Re: [SG] Favorite Shade Ground covers
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Favorite Shade Ground covers
- From: R* D* <d*@INDIANA.EDU>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 11:28:43 -0500
Hello, Gene!
Happy New Year! Thanks for the groundcover suggestions. I second your
suggestion that more than one should be used. Really breaks the monotony!
Also, you said,
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Anyone else care to add to the list with their favorites
and how they are used?
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I don't believe anyone has mentioned Green-and-Gold (Chrysogonum
virginiana). A gardening friend of mine loves this native plant and gave
me a small start last summer. I'm hoping to see it spread modestly later
this year. Does anyone know whether it prefers acid or alkaline soil?
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
