Thymus vulgaris
Useful as a ground cover, for borders or rockeries and suitable as container plant. There are a number of varieties and flower colours range through pink, red, mauve, purple, lilac and white. The leaves are used for culinary purposes as a herb ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Ruscus
Neville takes a look at the interesting and fabulous Ruscus (Ruscus Hypoglossum) which can make an excellent ground cover in your garden along with some other interesting qualities. The Ruscus has little flowers right in the middle of what ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Lawn Alternative
Every homeowner dreams of a lush green lawn and there is no other ground cover that can cope with regular traffic like turf. What about those areas where there is very little foot traffic? It is a great opportunity to try something new and ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Gibasis geniculata
Herbaceous trailing plant, native to tropical America, where it grows wild as a ground cover. It is mostly grown in hanging baskets for cascading foliage and is tolerant of indoor conditions where it adds a dainty, delicate touch to a room and ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Acacia - Wattle
Australia’s national flower and largest native genus. There are over 650 species ranging from small 30cm high ground covers, through shrubs to large trees, and at least 100 varieties are available in nurseries. Foliage is feathery, flat or ... [... more]
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Scaevola fanfare
Its ground hugging habit makes Scaevola an excellent ground cover or basket plant. Ideal for coastal gardens as some of its 100 species are tolerant to salt spray. Small succulent leaves on short brittle stems. The foliage is covered in ... [... more]
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Lantana
Lantanas are evergreen and come in a low ground cover variety as well as in bush varieties. Groundcovers (eg montevidensis) come in white, lavender or yellow. Bush varieties are available in red, white, orange and pink/cream. They are drought ... [... more]
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Lechenaultia formosa 'Scarlett O'Hara'
There are many versatile native plants that not only make excellent ground covers or container plants, but also fit very well into cottage style gardens. On a recent visit to Nielsen's Native Nursery at Loganholme in Queensland, Don looked at ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Campanulas - Plant of the Week
Many gardeners love searching for those plants which soldier on no matter what. Agapanthus and hydrangea fit into this no-fuss category as does the lesser known Serbian bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana), a ground cover plant. Campanulas are ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Wattle - Plant of the Week
Wattles, also called acacias, are wonderful native plants. In fact, Australia's official floral emblem is a wattle (Acacia pycnantha). More than 850 species of wattle grow in Australia, ranging from ground covers and charming shrubs to giant ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Standardised Camellia
Camellias are wonderful flowering shrubs for the garden, but they also have many other uses. They can be shaped into topiaries, standards or espaliers, and they can even be grown as ground covers. At the moment standardised camellias are very ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Trees to Avoid
To minimise maintenance and hard work, it is very important to seek advice before you plant. Any plant (whether it be a tree, shrub, climber or ground cover) in the wrong place can ruin your garden, damage your house and even cause problems with ... [... more]
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