GROUNDCOVERS

Legend: S = Sun PS = Part Shade S = Shade N = Native plants

Use groundcovers to decrease lawn areas for less mowing or to underplant so you need less mulch each season.
	Juniper horizontalis 'Blue Rug' S. Blue Rug Juniper. A sturdy groundcover for sunny slopes, silvery blue foliage, turning purplish bronze in the winter. Reaches 6" tall with a 5'-6' spread. 3" pot 3/$10
	Sedum 'Dragon's Blood' . S. Brilliant red flowers in late summer and foliage that turns orange red in fall. This succulent groundcover forms a 4”-8” tall mat and prefers full sun with dry soil. 3" plug 3/$10
	Myrtle Vinca minor PS/Sh 6" Small shiny evergreen foliage with violet blue flowers in spring for light to full shade. Fast spreading, tolerant of many locations. Plant clumps 10" apart. Bareroot clumps of 10-20 plants 5/$5
	*Pachysandra terminalis* Spurge PS/S 8" Dense, lustrous green evergreen that is excellent in masses under trees or in difficult locations to replace lawn. Any soil, water liberally to establish. White flowers early April. Plant 6" apart to fill in 2 years. 25 rooted cuttings / $15
	Potentilla neumanniana. Spring cinquefoil. N/S/PS. Bright yellow flowers on a 4"-6" mat of foliage in early spring. Evergreen. 3" plug 3/$10
	Waldsteinia fragarioides. Barren strawberry. N/S/PS. Forms a carpet of evergreen strawberry shaped foliage, primrose yellow flowers in spring. Great for underplanting small trees. Northeast US native. 3" plug 3/$10

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