Ground covers can be used on steep or rocky slopes where mowing is not feasible. Once ground covers are well established they help stabilize the soil, reducing both wind and water erosion, reduce storm water runoff, filter pollutants from the air and produce oxygen, moderate temperature changes, improve aesthetic values and increase property values. In addition, ground covers can provide stabilization in areas which are heavily shaded.
~ Mau’u ‘aki’aki ~ Native Petite native Hawaiian sedge, is cute in the garden, attractive among boulders, or container gardens. This native sedge forms short, rounded tufts up to 10 inches high. It has light green foliage with narrow, stiff, erect blades. When flowering, a cluster of brown spike lets form on a taller stem…
~Rhoeo Oyster Plant
~Mondo Grass
~Pink Asystasia
~Peterpan Agapanthus
~Variegated Liriope
~Walking Iris Neomarica gracilis Commonly called walking iris or Apostle plant. After flowering, a new plant starts to form on the end of the flower stalk. The weight of the developing plant causes the stalk to bend over and touch the ground, where the plantlet will take root. This is were it gets it name…
