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| Native plants for morning sun in Pembroke MA October 07, 2009 Could you please suggest native groundcover,plants/shrubs/grasses for eastern facing slope which gets morning sun? It is my front yard which slopes down toward driveway so it would be a major focal po... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plants for wet soils in North Carolina October 03, 2009 I'm looking for evergreen plants (shrubs or ground cover)that will tolerate wet conditions for the zone 8 area of North Carolina. The local garden centers here do not stock these types of plants, eve... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Groundcover for Maryland to replace English ivy September 21, 2009 What is a suitable ground cover native replacement for english ivy? Native to Maryland. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Horseherb for ground cover in Dallas September 19, 2009 When considering horseherb as a ground cover for a large area; are there disadvantages to sowing seed versus planting established plants? If not, what time of year is best to sow horseherb? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Aggressive Frogfruit September 17, 2009 I have frogfruit voluntarily growing in my flower beds. I had intended to use it as a ground cover but am concerned that it is taking over. Will it kill (smother) my flowers that I have planted for bu... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Groundcovers for California September 16, 2009 Can you recommend native ground covers for shade area to prevent soil erosion; the area is near an old California Live Oak. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native groundcover for central California September 02, 2009 In Modesto, CA. Hot summers, cold winters. Need a low ground cover for area next to driveway approx. 5ft X 14ft. that stays green all year round. I did have grass there but neigbors lawn is loaded wit... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Groundcover called Jumping Jacks August 19, 2009 My neighbor has a beautiful ground cover and she doesn't know the name and I have searched the nurseries and internet and can not find it. She says it spreads like crazy and when she was young they c... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Low native groundcover for Wicksburg/Newton AL July 29, 2009 I am laying a rather wide-set flagstone pathway in our back weeds (planning some native grass and wildflowers in the fall on either side of the path). I am looking for some very low native groundcover... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Non-vascular moss between flagstones in Mechanicsburg PA July 11, 2009 We would like to plant moss between our flagstone. However, the moss will have full sun all day. Can you recommend a moss for Central Pennsylvania near Harrisburg? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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