Showing posts with label Ground Cover. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ground Cover. Show all posts

Sunday, May 24, 2020

Lamb's Ear

Name:   Lamb's Ear
Variety stachys helen von stein
Type: perennial ground cover
Height: 8"
Sun: Full Sun
Flower color:  none
Bloom Time: none
Fragrance:  none
Location:  planted on the n side of the perennial garden
Care:  fertilize weekly in summer.   Have to keep this under control.

We purchased in Oct 17 from bluestone.com.

Veronica Tidal Pool

Name:   Veronica
Variety veronica tidal pool
Type: perennial ground cover
Height: 6"
Sun: Full Sun
Flower color:  none
Bloom Time: spring
Fragrance:  none
Location:  planted nw corner of perennial garden
Care: fertilize weekly in summer


This was purchased in 2017 at bluestone.com.  It is doing really well although struggled the past two years.

Sunday, May 17, 2020

New Purchases Switch Grass and Ajuga

Name:   Switch Grass
Variety:  Shenandoah
Type: perennial grass
Height: 3 ft
Sun: Full Sun
Flower color:  None
Bloom Time:  none
Fragrance:  none
Location:  planted south side at the east end of the garage
care:  fertilize monthly with bloom booster.  cut down to ground in

Purchased at Arbor Farms stock from last year.  It was cropped.



Name:   Ajuga
Variety Black scallop

type: perennial ground cover
Height: 6"
Sun: Full Sun
Flower color:  purple 
Bloom Time:  ?
Fragrance:  none
Location:  in back of waterfall
care:  fertilize weekly with bloom booster.


Purchased on sale at meijers.  It was in good shape.

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Black Scallop Ajuga

Name: Black ScallopAjuga
Variety: Ajuga reptans "Black Scallop"
Type:  Perennial
Light:  Full Sun
Size:  6"x10"
Bloom time:  Spring
Flower color: Blue to purple
Fragrance: None
Plant location: Back yard behind waterfall
Care: Fertilize weekly with bloom booster in Summer. 

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Light Lavender Moss Phlox


Name:  Moss Phlox
Variety: Phlox subulata "Emerald Blue"  
Type:  Perennial
Light:  Full Sun
Size:  Ground cover
Bloom time:  Spring
Flower color: Lavender
Fragrance: none
Location: Back Yard west of waterfall.
Care:  Fertilize weekly with Bloom Booster in summer


Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Lamium



Name: Deadnettle
Variety: Lamium maculatum 'beacon silver'
Type: Perennial
Height: Ground Cover
Sun: Part Shade
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Mid-April through Summer
Location:  under the arborvitae on both the north and south sides of the deck stairs.
Care:   None