Planting ground covers is a really great way to control weeds and fill in unsightly gaps in the garden.
Ground covers keep weeds at bay
Ground covers are plants that stay just above the ground and grow in width rather than height. Weeds will grow a lot less where there is ground cover. But they are also popular in the shade, under trees and the like. Of course, you can also plant them in any perennial border to make the border even more attractive. There are ground covers that are only green and ground covers that bloom beautifully. We would like to introduce you to five ground covers.
5 Groundcover
- Ornamental Strawberry: Evergreen with small, edible fruits for sun to shade. Continuous bloomers from May to August.
- Günsel: Evergreen and vigorous, it flowers between April and May and otherwise forms a green carpet.
- Haselwurz: Hardly blooms from April to May, but an evergreen woodland perennial, particularly suitable for shade and calcareous soil.
- St. John's Wort: Flowers from July to September in shades of yellow, likes sun and shade and loves sandy soil.
- Elvenflower: Light yellow flowers from April to May with bronze foliage in winter.