PETITTI | Perennial Groundcovers: 15 Easy & Beneficial Plant Options for Sun and Shade 

If it’s sold at your local garden centre, it grows in your zone.

Placing a light layer of mulch (1-2") between the newly planted groundcover plants will help reduce weeds but also keep the soil moist and cooler so the groundcovers can get established and can eventually start expanding into the soil spaces.

Perennial groundcovers are a perfect living solution to reduce your mulching tasks! The clump formers like Creeping Phlox are slower moving and don't spread aggressively. I like the Dianthus and Sedum varieties for sunny spots, and creeping phlox can grow in part shade along with Sweet Woodruff.

Each groundcover has a varying growth rate & aggressiveness. The tight, cushioned types do not grow as quickly as the longer/taller stemmed varieties that are able to cover more space more quickly. Avoid more woody stemmed groundcovers like English Ivy, Vinca vine, Pachysandra, etc. because they really can establish quickly if you are looking for something less aggressive. Avoid chaemeleon plant (Houttytnia) & Bishop's weed (Aegopodium) as well due to their aggressive growth habit.

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Look for seed varieties that are slowly but surely becoming readily available such as clovers, and other perennial seed mixtures. We carry both Dutch white clover and a product called Micro Bee Lawn in our stores.

Yes, if you are looking for that patchwork look, yes, certainly you can plant groundcovers among the lawn grass.

Scotch Moss is a great plant to fill in small spaces (in between pavers, in rock gardens). but not large groundcover areas. It's pretty slow growing and will expand to about 12" wide, requires well-drained soil, but can't go dry and will burn out. Cold hardiness is not a problem, colorful foliage is a plus.

@@PetittiGardenCenters thank you!! Very helpful

No, unfortunately Sedum groundcovers are not evergreen in NE Ohio. They may perform differently in warmer climates.

Our garden centers are located in Northeast Ohio, which is a Zone 6. All of these plants are hardy in our growing zone!

Yes, we are growing King Tut papyrus, and it should become available in our stores at the beginning of May.

We are growers and garden center retailers in northeast Ohio. The Ohio Department of Agriculture determines what plant species are invasive and therefore regulates what we can grow/sell or must discontinue growing and selling. Lamiastrum spp. & Isotoma/Laurentia spp. are not considered invasive plants in Ohio. They are vigorous to aggressive growing and non-native plant species, but still considered usable groundcover options that we wanted to show in the video. If you garden in another state or another part of the world, yes, these plants may not be suitable or deemed invasive for your garden. agri.ohio.gov/divisions/plant-health/invasive-pests/invasive-and-noxious-plants/invasive-plants

@@PetittiGardenCenters right but you should remind your viewers to check the status of these invasive plants in their own state, you're doing a disservice.