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ground covers

ground cover spacing

amount square feet planted 4" apart planted 6" apart planted 10" apart  
50 450 200 75  
100 900 400 150  
110 1000 450 160  
120 1100 500 170  
130 1150 525 190  
140 1250 550 200  
150 1350 600 220  
175 1600 700 250  
200 1800 800 290  
250 2250 1000 360  
300 2700 1200 430  
350 3150 1400 500  
400 3600 1600 580  
450 4050 1800 650  
500 4500 2000 720  
600 5400 2400 890  
800 7200 3200 1150  
900 8100 3600 1400  
1000 9000 4000 1440  

Spacing Groundcover- there is no hard and fast rule regarding the spacing of ground covers at the time of planting. Simply the closer the spacing the faster bed will fill in. Keep in mind the longer the bed takes to fill in, the more maintenance in the form of weeding and mulching will be required.

The right plant for the right place:

SLOPES - euonymus, hedera, hypericum, lonicera, polygonum, parethencissus, potentilla, vinca

SUN LOVING- aegepodium, ajuga, artemisia, cotoneaster, dianthus, euonymus, festuca, hedera, hosta, hypericum, juniper, lamium, lonicera, parthencissus, polygonum, potentilla, sagina, sedum. semervivum, spirea.

SHADE LOVING -aegepodium, ajuga, euonymus, galium, hedera, hosta, hydrangea petolaris, lamium, lysimachia, pachysandra, polygonum, potentilla, vinca.

ROCK GARDEN - lysimachia, sagina, sedum, sempervivum, thyme.

MULCHING- Liberal amounts of weed-free mulch are an essential part of a successful ground cover planting. The mulch helps to deter weeds, retain moisture, and prevent heaving over the winter.

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Last modified: Wednesday February 06, 2008.