a presentation of plants that can be used as groundcovers as an alternative to the typical varieties.

1. great
GROUNDCOVERS
GOOD BYE MULCH, HELLO
UNIQUE
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2. Brass
Buttons
Groundcover 1
We love its ferny bronze foliage
and tiny button-like flowers.
You'll love its durability. Grow in
sun to part shade and moist soil.

3. Hakone
Grass
Groundcover 2
A slowly spreading ornamental
grass for sun or shade. The
intensely bright foliage provides
color and textural contrast in the
landscape.

4. Siskiyou
Sundrops
Groundcover 3
Great for hot and dry locations.
Papery pink blooms last from
late may thru July and a low, fast
spreading habit. Grows best in
full sun.

5. Scotch
Moss
Groundcover 4
A super ground hugging
groundcover perfect for paths
and patios. Grows to only 2" tall
in sun or part shade and moist
soil.

6. Hardy
Ice Plant
Groundcover 5
The look of a succulent desert
plant in a hardy and low
maintenance Illinois perennial.
Plant in full sun and well drained
soil.

7. XERISCAPE
You can reduce or even eliminate the need for
water in your garden by planting drought
tolerant groundcovers such as Hardy Ice Plant.
Select a hot, sunny spot and plant Hardy Ice
Plant with Sedum, Blue Lyme Grass, Allium,
Donkey Tail Spurge, Yucca, and low growing
Juniper and you've created a Xeriscape that will
save you time and money.
For more xeriscape ideas visit our pinterest page:
http://www.pinterest.com/thebarnnursery/hardy-succulents-xeriscape-plants/
Landscaping that eliminates the need for supplemental water.

8. Waterperry
Blue
Speedwell
Groundcover 6
Don't let its dainty flowers and
foliage fool you, this is one
TOUGH groundcover. Creates a
dense and low mat in sun to part
shade. Long bloom time and
great wine-purple fall color.

9. Golden
Oregano
Groundcover 7
Have your groundcover and eat it
too. This perennial herb will be
lime-green in part shade and
golden yellow when planted in
full sun.

10. Drift
Roses
Groundcover 8
The makers of the Knock Out
hybridized groundcover roses
with miniature roses and created
a low, spreading, everblooming
groundcover rose with the
hardiness and disease resistance
of a Knock Out!
D E B U T S I N G L E

11. Barenwort
Groundcover 9
A unique plant in its ability to
thrive in dry shade. Plant under
mature trees and enjoy their
unusual flowers, heart shaped
leaves, and wiry stems.

12. Foamy
Bells
Groundcover 10
What do you get when you cross
Foam Flower and Coral Bells?
Colorful foliage AND "foamy"
spring flowers with a mounding
to spreading habit.

13. Lily
Turf
Groundcover 11
The perfect low maintenance
groundcover for part sun to
shade, with dark green or
variegated sedge-like foliage and
hyacinth like blooms.

14. The
Modern
Lawn
Replace large areas of
lawn with a
groundcover such as
Lily Turf and SAVE the
time and money you
spent mowing,
fetilizing, watering,
weeding,
thatching...

15. Creeping
Cinquefoil
Groundcover 13
A great all around ground cover
favored for its thick, dense
growth habit (great for blocking
weeds), evergreen foliage, and
bright and cheery yellow flowers.

16. Creeping
Thyme
Groundcover 14
The perfect patio or pathway
ground cover. Plant between
stones or at the edge of the
garden in sun and well drained
soil and enjoy its fragrance and
durability.

17. Bugleweed
Groundcover 15
Named for its bugle shaped
violet-blue flowers, but
popularized for its fast spreading
habit and colorful foliage. Plant
in moist soil, sun or shade.

18. Mixed
Sedum
Groundcover 16
Ground cover Sedum is tough,
drought tolerant, and with SO
many unique varieties... why
choose just one. Mix them up!
Plant Sedum in sun and well
drained soil and forget about it.

19. Leadwort
Groundcover 17
Fresh green foliage emerges in
late spring followed by papery
TRUE blue flowers Aug-Oct.
Then, for its final act, brilliant
red fall color.

20. Groundcover Tip
Plant spring flowering Crocus
bulbs with summer flowering
Leadwort and you have 3 seasons
of color.
Tip
101Ground Covers
From the
Experts

21. Donkey Tail
Spurge
Groundcover 18
This truly unique plant has
leathery, silver-blue leaves
whirled around long stems.
Chartreuse flowers appear in
spring. This plant thrives on sun
and dry soil.