by Ilona Erwin | groundcover, Plant Guide, Spring
I once read someone’s complaint against Ajuga, a plant that has a reputation as a vigorous groundcover that blooms with pretty blue spikes in the spring. They were disappointed with the lack of growth it displayed for them. For me, It has always been a very... 
by Ilona Erwin | Featured Articles, foliage, groundcover, vines
English Ivy is an invasive but attractive ground cover. it is a traditional old England vine that is found throughout the eastern part of the USA.
by Ilona Erwin | Autumn, groundcover, Plants
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides One plant that I really appreciate at the end of summer is the bright blue flowering plant sometimes known as plumbago, or leadwort, whose Latin name is Ceratostigma plumbaginoides. It has slowly grown on me, a plant that works as a ground... 
by Ilona Erwin | groundcover, herbs, Plants
Galium odoratum, beautiful groundcover Another sweet smelling plant, this time for a groundcover. Sweet woodruff makes a beautiful base for trees or shrubs -which is how my mother grew it. I took a start, a bit of rooted section (the best way to multiply this plant),...
