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Thyme ground cover deer11/20/2022 ![]() ![]() Small fescue, Vulpia microstachys (CA native) can be seeded into a former lawn area where the lawn has been killed and removed. Blooms with yellow star-like flowers in June. This succulent tends to die off in places, but gather up the dead stems and it will fill in again. Bits will drop from a pot and spread to the ground around it. Sedum ‘Lemon Ball’ is a prolific spreader,…even invasive if well watered. It turns a brilliant dark red in the winter which gives it its name. Sedum ‘Dragon’s Blood’ is finely textured low growing succulent, ideal for in the ground or in containers. It’s ideal for slopes and deer and drought resistant to the extreme. Rosemary ‘Ken Taylor’ is a semi-upright rosemary with showy dark blue flowers. The spreading stems can only get through moist soil and has a lovely fragrance when you happen to brush by it. Not in the Sierra Foothills,…especially if you plant this in areas that gets only occasional hand watering. Pineapple Mint, Salvia elegans, like any mint, has a reputation for being invasive. ![]() Tough as nails, manzanita flowers in spring, has berries in Fall and is evergreen through winter. Manzanita ‘Emerald Carpet’, Arctostaphylos (CA native) is the one plant I noticed that grows easily on a dry clay bank. They will reseed this way with moisture from winter rains. Lamb’s ear is easy to propagate by laying the seed heads of these trimming down on the ground where you want more. It blooms with insignificant flower spikes so I trim those off in late summer. Lamb’s ear, Stachys byzantina is an ever ‘grey’ furry-leafed low grower that spreads nicely through underground stolons. It has a beautiful color and spiky, piney texture This evergreen juniper will root to the ground where the branches touch. Juniper ‘Blue Star’ or ‘Blue Rug’ is a tough low grower, spreading quickly through a large area. ![]() The flowers dry and fall off, rather than it needing deadheading and you can dig a clump and transplant it to spread through a new area in your garden. Germander, Teucrium chamydroides is an absolute favorite, evergreen, needs little water and blooms in June. Lovely iridescent flowers cling to slender stems Geranium spreads through underground runners but is well behaved, rather than invasive in any way. Geranium ‘Rozanne’ is a fragile, airy looking plant that belies its toughness. Ideal for under an errant teenager’s window! To keep it low growing, trim low and pin the low runners to the ground. Beware f the white sap and wash hands it you get it on you.įirethorn, Pyracantha coccinea makes a sturdy, stickery boundary line in the garden, keeping out trespassers and those who would take a shortcut through your property. Thyme ground cover deer full#Dig it out of inconvenient places and trim to keep it full and bushy. It looks best with regular water from drip sprayers in the hot summers.ĭonkeytail spurge, Euphorbia myrsinites will spread by seed throughout the garden and once planted, will pop up in odd places. It’s easy to keep edged, but wear gloves,…it’s stickery.Ĭreeping Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ is notable for needing the least amount of water in summer, once a month! The fact that it blooms twice a year and drapes nicely over walls and slopes make it a foothill favorite.Ĭreeping thyme, Thymus praecox can replace a small lawn area with ease and can take a bit of foot traffic. It need not be mowed like Blue Fescue, but if you like, mow it on the highest mower setting.Ĭreeping phlox, Phlox stolonifera is a surprise bloomer, the first in the garden in February or early March. This is one flower the deer won’t touch in your gardenĬalifornia fescue, Festuca californica (CA native) is an easy care deep green grass that is very drought resistant. This easy care clumping grass can be mowed at the highest mower settingīugleweed, Ajuga reptans blooms a beautiful iridescent blue in early spring. ![]() It’s nickname is ‘Pigsqueak!’īlue Fescue, Festuca glauca (CA native) is a good option as a lawn replacement. The leaves are as squeaky fresh as lettuce leaves on this easy to grow ground cover. Looks best in the garden with regular drip irrigationīergenia crassifolia is a favorite since it’s evergreen, and blooms in Winter. Wood strawberry, Fragaria californica (CA native) Plants included in this article: And why I like them!Īrtemisia Powis Castle is an ever’grey’ spreading plant that adds a bit of white to the garden.īee’s Bliss sage, Salvia somomensis (CA native) is perfect for covering a dry clay slope. ![]()
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