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Silver Mound
Its excellent foliage goes great in front of borders to set your garden apart from the rest. The foliage has wonderful fragrance. With a height of 12"-14" and a plant spread of 12"-24", this plant cannot be passed up. The Artemisia ‘Silver Mound’, Artemisia schmidtiana, is a wonderful soft, silky, silver-gray accent that is useful in many gardens. ‘Silver Mound’ is a non-spreader and produces small yellow flowers. It well do best in low humid areas but is drought tolerant. ‘Silver Mound’ needs full sun and will grow well in average, well-drained soil. Try ‘Silver Mound’ with Echinacea ‘Purple Coneflower’ or Rudbeckia ‘Black Eyed Susan’ to add interest in your garden or to accent fresh or dried flower arrangements. ... more
Japanese Spurge - Green Carpet Once established, a Pachysandra planting will eliminate grass cutting and weeding. Plant 6 inches apart to obtain quick cover. Pachysandra will transform otherwise bare and ugly ground areas into attractive year-round cover. It can be used as a lawn substitute in shaded non-traffic areas. It is ideal for partly shaded or full shade areas. This evergreen is self-sustaining and always looks well. It is also very effective as a border plant along paths or driveway edgings. Green Carpet is the only satisfactory plant that will grow as a ground cover under Pine trees. Your lawn work stops were this plant starts. This plant is used extensively under large spreading trees, back of buildings or in other situations too shady for grass to grow. Japanese Spurge 'Green Carpet', Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet', is an old-time ground cover plant that grows to 6-8" high with versatile uses. |
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