| I want to plant various ground covers around and alone my hedge, bushes and trees to avoid having to trim when mowing the lawn. I want to use different ground covers around each different plant for variety visually. Preferably ones that flower, the longer the better (i.e. spring thru fall). I need something that crowds out weeds and grass so I don't replace trimming with pulling grass and weeds from between the cround cover. But not too invasive so they don't take over the whole lawn. I'm putting them: -along a 150 foot privet hedge (I just planted it in the spring of 1998 from bare root plants, but plan on letting it get 6-8 foot tall) -around red maple trees (10 years old) -around white birch trees (5 years old) -along a short row of forsythia bushes -in between a group of rose of sharon bushes -around a stand of lilacs What do you recommend for each application? |
| books. Two I particularly like are "Perennials for Dummies" by Marcia Tatroe (ISBN 0-7645-5030-6) and "Gardening for Dummies" by Michael MacCaskey (ISBN 1-566884-644-4). Both of these offer many planning suggestions and include sections on site analysis, soil preparation and plant selection. Good luck with your project! books. Two I particularly like are "Perennials for Dummies" by Marcia Tatroe (ISBN 0-7645-5030-6) and "Gardening for Dummies" by Michael MacCaskey (ISBN 1-566884-644-4). Both of these offer many planning suggestions and include sections on site analysis, soil preparation and plant selection. Good luck with your project! |
