Pedunculate meadow
Lawn is a vegetal carpet that looks spectacular in gardens, but requires a lot of maintenance: mowing, fertilizing, watering … and, in addition, it always looks the same color: green. A good alternative to grass are upholstery plantsalso called ground covers, which are those that grow extending almost at ground level.
Especially if you live in a climate where it does not rain much, or if you have a rocky or sloping garden, these plants will decorate the place in a way that you would not imagine.
Advantages of upholstery plants
Veronica prostrata subsp. to shave
This type of plants hardly require maintenance, since it is herbaceous that they grow very fast and do not need to be fertilized. In addition, there are some that can be stepped on from time to time, others that can grow in shady places and many that can withstand frost. Some of them are:
Plants that can be walked on
- Peruvian verbena
- Thyme broom
- Mazus reptans
- Pedunculate meadow
- Leptinella squalida
- viola labrador
Plants for shady places
- Dichondra sp (all species)
- Ivy helix
- Vinca sp (all species)
- Pachysandra sp (all species)
- Bear’s breeches
- Wood Anemone ‘Robinsiana’
Plants that withstand the cold
In addition to those mentioned, the following are highly recommended:
- Fragaria chiloensis
- Ophiophogon japonicus (to place in shadow)
- Cerastium tomentosum
- Euonymus fortunei ‘Kewensis
- Erysimum kotschyanum
- Helichrysum arhyrophyllum
All these plants withstand frosts of up to -7ºC.
Helichysum argyrophyllum
Upholstery plants are, as we can see, an excellent alternative to grass. They are capable of growing in the most difficult soils, such as stony ones, and also those with a steep slope. And, thanks to its flowers, attract many pollinating insectslike bees, which can help you in your garden.
If you would like to have a colorful plant cover, full of life, and that does not require a lot of maintenance, I encourage you to plant some ground covers. Surely you do not regret it .
