Ground Covers That Perform in My Garden

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  • Опубликовано: 26 дек 2024

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  • @nildaweiss4287
    @nildaweiss4287 Год назад +25

    This is the best video I’ve seen on ground covers. Showing each one, how it thrives & placement was so very helpful. Thank you. It was an excellent video.
    👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍

    • @thedouglaspodcast
      @thedouglaspodcast 8 месяцев назад +1

      Totally agree! And the little blurbs about each zone, where it’s highly invasive, etc. awesome video!!

  • @OfftoShambala
    @OfftoShambala 3 месяца назад +1

    Best video on ground covers ever… I’m a gardening video addict, so I know a good one when I see one.

  • @Chicagogrl
    @Chicagogrl 8 месяцев назад +9

    I can’t believe one person has such a huge variety of ground covers! Beautiful grounds.

  • @susanlowell4759
    @susanlowell4759 Год назад +13

    I can't even tolerate looking at ivy or holly because they were so invasive and difficult both to "manage" or to "dig out completely" in the area I used to live in (mid coastal Calif.). Just discovered your podcast and am looking forward to seeing them all. I especially like the quality of your voice and that you type the name of plants you are featuring.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  10 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, I have a few plants like that myself. It’s very easy to control in sandy soil🙏

    • @nomadcrows
      @nomadcrows 7 месяцев назад +1

      Absolutely, in the Pacific Northwest the place for English ivy is "nowhere" in my opinion. If you want it, just wait and it will creep into your yard from somewhere 😂

    • @SN-sz7kw
      @SN-sz7kw 4 месяца назад

      @@susanlowell4759 Yes! I had nightmares from ivy and wintercreeper smothering the trees and bushes in the garden of a newly purchased house. They seriously looked like snakes, they were so huge. 😳 Once I’d hacked it all out I never wanted to see them again. Some really lovely options here. 💗

  • @great-garden-watch
    @great-garden-watch 5 месяцев назад +1

    This really is the best ground cover video I have ever seen!

  • @Sandy-uy1ns
    @Sandy-uy1ns Год назад +21

    very informative video, thank you for adding names and zones for the plants, I've learned so much from this video.

  • @kevinmertel6108
    @kevinmertel6108 3 месяца назад

    Honestly one of the best ground cover videos I've watched. Not just informative, but really well paced, too.

  • @IGmuse
    @IGmuse Год назад +3

    Thank you, this was very informative and exactly what was on mind. You gave me some ideas for plants I hadn’t considered before.

  • @lovelight9164
    @lovelight9164 10 месяцев назад +6

    I live in Indiana and creeping jenny us a gentle ground cover, she's easy to remove and put somewhere else. She is my favorite but creeping Charlie tries to bully her.

    • @TiggerTellsTales
      @TiggerTellsTales 10 месяцев назад

      Jenny is so bright and sunny!🙏 Glad she behaves for you!!

  • @monicamosack9604
    @monicamosack9604 Год назад +3

    This is a beautiful video. I love that you enjoy so many different types of ground covers. I think it really makes a yard eye candy. Layered gardens are so intricate and interesting. I am zone 6A and I have discovered woolly thyme, black’s platt, sedum angelina, creeping thyme (though mine is a darker shade of green than yours), and sempervivums (hen and chicks) as the most amazing ground covers. I weirdly found sedum sarmentosum in the actual forest and transplanted a handful to my yard to see what would happen. It’s so happy there!

  • @emmaapplegate1970
    @emmaapplegate1970 2 года назад +21

    What an inspiring video. You have quite a selection of groundcovers and they all look so healthy and beautifully placed with other plants. It looks very natural. Love it!

  • @pinkdoor85
    @pinkdoor85 Год назад +4

    LOVING that you called the dead nettle a thug. You are correct on that, my friend! 😂❤ Thank you for this lovely video! Your gardens are gorgeous!

  • @penelopestewartartist1914
    @penelopestewartartist1914 3 года назад +5

    Best ground cover video congratulations

  • @YalisCommunity
    @YalisCommunity 3 года назад +34

    Glad RUclips recommended this video! I love all your garden and ground covers! Thank you for sharing all the names and great info! My favorites are Creeping Thyme and Lamium purple dragon, but again they are all pretty! I need to get some for my garden! Thanks for the inspiration!

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  3 года назад +2

      Thanks so much for your comment and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

    • @jenniferkuhlman5981
      @jenniferkuhlman5981 Год назад

      This is probably one of the best ground cover videos hear your experience and getting to see such a variety so helpful thank you.

    • @margaretnewett8960
      @margaretnewett8960 Год назад

      Great video. I'm in zone 6b and Creeping Jenny went from a flower to garden. I left it because I liked the look. But it has even crossed a 4' brick walkway to get to another bed.
      But with climate change anything that offers the soil, stood weeds and holds moisture is Good.😊

  • @sh4ebutta
    @sh4ebutta 10 месяцев назад +1

    What an excellent video! Thank you for the thorough details of each ground covering.

  • @just-me6023
    @just-me6023 6 месяцев назад +1

    Lovely than you for the helpful info and for sharing your wonderful years of experience.

  • @poonamsharma7775
    @poonamsharma7775 Год назад +2

    Each and every part of your garden is just gorgeous beyond words ...

  • @MS-cl5lz
    @MS-cl5lz 6 месяцев назад +1

    Loved this video , one of the very BEST ! VERY HELPFUL ! TFS

  • @kevinmertel6108
    @kevinmertel6108 Год назад +1

    I really appreciate you emphasizing the aggressiveness of some of these ground covers. It's a shame how many content creators (including blogs and editorials) that do not.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  Год назад

      Yes, we should think to add that with plants too. Anything can become aggressive if given the right conditions...My bee balm is a good example but I love it even though I spend hours pulling it out and relocating it each spring lol.

  • @beccaputnam7974
    @beccaputnam7974 Год назад +2

    Wow! What an amazing garden you have! Thank you for sharing so much valuable information!

  • @christinebogisch6192
    @christinebogisch6192 3 месяца назад

    Thanks for this video. Very informative. Beautiful garden.

  • @freedomofreligion3248
    @freedomofreligion3248 Год назад

    This is The Best video on ground overs I've ever seen! Thank you!

  • @craigathonian
    @craigathonian 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for such a great informative video on a much needed area of gardening to learn. Years ago, i stumbled upon a species of hardy geranium that was very tiny, but formed a low spreading mounds similar to you sedum. i wish i could find it again ! On a side note, to give you an idea of why "Creeping Jenny" doesn't like dry conditions or CAN'T, this plant is also sold as a freshwater aquatic for fish tanks, where it grows quite well and rather happily !

  • @ericab936
    @ericab936 3 месяца назад

    I just finished watching your video and wow. I enjoyed watching so much I did not want it to end. Thank u so much for sharing. 👍🏾

  • @debbiebalnaves4842
    @debbiebalnaves4842 5 месяцев назад

    I like the front , it looks beautiful the way it is
    Ground covers, sound like something thhat will for my yard

  • @kristie5981
    @kristie5981 2 года назад +4

    What a GREAT video!! I searched all through youtube for one on ground covers. I ended up loving yours the very BEST!!

  • @SMElder-od5cl
    @SMElder-od5cl 3 года назад +2

    I've never seen a video on groundcovers. I love this! Thank you!

  • @akbouton
    @akbouton 4 месяца назад

    I have several problem areas and this video has been extremely helpful! Thank you!

  • @larkwyll7351
    @larkwyll7351 4 месяца назад

    Great showcase thank you. I've been looking at options to cover some concrete blocks the builder used to anchor a large tree in my back yard. I might give some of these a shot.

  • @excalibur1812
    @excalibur1812 2 года назад +1

    OMG..what a gorgeous yard.

  • @cme9758
    @cme9758 2 года назад +3

    Thanks for this video, I just put in a paver walkway and now need ground covers to fill in between pavers. Love your bunny shed (he/she is living large). great idea.

  • @threemooseketeersalaska3614
    @threemooseketeersalaska3614 Год назад +1

    That was SO HELPFUL! Thank you for sharing! So beautiful! I am excited to plant more ground covers.

  • @adrabruzzese7610
    @adrabruzzese7610 3 года назад +4

    I have creeping thyme in zone 6b Boston. I love it! When I moved into my house ten yrs ago the side of my garage was just weeds, I couldn't plant anything because of tree roots from neighbors yard. I got 50 plugs of thyme and was able to plant it. It covered the whole area within the first season. I dug up pieces and put in the front of my house around an ornamental tree, i put a big rock where I wanted it to stop. I just trim as it goes over the rock. Over time there are two volunteer rose of Sharon's and a milkweed growing in the the thyme on the side of the garage(the tree roots are breaking down because the neighbors cut the trees so I can dig now) they all are thriving. It's a fast spreader but not difficult to pull. I have ajuga too that's not a problem either. Thanks for showing all these grounds covers because I need more, so sick of weeding in some of beds. The bees and butterflies love the thyme.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  3 года назад +1

      Thanks so much for sharing your Zone and experience with ground covers! I put newspaper on top of my weeds and then mulch in my beds, so quick lol.

  • @7peas
    @7peas Год назад +1

    Thank you so much! I am an inexperienced but very interested gardener! I found this video very helpful and took lots of notes.

  • @pdxcontent
    @pdxcontent 2 года назад

    Yay yay yay finally a video that shows ground cover, the names, if it’s a spreader… so on. Thank you

  • @melaniem5971
    @melaniem5971 2 года назад +1

    Great to see a 6B gardener! Great video! Wonderful job

  • @BradWoodbury
    @BradWoodbury 2 года назад +1

    Hon, I've watched a million videos on ground covers. I live in Chicago but I'm moving back to SC Coast. I'm a CEO but live gardening. It was my Grandmamas passion and I guess I got her gift. Anyway, since living here I've got into gardening heavily. FINALLY moving back to all warm weather. Looking for some good groundcovers for a 3 acre yard. With a big farm pond. Sorry all my videos are comedy.
    ANYWAY... THIS video has been the best ground cover video I've watched.
    I Also love Ajuga. I have the different varieties. I'm takin them all to SC.
    YOUR GARDEN IS BEAUTIFUL
    I'm also running a ground cover test...
    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO ... Take Care God Bless
    BTW...My creepin jenny starved out some Dahlias last year. But it's one of my favorite ans even comes back after Chicago winters. Rockford, IL exactly

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  2 года назад

      Thanks for sharing your story! We love to here about other gardener’s experiences. The new property sounds awesome. We’ve heard some stories about Jenny getting out of hand but haven’t experienced it yet although stay tuned, each year she gets braver.

  • @mbpblue
    @mbpblue 5 месяцев назад

    What a beautiful garden. thank you Mx

  • @thomasinadorsey5043
    @thomasinadorsey5043 2 года назад

    Hello from Zone 9, Northern Cali. I miss North Carolina, everything grows well there. Your place is beautiful, very interesting, green, and I'll watch this more than ten times. Thank you for sharing.

  • @annaedmonds9765
    @annaedmonds9765 9 месяцев назад

    Such a good and informative video! Best one on ground covers I’ve seen to date.

  • @laurieaves
    @laurieaves 3 года назад +2

    Great video! I am looking forward to watching more of your videos.

  • @lorrainedurgee1761
    @lorrainedurgee1761 Год назад

    Very detailed & amazing video on groundcovers - thanks so much - just love your honesty - I too have spent so much money on mulch & now it will be groundcovers ..& stone..

  • @cellphone3452
    @cellphone3452 3 года назад +2

    Your video is the best I have seen! 🤩 Thank you! 😊

  • @ShyDog827
    @ShyDog827 Год назад +3

    Thanks for the great informational video. It really helps to see how and where these various ground covers grow👍🏻 I especially liked the creeping thyme and blue star creeper.

  • @gshaw7252
    @gshaw7252 10 месяцев назад +2

    I enjoyed the video. One thing I would note is that Ivy can produce berries. Those berries contain seed. birds can eat those berries and spread them around. So controlling Ivy is not merely a matter of controlling the growth of the plant.

    • @TiggerTellsTales
      @TiggerTellsTales 10 месяцев назад

      Thank you for sharing! Agreed but that goes for every plant that produces seeds including the ones in your lawn. It would be impossible to control every plant that way and I choose not to. My ivy is a haven for chipmunks, snakes, spiders and thousands of insects. I refuse to vilify it like so many others. It does no damage to my trees and I control it going into the canopy which is quite easy. It’s spread in the wild happened before I was born.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  6 месяцев назад

      Yeah and that’s pretty much for every plant. I have no desire to control it if a bird wants to eat it. That’s nature…humans spend too much time controlling nature. 🙏I love ivy, it gives harbor to sooo many insects, chipmunks, etc. so I won’t be joining the haters club because it’s successful.

  • @heatherclarise
    @heatherclarise 10 месяцев назад

    Beautiful garden! I’m hoping I can cultivate mine just as beautifully. Thank you so much!!

  • @lesaamoore
    @lesaamoore Год назад +2

    Gorgeous ground covers. Gorgeous garden!
    (Just to note- freesias and violas are also pet friendly that also do fine in shade in place of impatiens.)

  • @robertacordova2013
    @robertacordova2013 7 месяцев назад

    Your video was great, it was so informative. I This is the best video I’ve watched yet. learned so much about ground cover. Your garden is so lovely. thank you for sharing it and your knowledge of ground covers. 💕

  • @marlenekirchner6052
    @marlenekirchner6052 11 месяцев назад

    Great video. Thank you. This is one I will watch again.

  • @spavle
    @spavle Год назад

    Congratulations, very useful information and nice presentation,

  • @Antonette59
    @Antonette59 Год назад

    Beautiful garden. I am just planning mine. Thanks for all the info.

  • @AJsGreenThumbLLC
    @AJsGreenThumbLLC 2 года назад +4

    This is such a fabulous video! I love ground covers and you have a beautiful assortment...I have several of the ones you showcased. And I love how you have created levels in the garden so the ground covers can spill over....so romantic!

  • @MarigoldsintheGarden
    @MarigoldsintheGarden 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this informative and helpful video. You have given me so many ideas.

  • @sirj820
    @sirj820 3 месяца назад

    Awesome vid 👍🏾

  • @jackleonard2088
    @jackleonard2088 Год назад

    Really enjoyed your video. I live in Pa so it’s nice to know what worked for you will work for me. Can’t wait to try some of these out.

  • @dvssayer5621
    @dvssayer5621 Год назад

    This is such a pretty garden! I love your use of rocks and paver stones and ground covers. I want exactly this look. Im not even sure i can do ground covers. Ill go to a nursery tomorrow and try the seedum. I got alot of varigated ivy last yr and isnt growing very fast but then u said it sleeps then creeps and ? Grows faster the 3rd yr. So it is starting to grow more now. Also have some im training up the trees thats been there..a gardener came along snd ripped it off the tree so he could climb up!!!😢 anyway this is one of the most pleasing to the eye garden ive seen so far!

  • @marilynmantis5409
    @marilynmantis5409 2 года назад +4

    I love the way you use rock in your landscaping. Great video. My two favorite ground covers for sun are ice plant Fire Spinner and woolly thyme. Pink Chintz thyme, for me, looks too ratty after it blooms in the spring, and the weeds and grass take it over. Dragon's blood sedum is another one of my favorite ground covers as well. I battle with bind weed, and my ice plant and Dragon's blood sedum have solved the problem in one area of my back yard. Another one of my favorite ground covers is Partridge Feather. It grows in such a tidy clump, and the leaves are so adorable.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  2 года назад

      Thank you for sharing all of this information Marilyn! It's so helpful to hear what works for you. Do you mind sharing your Zone? So sorry about the bindweed, it's the worst!

  • @VeryGreenly
    @VeryGreenly 8 месяцев назад

    I just love your garden/yard! So beautiful, interesting and natural. I found that my house has some of these that I have taken advantage of especially the little blue star plant, and the sedum. I have a disdain for the little violet rhizomes that I cannot keep out of my vegetable garden in zone 7b, but they are sweet and woodland looking. They are overtaking my backyard though. I think ground covered are my mom’s answer to not being able to take care of her flower garden. It gets overgrown with weeds and trees every summer and she gets so depressed about it.

  • @Dispatern
    @Dispatern Год назад

    You have a beautiful garden by the way! Nice video about ground cover plants. Thank you!
    Sedums like water as long as the drainage of the soil is good. If they get watered but the water stays in the soil it would be bad for the sedum's roots and they would rot.

  • @crochetingaroundnewzealand
    @crochetingaroundnewzealand 2 года назад +1

    Beautiful video thanks. The ivy is a big no-no in new Zealand. Our warm climates makes it very invasive.

  • @cynthiamarie2023
    @cynthiamarie2023 7 месяцев назад

    Very helpful! Love your ground covers. Thank you!😃

  • @Jaslovesoto
    @Jaslovesoto 2 года назад

    That's nice plants which I like so much, thanks

  • @lindablow5008
    @lindablow5008 7 месяцев назад

    Great video! So very helpful. I’m trying to reduce the amount of mulch I use every year.

  • @LoremLipsumz
    @LoremLipsumz 9 месяцев назад

    Beautiful garden 💕

  • @beakynd5333
    @beakynd5333 8 месяцев назад

    I love your beautiful garden. It’s very peaceful.

  • @norbertcardenas1876
    @norbertcardenas1876 7 месяцев назад

    That was an excellent video very informative.

  • @great-garden-watch
    @great-garden-watch 5 месяцев назад

    Super helpful thanks! NJ here to

  • @dawnmitchell11
    @dawnmitchell11 3 года назад +6

    I have some Hardy Plumbago (Ceratostigma Plumbaginoides). It was already here before we moved in. I thought it was a weed until one day I saw some beautiful cobalt blue flowers and decided to let it stay. Only just figured out what it was a year or two ago. For me it is a slow spreader, behaves pretty well, doesn't seem to choke others out. I'm in zone 8b Texas.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  3 года назад +3

      Thank you for your ground cover suggestion and zone information, it is really appreciated! I love when gardeners share their experiences.

    • @user-px7nh7vs4b
      @user-px7nh7vs4b 3 года назад

      Good to know. (Also 8b Texas)

  • @nomadcrows
    @nomadcrows 7 месяцев назад

    Great video! I've noticed the same thing with Sedum and water - if you have good drainage it will use water and grow lushly. Soggy soil in winter can be harmful but honestly, some of the varieties like 'Angelina' seem to handle that also.

  • @joanofarc6402
    @joanofarc6402 Год назад

    Thank you so much. I need fast spreading ground covers for shade and full sun!!
    I need to block out the weeds in a 1 acre area. Ugg. So much work so I need some stabilizing ideas that work fast so we can landscape and stop pulling weeds all summer. I’m in zone 5a Illinois

  • @annehunt787
    @annehunt787 2 года назад +1

    Love your yard and all the varieties with vibrant colors. Thanks for sharing!

  • @BradWoodbury
    @BradWoodbury 2 года назад

    I'm moving back to the Myrtle Beach area. That's where I grew up and family still there. But I wasn't in the garden as much them. I started up here.
    I love that you have your Thugs... I was Rollin.
    I just got Sedums this year. I got the flat with tons of it. I'm trying it all.
    One I also love is called ground cover, but its taller. Lambs ear I've found it to be a great color variation. Thanks again...

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  2 года назад

      I absolutely love lamb’s ear too but it tends to get fungal in our abundant garden and needs more airflow than we can give it. I agree! Try it all! Deal with the thugs later lol

  • @DontMindRyan
    @DontMindRyan 2 года назад +1

    Anything that's called creeper is a keeper 😀

  • @Pipsquacky
    @Pipsquacky 3 года назад +2

    Thank you soooooo much for doing this video. Very comprehensive with options and pros and cons. Your gardens are beautiful and inspiring. ❤️

  • @Earthy-Artist
    @Earthy-Artist 2 года назад +2

    In my area of Northern New Jersey trees up here can become huge. Towns such as Montclair is known for it's massive trees such as oaks etc. & further north such as West Milford & Oakridge have huge trees as well.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  2 года назад +1

      So jealous! I went to college in north Jersey, Hackettstown (Centenary when it was an all girls school lol) and I remember those big trees. Our sandy soil can’t support them but occasionally you do see a big beautiful one.

  • @DancinGrits
    @DancinGrits 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you for sharing. Very informative. 👍🏻

  • @jamessanders6788
    @jamessanders6788 Год назад

    So informative!!! Beautiful.

  • @MA-tz4qq
    @MA-tz4qq 2 года назад

    Beautiful and informative presentation. Thank you. Very helpful.

  • @nima16042
    @nima16042 2 года назад

    What an adorable home for the bunnies 😊

  • @MariaPNW
    @MariaPNW 7 месяцев назад

    awesome!! and those hostas!!!

  • @SuperCutie4747
    @SuperCutie4747 8 месяцев назад

    Lovely video!

  • @KASA0828
    @KASA0828 3 года назад +1

    I love your garden!!!

  • @marleneharris3725
    @marleneharris3725 2 года назад

    Love this video def added to my gardening folder to refer back to all you need to know about ground covers.

  • @elisabethvismans
    @elisabethvismans Год назад

    Very nice video. Love your ground covers. I’m just trying a few out. I have a large area with what I believe is creeping Myrtle. It’s a nightmare, grows over everything, bushes, pathway and is spreading fast. It came with the house. I’m now mowing over it but that probably won’t kill it.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  10 месяцев назад

      Our video on poison ivy worked to irradicate it by suffocating it with landscape fabric. It only took a days work for a 20 x 40 foot garden area with lots of plants.

  • @Mrs.Green23
    @Mrs.Green23 2 года назад

    So beautiful and the rock area in front of the bunny house is so angelic and looks great

  • @coreenwees9319
    @coreenwees9319 8 месяцев назад

    Your garden is stunning! Thanks for the inspiration!

  • @levelupyourlifek
    @levelupyourlifek Год назад

    Loved this 👍 I have a new garden bed along my sidewalk and I can’t wait to try some of these.

  • @richardportelli1983
    @richardportelli1983 Год назад

    Amazing video, thank you so much.

  • @fuxzor
    @fuxzor Год назад

    really cool garden

  • @AlexaTaganrog
    @AlexaTaganrog 2 года назад

    It was very helpful and interesting, thank you!

  • @Besina_Sartor
    @Besina_Sartor 2 года назад

    Excellent! Just what I needed!

  • @lenlen8008
    @lenlen8008 Год назад

    This is a wonderful and extremely helpful video. Your garden is beautiful. The dedication truly shows. Thank you for the inspiration.

  • @terriebutler6737
    @terriebutler6737 3 года назад +1

    Very NICE! Subscribed 💚

  • @negrieruiz8630
    @negrieruiz8630 2 года назад

    Thank you. Now I have an idea of which grown cover I could buy

  • @natalielawyerchick
    @natalielawyerchick 3 года назад

    Your garden is charming

  • @shiva1742
    @shiva1742 Год назад

    I am so envious.

  • @ElBeeEss
    @ElBeeEss 2 года назад +1

    What a stunning garden! Thank you for the guided tour xx

  • @simonem.3092
    @simonem.3092 2 года назад

    Love your mix of greens and textures.

  • @svetlanamas8204
    @svetlanamas8204 3 года назад

    Love all of your ground covers. And your garden is very nice.

  • @PJEC
    @PJEC 3 года назад +1

    Beautiful 💚💚💚💚