A GREEN CARPET to lower your
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’ve met with many clients lately that have mentioned “low-maintenance” gardens. While no garden is completely maintenance-free, there are many plants you can introduce that require little care and will actually reduce your overall maintenance! Groundcovers are top on my list for easy plants. Groundcovers replace mulch that needs to
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be applied frequently and weeded, therefore reducing costs and labor almost immediately. They also provide flowers for pollinators and require very little care once established. There are groundcovers for sunny areas and shady areas and even woodland areas. There is a movement to replace high-maintenance lawns and giant mulch beds with groundcovers and small perennials, and
we are all for it … more plants > more mulch! Generally, groundcovers should be planted MaySeptember so they can get established before winter since they usually start out small. Spacing depends on the plant, but we can help you calculate how many plants per square foot you’d need. Secret tip: You’ll need to remove mulch from any areas you are planting with groundcover so
