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| I'm almost done planting out a garden in my front landscape.
I need 1 more plant though (actually 3-5 plants, 1 cultivar). Very low groundcover (not more than 3", since a 4" sprinkler head has to clear it). Needs to be able to take full sun, heat off the asphault driveway, dry out between waterings (rain + every other day irrigation) and mild foot traffic. It's going right where my driveway meets up with the concrete walkway to the front door. It won't get a lot of foot traffic, but it's likely going to get stepped on, especially by our 13 lb dog, small kids and careless adults. Any ideas? I think my best solution, thus far is Nepeta 'Little Titch'. I have it in another part of the front garden, also around a sprinkler head, and it's doing great. Not sure about the foot traffic aspect of it though. Sedums are probably not a good idea since the area does get very very wet when it rains or irrigation runs. TIA,
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| Geranium "Biokovo" |
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| If you'd like to see a photo, refer to the post on the current board page re: favorite geraniums - I posted photos of plant and flowers of "Biokovo" :0) |
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| How about creeping thyme? I have a variety that I winter sowed that gets about 3 inches high and makes a nice mound. I use as a border for one of my front beds and between stepping stones in my back garden. After it blooms, pink, I cut it way back to keep it short and it grows well and reblooms. Sorry no close up but you can see it fills in nicely as a border. And smells great when you step on it. If you want some you are welcome to come over and dig some up. I live in Maple Grove near the intersection of 494 and 94/694. |
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- Posted by davemichigan zone 6a SE Michig (My Page) on Wed, Jun 29, 11 at 23:59
| mnwsgal, nice picture! What is that big purple plant? |
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- Posted by nutmeg4061 5b (My Page) on Thu, Jun 30, 11 at 5:04
| Melissa, I use lemon thyme but it gets a little taller than that. There is an elfin thyme which might be right up your alley, tho I have no personal experience with it. Just found this web pic of a very nice usage of it. |
Here is a link that might be useful: elfin thyme
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| The tall plant is 'New Zealand' Castor Bean, an annual. It has a red flower stalk in the fall. I planted this one late so it probably hadn't bloomed yet. My plan was to put three of them along the back of the bed this year but didn't get any planted. |
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| Sedum reflexum will tolerate both wet and dry conditions. In fact it used to grow in sheets on a cattle watering tank with a crack in what got constant spring water flowing over it. Here's a shot of it growing along a waterfall, in a quite wet situation.
Here is another shot of it, in a sunny situation in clay soil at the far left front, surrounding the rose bush and draping over the logs. A plus it that it does bloom.
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