If you are still looking for a ground cover for the partial shade, then you should plant the bearberry. How this is done and instructions for care can be found here.
The bearberry (often popularly known as cranberry) first enchants every gardener with its delicate, pink and white flowers (from the end of April to the beginning of June), before it comes up with pretty, red berries in late summer, with which it then looks very similar to the cranberries.
The European bearberry is one of the easy-care, hardy plants that thrive perfectly in light partial shade and in full sun, which is why it is also ideal for large-scale bed planting in the garden or in public places. It is also one of the evergreen plants and thus brings a little color to the dreary gray even in winter.
Hint:
The bearberry is counted among the medicinal herbs because its leaves are used effectively for cystitis (tea production) and countless medicines are made with them.
If you want to bring this plant into your garden, then here are some hints and tips for growing and caring for the bearberry.
Plant Bearberry
The bearberry, which grows to a height of between 30 and 40 centimetres, does not tolerate waterlogging under any circumstances, which is why you should always plant the plant in loose soil that is as nutrient-rich as possible.
When choosing a location, you should also pay attention to a sunny to slightly semi-shaded place.
Care for Bearberry
» casting:
The bearberry does not actually need daily watering. Only during longer periods of drought do you need to water the bearberry.
» Fertilize:
Fertilization is hardly necessary, but it can be administered if necessary. It is best, however, if you provide the soil around the plant with compost in the fall. Just carefully work this into the ground.
» pruning:
As soon as the bearberry grows too much, you can of course cut it back. The best time to do this is immediately after the winter break until early spring.But even in late summer, pruning is still possible at any time.