the benefits of this ground-hugging plant that offers delicious edible berries and vibrant fall foliage.
Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis) - Discover the beauty of this lavender-blooming plant that attracts hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies.
Blue Violet (Viola sororia) - Understand the importance of this common violet as a host plant for various Fritillary butterflies and its role in early spring nectar sources.
Wild Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) - Explore how this succulent-like plant forms dense mats and supports pollinators in rocky or moist environments.
Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata) - Find out how this magenta-flowering plant spreads slowly and provides an extensive bloom period, making it a striking addition to your garden.
Why Choose Native Ground Covers?
Weed Suppression: Dense growth habits help prevent weeds from establishing.
Ecosystem Support: Native plants support local wildlife, including pollinators and beneficial insects.
Low Maintenance: These plants require less water, no fertilizer, and less care compared to non-native species.
Soil Health: Deep roots improve soil structure and prevent erosion.
Join us as we delve into the unique features and benefits of these native ground covers and transform your landscape into a weed-free, beautiful haven. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on our latest videos!
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My most important consideration for using native plants over non-natives is that they fully support the native wildlife, invertebrates as well as vertebrates, and some support people with food. If you want insects of any kind in your yard, natives win the choice hands down. It helps that they're very low maintenance after established, too!
Wonderful points! Thank you for planting native!
thank you so much! I just planted prairie smoke seeds this year because I fell in love with the blooms, but was thrilled to learn they will work as a groundcover.
Prairie Smoke is an amazingly beautiful plant! I also planted many Prairie Smoke in my garden last summer, and they really do take off and fill in. They also seem to handle dry spells quite well, and the foliage can stay green through the colder months.
Thanks so much! I've searched and bookmarked a number of these and will keep an eye out at the next native plant sale.
We are glad we were able to give you useful ideas!
I want all of these!!! 😍 I'm really hoping to get rid of the ground Ivy that is woven all through my grass and replace it with pretty beneficial things like you described here. Thanks so much!
Thanks so much for watching, and good luck with your native plantings!
Another great presentation! Looking forward to future videos...
Thank you!
Can you mix ground cover plants in an area or is it better to stick with one? Will taller plants like woodland phlox still come up through a ground cover?
Yes, you can certainly mix groundcovers! Many combinations make beautiful companions! Woodland phlox can be used as a groundcover itself and can be planted in combination with other groundcovers of similar height such as dwarf crested iris, foamflower, maidenhair fern, and wild ginger.
Are there any groundcovers in Georgia that will crowd out and kill poison ivy? I am having alot of trouble getting rid of it in an area where I'm trying to grow blackberry bushes. It sneakily grows in-between grass and other plants and around the blackberry bushes making it hard to pick berries or to pull weeds without touching it.
Virginia Creeper can crawl over and block the light from poison ivy. Study the leaves so you can identify easy as they both look somewhat similar.
But if you don't want Virginia creeper taking over your whole yard..... I have both (poison Ivy and Virginia creeper) and they both occupy different parts of the same fence. Honestly getting rid of the poison Ivy was much easier than I thought it would be. Getting rid of the Virginia creeper though is an exercise in futility 🤦🏻♀️
@@anidilollo5478 Yes, it is kind of like the lesser of two evils because it is not so hazardous to touch. It would take a very aggressive native to out compete poison ivy. I'd love to hear if anyone has had success with another plant!
I am in zone 5 in Minnesota, and I am planting a relatively large native garden that is 23L x 5W feet. Full shade to dappled sunlight.
This planting area is at the back of my property which butts up against the back of another neighbor's property who has a multitude of mustard plants that spread like bonkers this season and of which I have removed all of mine and done my best to create a space/separation. What would you recommend on the back of my garden as ground cover to keep at bay, the neighbor's mustard plants.
Thanks for your question! Do you have any physical barrier with the neighbor's property, or is it just open land? We also have lots of mustard plant in our area. It is key to try to rip it out before it starts to flower. Let us know about the barrier and we can give you a few options for shade.
There is only some plastic edging. I got down and plucked any out when I see them and pull theirs up to two feet outside our property line.
Once I get my own native garden going, it could get more tricky to manage.
We live in the suburbs, and the neighbors' vegetation is largely ignored at the back of their property.
Try wild ginger, sensitive fern, white wood aster, blue mistflower, Canada anemone, or golden ragwort.