Taylor's Guide to Ground Covers: More than 400 Flowering and Foliage Ground Covers for Every Garden Situation - Flexible Binding
No category of plants works harder than ground covers to help a gardener create a beautiful yet low-maintenance landscape. In this book readers will discover the best plants to stabilize banks and control erosion to substitute for turf where grass won’t grow or is hard to mow to line curbs and driveways, where salt will damage ordinary plants to enhance a landscape with broad, dramatic sweeps.
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No category of plants works harder than ground covers to help a gardener create a beautiful yet low-maintenance landscape. In this book readers will discover the best plants • to stabilize banks and control erosion • to substitute for turf where grass won’t grow or is hard to mow • to line curbs and driveways, where salt will damage ordinary plants • to enhance a landscape with broad, dramatic sweeps.
Taylor's Guide to Ground Covers\ MORE THAN 400 FLOWERING AND FOLIAGE GROUND COVERS FOR EVERY GARDEN SITUATION\ \ By David C. Michener and Nan Sinton\ HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY\ \ Copyright © 2001 Houghton Mifflin Company.\ All rights reserved.\ ISBN: 0-618-03010-7\ \ \ ACANTHUS MOLLIS\ Acanthus mollis\ Bear's Breeches\ Partially shaded sites; may go dormant in hot, humid weather Well-drained soil Handsome, large-scale ground cover with evergreen leaves Zones 7 to 10 P. 154\ Acanthus spinosus\ Bear's Breeches\ Nearly full sun to bright shade Well-drained soil Handsome, dissected leaves that are somewhat spiny Zones 7 to 9 P. 154\ ACHILLEA `MOONSHINE'\ Achillea `Coronation Gold'\ Yarrow\ Full sun required Well-drained soil Plants form slowly; spreading, low to medium-height masses of gray, finely cut foliage. Bright yellow flowers in midsummer are carried well above the foliage. Zones 3 to 8 P. 156\ Achillea `Moonshine'\ Yarrow\ Full sun needed for best performance Well-drained soil Plants form slowly; spreading, low to medium-height masses of silvery foliage. Pale yellow flowers complement the foliage. Zones 3 to 8 P. 156\ ACORUS GRAMINEUS\ Acorus gramineus `Variegatus'\ Japanese Sweet Flag\ Full sun to partial shade Constantly moist to nearly aquatic soils, preferably with above-average organic content and high fertility Slowly spreading, low, rhizomatous masses develop toform a lush, grasslike sward Zones 6 to 9 P. 158\ Aegopodium podagraria `Variegatum'\ Goutweed, Bishop's Weed\ Sun to deep shade Any soil Forms aggressive, vigorous medium-height masses that will choke out most other plants. Useful in dry shade where little else will grow. Zones 2 to 9 P. 159\ AJUGA GENEVENSIS\ Ajania pacifica\ Full sun to light shade Moist, fertile, well-drained soil Variegated foliage on sprawling, medium-height plants makes for attractive mass plantings. Tiny yellow flowers are produced in late summer. Zones 7 to 10 P. 160\ Ajuga genevensis\ Ajuga\ Partial shade Tolerates more alkaline and drier soils than most other ajugas Moderate low spreader with attractive blue flowers—ajugas are good companion ground covers to spring bulbs Zones 4 to 9 P. 161\ AJUGA REPTANS\ Ajuga reptans `Burgundy Glow'\ Ajuga\ Partial shade; in full sun needs constant moisture Moist but well-drained soil Fast, low-growing spreader; lustrous bronze to bronze-green foliage and blue flowers Zones 4 to 9 P. 161\ Ajuga reptans `Pink Beauty'\ Ajuga\ Partial shade; in full sun needs constant moisture Moist but well-drained soil Fast spreader; mats of green leaves make three-season carpet Zones 4 to 9 P. 162\ Ajuga reptans `Pink Beauty'\ Ajuga\ Partial shade; in full sun needs constant moisture Moist but well-drained soil Fast spreader; in early summer light pink flowers are carried above mats of green leaves Zones 4 to 9 P. 162\ Ajuga reptans `Variegata'\ Ajuga\ Partial shade; in full sun needs constantly moist soils Moist but well-drained soil Fast spreader grown for its carpet of creamy white and green leaves Zones 4 to 9 P. 162\ ALCHEMILLA MOLLIS\ Alchemilla mollis\ Lady's Mantle\ Nearly full sun to partial shade depending on climate Well-drained, moisture-retentive soil Clump-forming and assertively self-seeding where well sited; bold, lime green leaves and clouds of tiny chartreuse flowers in early summer Zones 4 to 8 P. 163\ Anemone tomentosa\ Grape-leaf Anemone\ Partial shade Moist and organic soil Spreading, tall perennial forms large masses with clean, green leaves and pink flowers in late summer Zones 4 to 8 P. 165\ ARABIS FERDINANDI - COBURGI\ Antennaria dioica\ Pussytoes\ Full sun; does best in regions with cool summers Well-drained soil Mat-forming perennial with gray-green leaves and small, fuzzy flower heads spreads slowly for an excellent small-scale ground cover Zones 3 to 8 P. 166\ Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi\ Rock Cress\ Full sun to partial shade; does best where summers are not hot and muggy Well-drained soils required; slightly alkaline soils preferred Cascading, low perennial ground cover for rock walls, gravels, and moderate slopes Zones 4 to 9 P. 167\ ARCTOSTAPHYLOS DENSIFLORA\ Arctostaphylos densiflora `Howard McMinn'\ Vine Hill Manzanita, Sonoma Manzanita\ Full sun; does best in the western states Acidic, well-drained soil Evergreen shrub to 5 feet tall but forming broader mounds because of stems that may root as they touch the ground Zones 7 to 10 P. 168\ Arctostaphylos `Emerald Carpet'\ `Emerald Carpet' Bearberry\ Full sun; does best in western states Acidic, well-drained soil Low-growing evergreen shrub makes a bright green carpet punctuated by small white flowers early in the growing season Zones 8 to 10 P. 169\ ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA - URSI\ Arctostaphylos uva-ursi `Massachusetts'\ Bearberry, Kinnikinnick\ Full sun; one of the best selections for cool maritime gardens on the Atlantic Coast Acidic, well-drained soft Low-growing evergreen shrubs spread slowly to form dense but not quite prostrate mats Zones 4 to 7 P. 169\ Arctostaphylos uva-ursi `Vancouver Jade'\ Bearberry\ Full sun; does best in western states Acidic, well-drained soil Fast-growing low shrub with glossy, evergreen leaves Zones 4 to 7 P. 169\ ARDISIA JAPONICA\ Ardisia japonica\ Marlberry\ Partial shade; does best in western states Moist, organic soils of at least average fertility Slow-growing but effectively spreading low evergreen shrub with dark green leaves and red fruits in winter Zones 7 to 10 P. 170\ Arenaria montana\ European Sandwort, Mountain Sandwort\ Full sun Alkaline, gritty to sandy soil Lax stems covered with short, grasslike leaves support clouds of white flowers in spring Zones 4 to 8 P. 171\ \ \ Excerpted from Taylor's Guide to Ground Covers by David C. Michener and Nan Sinton. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Excerpted by permission. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.\ \
\ From Barnes & NobleWith information about hundreds of different types of ground covers -- from popular choices such as daylilies or Euonymus to unusual suggestions, such as salvias and willows -- this newly revised gem from the gardening experts at Taylor's ensures that readers will be able to devise a ground covering solution best suited the specific needs of their garden. Like all Taylor's Guides, this one is well organized, has plenty of full-color illustrations, and is an ideal size for portability.\ \
