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| Ground cover for cleared property in Austin February 23, 2010 I live in a small apartment building near 183 & 620. The land beyond the lawn has trees and has been cleared of brush. They are planning to seed the ground. I thought invasive native ground covers wo... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plants for a mixed border in Houston February 22, 2010 I live in Houston and have a flowerbed I'd like to fill with plants that will look good year-round. The back is already lined with 6-foot shrubs so nothing like that. I'd like something with colorf... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Groundcover for primary school in Illinois January 12, 2010 I'm looking for a ground cover to plant on primary school grounds. It will need to be able to handle foot traffic. Is there anything that flowers and is a perennial? The area gets full sun and is b... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Groundcover for parking strip in Pasadena, California January 04, 2010 Can you suggest a low growing, low maintenance plant which will spread to cover parking strip in Pasadena, California? Thank you. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Groundcovers for Sarasota County, Florida January 02, 2010 I would like to replace the grass in my yard with native or any other appropriate ground cover. I live in North Port, Sarasota County Florida. I would be grateful for any suggestions. Thank you in ad... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Replacing a Grass Lawn with Moss January 02, 2010 I have a small north facing yard that I would like to change from grass to moss. There is some moss now but still lots of grass. I need to rake a lot of leaves in the fall but want to get away from a ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Prairie wattle for woodland area in Austin November 29, 2009 Can prairie wattle be grown in a woodland area? It would get part shade, with full sun for at least half a day. The soil is a bit rocky; location is Austin. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Ground cover for New York sloped area November 24, 2009 I'm looking for native ground covers (vines?) for steep, heavy shale sloped areas as well as a ground cover in gently sloped area, preferably not higher than 6 inches. All that I've found is non-nat... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Vinca minor and St. Augustine grass November 22, 2009 Will St. Augustine grass choke out vinca minor? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Evergreen groundcover in Louisiana November 17, 2009 I need a suggestion for an evergreen groundcover plant that can tolerate moist soil. I want something that is low maintenance to go around a pergola in my backyard that gets mostly full sun. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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