RE: Ground cover

I would love to have more ajuga. I have a struggling patch of it - I
think it's "Caitlin's Giant" - in my border. The hummingbirds are very
attracted to it when it blooms. I guess it's too hot or dry here for it
to do well, even though it gets watered it just doesn't spread.

Cyndi


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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
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Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 5:28 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Ground cover

That's interesting, Theresa.  Here in the Hudson Valley, lily of the
valley
grows right through my black-top drive and takes over all the rough
places.
Sweet woodruff makes a nice border along the fence in the vegetable
garden, but in no way seems invasive - it's been there at least 30 years
and hasn't really spread a lot.  I doubt it would take much
foot-traffic.
Obviously lily of the valley takes all kind of traffic - even
automobiles -
but it can get pretty ratty looking.  What  has just about taken over my

so-called lawn is Ajuga, including a purple-leaved variety.  Nothing
seems to faze it.  It doesn't even mind being mowed.  I don't
particularly
like it, but around here it seems to be the most durable, satisfactory
ground-cover.  That might not be true in another climate.
Auralie

In a message dated 5/30/2008 1:39:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
macycat3@sbcglobal.net writes:

It is funny how different plants behave depending on where they are
located.  When I was growing up (western New York state) we had lily of
the valley and it was very well behaved- would have liked to to spread
more actually.  On the other hand, the stupid sweet woodruff took over
the universe.  I have not so fond memories of pulling and digging it out

of beds and the lawn every year.  We never did get rid of it : (  Feel
sorry for whomever owns that house now!!
Theresa

Kitty wrote:
> Just my opinion, but I wouldn't advise putting in Lily of the Valley.

> It goes everywhere, and is hard to eradicate.  The sweet woodruff is
> easier. If it goes where it shouldn't, just give a tug and out it
comes.
>
> A favorite of mine is Green & Gold, Chrysogonum virginicum.  Puts up
> with a lot and generally looks nice most of the time.  It's an east
> coast plant, perhaps it has a counterpart species on the west.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Browning"
<judylee@lewiston.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Ground cover
>
>
>> sweet woodruff, Galium odoratum  Not sure how it will stand up to
>> traffic,but it spreads & fills in fairly quickly. Maybe interplanted
>> with
>> lily-of-the-valley?
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer"
>> <islandjim1@comcast.net>
>> To: "Garden Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 4:37 PM
>> Subject: [CHAT] Ground cover
>>
>>
>>> Looking for ground cover suggestions. It's shady and gets a lot of
>>> foot
>>> traffic [dog foot traffic, that is]. Is astroturf the only  sensible
>>> answer?
>>>





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