Versatile Groundcovers/Garden Style nw 

Wastching this in 2024 and can't wait to make the move to PNE in 2025! Will be visiting Sunny Crest Nursery and buying for sure!

Wonderful video. Made time stamps for future viewings. Some of these look very promising. 2:32 n 23:16 Lingon Berry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) 6:11 Scleranthus 8:42 Pratia White Star Creeper 10:44 Dwarf Mondo Grass (Green) and Black Mondo 12:37 Ceonothus Diamond Heights 14:57 Bugle Weed (Ajuga Burgundy Glow) 16:22 Irish Moss 19:15 Baby Tears

2:30 Lingonberry - Vaccinium vitas-idaea 6:15 Scleranthus -biflorus 8:39 White star creeper - Isotoma fluviatilis 10:45 Mondo Grass -Ophiopogon japonicus 12:35 Ceanothus - Diamond Heights 14:55 Burgundy glow bugleweed - Ajuga reptans 16:24 Green Irish and Scotch moss -Sagina subulata 19:20 Baby tears - Soeirolia soleirolii

This is one of the best groundcover videos I’ve ever seen! Thank you so much :-)

Thank you for all the additional tips on planting and how tos. I truly enjoy watching your videos & only wish I could plant some of these plants where Im at but being in a zone 9 well I am some what limited 😊 sending you blessings

Love it that your rooster is loud from south Florida. So he makes your garden tropical - nice

THANK YOU . YOU ALWAYS GIVE LOTS OF INFORMATION!!!!!

Thank you SO MUCH I 💚moss. It’s so pretty and “happy”looking

You are great at this..thanks

These are some great options. Irish moss is actually not a true moss and does best in at least part sun (although afternoon shade in hot climes is best). Ajuga is versatile in its light requirements. It can grow in full sun as well as shade.

HA! I was just about to post a comment using almost the exact same wording as Robert J, who beat me to it by about 2 days. Thank you so much for this very useful/helpful commentary.

I saved this for sure. Got areas that needs help. Thank SO much for the pics at the end.

Vinca Minor, is a great ground cover, also. And, one type has purple - blue flowers that bloom nearly all year around. 👍

Great video, thanks been trying to out compete with crab grass. Think I'll try blue and white star creeper

Scelaranthus Biflorus and Unifloris are fabulous! Native to my home (New Zealand and Australia). It looks great in Japanese style gardens as it creeps over rocks and created shapes and mounds. It survived minus -10C (-23F) frost in NZ and 40F (104F) heat in the searing Australian sun.

I’m not sure how you ended up in my suggested vids, but talk about perfect timing! The campground here in Tn has SO many areas that need ground over, and I’m so glad I found you! Great video and content. I love the background noises...it sounds like a great relaxing place to sit and and have a cup of tea with a friend.

Thank you so much for this video- I recently moved to WA and learning what works and what doesn't-will be following your channel.

Just great Debbie. Love your presentations and your lovely attitude. Plant info is good and not too long, thankfully. Good, solid info and very much appreciated! Bless you!

Great video. Just what I was looking for

Just a wonderful video for fall "2019" ground covers as well and those chimes in the background were so relaxing. I enjoy your informative videos.

Well done video, I see you added the names of these plants at the end of your video , wonderful !

Thank you for sharing your wisdom, much appreciated. Hope all is well

Lovely video, appreciate all the ground cover ideas and advice on going to our nurseries for plants. Thank you.

Thank you! Glad I found your channel. Very helpful!

Thank you for your video! I am a landscaper in the DC area, planting for clients who have million-dollar yards, and your video(s) inform my decisions for customers. Further evidence that landscaping isn't just about knowing the scientific name and zone for a plant; it is mostly about matching a client's needs to plant characteristics.

I concur with the ivy! We struggled for a few years!

Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you 💜

I have ajuga in my sunny garden and it is doing great!

Hi Debbie, I'm new to your channel and I love it! You are so informative and down to earth. Your property is beautiful and I look forward to watching more of your videos.

The lingonberry is growing wild in forests in northern Sweden and thrive in soil with low PH. We pick them and use in jam with meat or porridge. The jam is tart and considered a delicacy. I live in Iceland and have recently bought Scleranthus, I’m going to plant them in sand in between large stones, hopefully its going to survive the winter here in 🇮🇸, even if it could be down to -15C cold here.

First video I have seen from her, subscribed...GREAT information! Thank you sooo much

Hi Debbie...Hope all is well! Wow just the video i need to watch... great timing... i need ground cover on my bank for my pond! thank u 🎃

Thank you for sharing and thank you for writing the names, it helps a lot to know what I want to get and use for ground covers. God bless!

Thanks, Garden Style NW! These are great suggestions for my Oregon garden 💚

I love the way you explain each plant!

WONDERFUL video. You are elegant in your description and purpose of those beautiful ground cover options. Thank you from St. Louis MO

I so appreciate you sharing your ideas🌸💗

Great video! Great idea's it was just what I needed for my next outdoor project 🦋

Thanks for this, very clear and helpful

Thank you so much for warning against ivy!!!! I've torn it out before (v. Difficult, took forever to find the main root ball) and now, today after having renters in my home in my home for 8 years (who destroyed the yard) we are having to take down a tree that is incredibly old because it's being choked out by ivy. PLEASE NEVER PLANT IVY!!!!

Very informative..love your videos !

This was fascinating! I live in zone 7b, W. TN. Had no idea ivy was banned... My mother always used bobby pins to tack down ivy under trees, and it was beautiful! We have a problem area: steep slope/bank/hill, no one wants to mow, and it needs something pretty and strong to choke out the hideous weeds. A little overwhelming on what to use and where to begin. Btw, my mama did the ivy groundcovers 50-60 yrs ago, so maybe it wasn't a no-no back then.

Very pleasant video. Thanks for a great tip.

Thanks! You gave me a great idea for the walk path under our new arbor ❤️

super list of plants and well explained

The rooster 🐓 ♥ 😍

Can you show us the wind chimes Debbie they are so relaxing love your videos 💕🌸💕

Beautiful!

Wow thanks for your time and consideration 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹👍

As I rewatched this, it's now spring 2021. I want to thank you for introducing me to the Lingonberry plant. being 1/2 Swedish, I've heard of these berries since childhood, as it's a popular condiment in Swedish cooking, but never saw the plant before. If I can find any, I'd love to grow it. I'm in Z5 in New England. I have longed to see more of the PNW since driving through back in the 60s, with friends. We have lots of moisture here too, most years, though we've had a long drought last year, though we still have a few days of rain each month. So I was pleased to notice my wild mosses which began growing in a few pots which once held pretty annuals, still hanging out on my patio, this spring! I'd love to do a Bonsai & add in some of the moss. I'd love to try some of those mossy plants you showed in pots too! I'd tried Irish moss years ago but it didn't take. What I have the most of here is the Periwinkle Vinca, which spread to several areas, from maybe 40 feet away, on their own. It's now mixed with Lily of the Valley, which I'd dug up & planted there. It came from the woods next door to me, when they began clearing the woods to build a big house, many years ago. There was a tray of Pachysandra set aside until I could decide where to put it. Those three groundcovers spread themselves around in that one bed, & eventually took over. I'd built this raised bed with a curved stone dry stacked front wall, then threw some mortar in between some rocks here & there, in the back, allowing excess water to drain out, while also helping to hold it's curved shape when I added in 2' deep heavily enriched native soil. It had originally been planted with many perennials on the delicate side : Bleeding Hearts, center front with purple Pasque Flowers in the spring, pale pink Dutchman's Breeches, a purple fluffy Thalictrum, & in the center, the white Honorine Jobert, the fall blooming Japanese Anemone, with 2 massive blue/ gray/ green Hostas - one on each side. There were some native ferns I'd left in the back. It was so lovely for a few years, until the Periwinkle moved in & literally took over, along with the Pachysandra & Lily of the Valley in spring. I thought they looked amazing together, until all but the hostas which now need dividing, had succumbed. I also have some purple Ajuga, here & there, which has not been aggressive. In fact it isn't as tall as it used to be & seems to me there's less of it. I suspect it's under stress from something as it's not thriving. I do feed the birds black oil sunflower seeds & there are always lots of the black outer pieces everywhere. I'm wondering if that has affected them somehow, maybe altering the pH of the soil near them. I think I'll move them & see if they do better in my slightly acidic soil, or maybe they need some lime to make the soil more neutral. Guess I'll be looking that up next. Any tips would be much appreciated. Your yard is so lovely. Do you have a vid of a tour of your gardens? I have several Rhodis as well up in back under the big oak trees & they seem to be doing well, though I haven't even fed them, but this year hope to give them some food & enriched topsoil.

I like this. Well done!

Im trying to re-do my shady sedum groundcover rock garden (aka, sedum isle) and have it spread bit more throughout some of my "pocket" gardens. Im shopping over the weekend. Thank you!

Fantastic, such a big help!!!

Fabulous video👌👏👏♥️ very useful ground cover plant information 👍delivered like a nice chat with a friend! Loved it!🤗🥰♥️

LOVE your channel...stumbled upon it today. New sub for sure!!!

What a great video! I'm looking for grass lawn alternative, and your video rocks!

Thank you, you gave a great description.

Thank you, Debbie.

fantastic.

Wow, zone 2!? That’s crazy.

Bigger leaf Ceanthos beautiful but deer candy ;)

Good to see this video. I see you’re you to 600 k and growing! I remember you getting excited at getting to 100k. Always knowledgeable and enjoy seeing them. Keep looking at your “what to do during” months as reference and reminders!

This was so helpful, thank you! 😊

Thank You! Wonderful guidance !

A really good array of ground covers.

Kudos for NOT including English ivy/ hedera helix! I could not agree more- it’s far too aggressive , if not a veritable garden thug.

Thank you Debbie. I am always perplexed about groundcover plants. In my opinion the professional plant breeders need to do a lot more development of new varieties in this plant category. Your great options certainly add to my choices. The only groundcover that I have that I like at the moment is trachelospermum jasminoides (the variegated one) which I've trained over several years as a groundcover. It has even layered itself and now I am deliberately layering it to create more plants. I like this plant as it never gets diseases, looks stunning and elegant, matches all garden types and is so pretty. However it grows so slowly and is expensive to buy. It would cost an arm and a leg to cover large areas. Out of your set of plants in this video I really like the Pratia and would like to try it under a tree canopy but I worry I won't be able to control it. I might give it a go and see how it pans out. I am curious to know how does one add compost to the soil each year if the ground is covered with groundcover plants? Do you just scatter the compost on top of the plant and water and the compost gradually slides/falls between leaves and stems onto the soil? One advantage of wood chips on the soil as a mulch is that they can be moved aside with a rake, compost applied, then wood chips replaced. Also wood chips feed the soil whereas groundcovers take away nutrients - I think. What am I missing? Cheers.

You’re awesome! Thank you!

I learned so much! I need ground covers!

Nice video! I live in apartment complex in Liberty Mo,..(zone 6). We have these long beds that the owner tried to cover with that mesh to manage the weeds (Not Working!) No sprinkler system,...and guess who's trying to weed!?? They run the entire length of the complex . So, trying to come up with a more manageable, more attractive solution. Any comments appreciated! 😊

Excellent information.

I have a flat cranberry plant. I love it.

Big Bank Meet Little Bank!!!😂

Just found you! I'm following for sure!

Wonderful. I've been planting variegated ajuga on a difficult bank. It is spreading rapidly to form a carpet and has beautiful flowers. Carefree. Plant and done.

Very helpful.

Can you show us the wind chimes Debbie they are so relaxing love your videos 💕💕

Thank you Debbie for the great recommendations! Lingon Berry is one of my favorites too, however the ceanothus may be a new " must have". Do you keep your plant labels for future reference? I'm thinking about adding them to my garden journal. Have a blessed day!🌿☀️🌾

Great ideas!

I hate ivy with a passion. And vinca. The worst I've seen with ivy is when people dump ivy trimmings along with leaves and bush trimmings in the woods thinking that it'll die and decompose. They don't realize is that it'll take root and grow in the woods. And that's horrible.

Debbie, give an update on the sclorantus you planted. photos or a video update. Thinking about planting an area before I decide to do an entire lawn. thanks, Martha

Grape vines too. I've been battling that since I moved in this home in 1997 😵

I fell in love with White Star Creeper Pratia, but then I found out she is poisonous through and through-- leaves, flowers and stems.

Lingonberry jam great

I know a man named ivy and he does the same thing. Tries to take over everything around him.

Pachysandra? Love it as a ground cover, particularly variegated variety.

Thank you. Good tips. My Pacific NW is slightly different than yours as I'm in Eastern Oregon 1/2 way between Pendleton and Walla Walla Wa. So I'm zone 5/6.

Thanks! a couple new ones.

Sounds like the dogs went after the noisy rooster. Lol

Thanks for this video!

Lol. I thought i was in 9.5 area, mediteranean, now maybe 10. Please remember to include both ends of zones!!

I really like the Scleranthus. But here in Norway, it acts like a weed. It seeds itself everywhere. But I love the Idea of changing out the whole lawn with this plant :-). Maby I can find a less agressive type in the nurseries. I will be on the lookout for it :-) Thank you for sharing your wisdom :O)

Good info. Giving you a like. But wish you showed pics of the particular ground cover you are discussing in actual landscape spots. Also, where is the moss you had as your cover picture?

Thank you for the great information! It would be helpful if you could list the plant names in your ‘show more ‘ section 🌷

Hello Debbie, First of all I really appreciate your videos and thankful for all your knowledge. I live in zone 8A Southern Virginia. I am in love with that Lingonberry and would love to grow it under some of my 60 ft Lob Lolly Pine trees. I live in the country and try to grow things to feed the wild life. Do you think the Lingonberry would do well under my pines with all the pine needles? With plenty of sun? Thank you 😊

I’m in zone 8 so I don’t know how many of these would work. I need to find somebody who makes videos about ground covers for the south.

Excellent video, very rich in content. Thank you. Which among these is best to plan throughout the lawn-Irish moss, dwarf mondo, scleranthus moss? I live in Maryland and will be replacing my lawn 1600 s ft in September.

👍🏆 A list please with names. Thank you.

Would you recommend Vinca minor? I heard it can be invasive, but if the roots don't go deep, perhaps containment is possible. I live in the Seattle area. I appreciate any advice.

The rooster was trying very hard and lacking of attention. I think should get him into the scene and play a part of this video.