Covering Ground

Zusatztext "Barbara W. Ellis transforms yards into flowering pieces of art?offering low-maintenance schemes! plant combinations! and in-depth advice on nurturing verdant landscapes." Home Magazine " Covering Ground will inspire with its wonderful possibilities for creating eye-catching color and texture in unexpected places. Ellis has the answers to the toughest garden situations?" East Coast Gardener "If you're making the decision to get rid of some water-thirsty lawn! here's help. Here are plenty of alternatives! as simple or as show as you want! for sun or shade! around pavers! along edges! fragrant or not! fast- or slow-growing! high- or low-maintenance." St. Petersburg Times "There's life beyond lawn grass! and even beyond English ivy and pachysandra. You'll find lots of good ideas in Covering Ground ." Chicago Tribune "Barbara Ellis ? elevates utilitarian ground cover plants to garden stars." McClatchy News Service Informationen zum Autor Barbara W. Ellis is a freelance writer, editor, and lifelong gardener. She is the author of many gardening books, including The Veggie Gardener's Answer Book, Deckscaping, Shady Retreats, and Covering Ground. She holds a B.S. in horticulture from the Ohio State University, Columbus, and a B.A. from Kenyon College. She has worked as managing editor at Rodale Press and as publications director for the American Horticultural Society and is affiliated with the Hardy Plant Society Mid-Atlantic Group, the Garden Writers Association, and the Perennial Plant Association. She lives and gardens in Maryland, where she and her husband live in a renovated green home with an assortment of rescued dogs, cats, and parrots. Her garden, which is managed organically and designed to be wildlife-friendly, features a wide range of ornamentals, herbs, and edibles for both sun and shade. Klappentext REIMAGINE the Possibilities for Covering Your Ground REPLACE GRASS on hard-to-mow slopes CONNECT scattered flower beds, trees, and shrubs CONTROL erosion along stream banks CARPET the patches between stepping stones STABILIZE boggy areas EDGE walkways, curbs, and driveways CREATE natural alternatives to traditional lawns ADD A SPLASH OF COLOR anywhere you need it! Zusammenfassung More than just broad expanses of a single plant, ground covers can bring a fresh look to dozens of landscaping challenges and opportunities. Working with the theory that ground covers should be hardworking as well as beautiful, this work provides readers with low-maintenance, creative ideas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Getting Creative with Ground CoversPart One: Rolling Out the CarpetWhy Ground Covers?Making the Most of Ground CoversAddressing Problem SpotsKnowing Your SitePlant SelectionCreating CombinationsGoing WildAggressive & Invasive Ground CoversCovering Ground with HardscapePart Two: Perfect Plants for Every SiteActive Spreaders for Sun & ShadeSun Lovers for a Patterned GardenGround Huggers for Paths & Stepping StonesSmall-Scale SpreadersPerennials for Bold Cover in SunGround Covers for a Sunny SlopeVines for Covering GroundShrubby Ground Covers for Sun & ShadeSelections for ShadeFlowering Ground Covers for ShadeNative Plants for a Woodland FloorGround Covers for Wet SoilGround Covers for Acid SoilPart Three: Planting, Growing & PropagatingSite Preparation BasicsBuying & Installing Ground CoversPlanting on SlopesPlanting over TimeCaring for New PlantsRenovating Ground Cov...

Barbara W. Ellis transforms yards into flowering pieces of artoffering low-maintenance schemes, plant combinations, and in-depth advice on nurturing verdant landscapes.

Home Magazine

Covering Ground will inspire with its wonderful possibilities for creating eye-catching color and texture in unexpected places. Ellis has the answers to the toughest garden situations

East Coast Gardener

If you're making the decision to get rid of some water-thirsty lawn, here's help. Here are plenty of alternatives, as simple or as show as you want, for sun or shade, around pavers, along edges, fragrant or not, fast- or slow-growing, high- or low-maintenance.

St. Petersburg Times

There's life beyond lawn grass, and even beyond English ivy and pachysandra. You'll find lots of good ideas in Covering Ground. Chicago Tribune

Barbara Ellis elevates utilitarian ground cover plants to garden stars. McClatchy News Service

Auteur

Barbara W. Ellis is a freelance writer, editor, and lifelong gardener. She is the author of many gardening books, including The Veggie Gardener’s Answer Book, Deckscaping, Shady Retreats, and Covering Ground. She holds a B.S. in horticulture from the Ohio State University, Columbus, and a B.A. from Kenyon College. She has worked as managing editor at Rodale Press and as publications director for the American Horticultural Society and is affiliated with the Hardy Plant Society Mid-Atlantic Group, the Garden Writers Association, and the Perennial Plant Association. She lives and gardens in Maryland, where she and her husband live in a renovated “green” home with an assortment of rescued dogs, cats, and parrots. Her garden, which is managed organically and designed to be wildlife-friendly, features a wide range of ornamentals, herbs, and edibles for both sun and shade.

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REIMAGINE the Possibilities for Covering Your Ground

REPLACE GRASS on hard-to-mow slopes

CONNECT scattered flower beds, trees, and shrubs

CONTROL erosion along stream banks

CARPET the patches between stepping stones

STABILIZE boggy areas

EDGE walkways, curbs, and driveways

CREATE natural alternatives to traditional lawns

ADD A SPLASH OF COLOR anywhere you need it!

Résumé
More than just broad expanses of a single plant, ground covers can bring a fresh look to dozens of landscaping challenges and opportunities. Working with the theory that ground covers should be hardworking as well as beautiful, this work provides readers with low-maintenance, creative ideas.

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Getting Creative with Ground Covers

Part One: Rolling Out the Carpet
Why Ground Covers?
Making the Most of Ground Covers
Addressing Problem Spots
Knowing Your Site
Plant Selection
Creating Combinations
Going Wild
Aggressive & Invasive Ground Covers
Covering Ground with Hardscape

Part Two: Perfect Plants for Every Site
Active Spreaders for Sun & Shade
Sun Lovers for a Patterned Garden
Ground Huggers for Paths & Stepping Stones
Small-Scale Spreaders
Perennials for Bold Cover in Sun
Ground Covers for a Sunny Slope
Vines for Covering Ground
Shrubby Ground Covers for Sun & Shade
Selections for Shade
Flowering Ground Covers for Shade
Native Plants for a Woodland Floor
Ground Covers for Wet Soil
Ground Covers for Acid Soil

Part Three: Planting, Growing & Propagating
Site Preparation Basics
Buying & Installing Ground Covers
Planting on Slopes
Planting over Time
Caring for New Plants
Renovating Ground Covers
Growing Your Own

USDA Hardiness Zone Map
Photography & Garden Design Credits
Resources
Index