Prevent Landscape Weeds With Beautiful Native Ground Covers​

Part 1:
Are you tired of battling weeds in your garden? Want to create a low-maintenance, eco-friendly landscape that's as stunning as it is practical? Join us as we explore the world of native ground covers, the perfect solution for keeping weeds at bay while enhancing the beauty of your outdoor space.
In this live stream, we'll explore traditional methods of weed prevention versus creating green mulch with native plants.
Part 2 of this series will go in depth about each native plant, its native range, and host plant properties.
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[@deepost2604]

13 huge oaks surround my house. Usually, I spend much of Nov. mulching leaves , making two huge piles which get used throughout the growing season. My soil had transformed from compacted clay into beautiful black top soil. It’s been worth the effort.

[@sagmorainenativeplantcommunity]

That's wonderful, thank you for sharing! It just shows how important those fallen leaves are in creating healthy soil that is really the foundation of a healthy ecosystem. We should really think twice before we blow them all away in fall.

[@reed2289]

Landscape rocks are worst!! I’ve been removing it from my entire garden and it’s so much work.

[@sagmorainenativeplantcommunity]

So sorry that you also have this situation with your garden, it is back breaking work! It will all be worth it once it is removed, giving you more space to plant and provide habitat!

[@judymarshall2573]

I have a yard of white clover

[@sagmorainenativeplantcommunity]

I bet the pollinators love it!

[@Mosstoad]

White clover is non-native

[@maureenmckenna5220]

Planted Blue Star creeper and it was good for two years. Then weed seedlings of every sort started creeping in and the weeding got to be a real issue. Also planted John Creech sedum and it’s a real success story, but I have to weed it about once a week to keep it free of weeds. My pachysandra is reasonably good and any weeds are easily picked out. It is very dense. Ajuga also worked well, but I have found that all ground covers have to be maintained to prevent them from being overtaken, eventually, by weeds. It is not just plant it and walk away. Far from it.

[@sagmorainenativeplantcommunity]

I would say that is true. However, many native ground covers are much more pushy than the plants you mention and work better in stubborn weed prone areas.

[@maureenmckenna5220]

@@sagmorainenativeplantcommunity I would be interested in what those native ground covers are for here in VA. Bare ground is ripe for weed invasion and I am not a fan of Roundup or other pesticides. Planting densely does help and I am a fan, but there are always open areas that look great with ground cover. Thanks.

[@michaelheyward7668]

Very nice presentation!

[@sagmorainenativeplantcommunity]

Thank you, Michael!

[@michaelheyward7668]

@@sagmorainenativeplantcommunity You're welcome!🌷

[@Gobucksjb]

Many plants mentioned not sure how they are considered ground cover species... Ginger, sedges etc I concur but many are just small natives and aren't fast spreading

[@sagmorainenativeplantcommunity]

Can't wait until part 2. We need to consider groundcovers for all types of landscapes and all sizes. Some people might want to cover 500 square feet and others 5000 square feet.

[@Gobucksjb]

Cover crops can be better alternatives

[@sagmorainenativeplantcommunity]

Absolutely, in more rural farm landscapes.

[@lisaawild]

I wonder if any of these would grow here in Houston Tx.

[@sagmorainenativeplantcommunity]

There are several in our upcoming livestream that would grow in Texas: Wild Strawberry, Wild Petunia (one of my favorites!), Blue Violet, and Purple Poppy Mallow.