Ground Cover

Trailing Perwinkle

Irish Moss

Stabilize a slope, replace your lawn, soften your flagstone patio. Ground cover comes in many different shapes and sizes. Come see our ground cover demonstration bed for some great ideas.

Trailing Periwinkle (Vinca Minor)

Flowering: Blooming Growth Rate: Fast growth rate Light requirements: Full Sun, Partial Sun and shade Vinca minor or trailing perwinkle is a fast growing excellent evergreen ground cover for full sun, shaded and semi-shaded areas. Dark green oval-shaped foliage and conspicuous blue flowers in early Spring. Combines with Pachysandra if each kind is kept in large colonies, not mixed together. Grows almost flat on the ground. VINCA MINOR, like Pachysandra, likes fairly good soil. Plant Spacings for potted: 18 inches apart. 100 plants will cover 225 square feet. Plant spacings for bare root: 12 inches apart. 100 plants will cover 100 square feet.

Irish Moss

An evergreen mat forming perennial with tiny, moss-like dark green leaves and miniature white flowers in late Spring and early Summer. Ideal for rockeries, walls, informal gardens and between paving stones. Grows best in a sunny and well-drained position.