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Wanted: Groundcover for shade

15 years ago

We got new water lines this month, and instead of letting them sow grass seeds I'd like to sow some sort of groundcover---it's a VERY hard place to mow, and it's in almost complete shade, under an old maple tree. I'm open to any suggestions. I need to sow an area about three feet wide and about 30 feet long.

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imabirdnut
15 years ago
I have a ton of shade under all my big trees in our yard & I have several areas growing with Purple winter creeper & several beds with Strawberry begonia & Blue Katie Ruellia with violets. The violets & ruellia freely seed & spread under the trees but the Strawberry begoinias(Saxifraga stolonifera) send out shoots with new "baby" plants. All have done well for me. I mix in other plants(ferns, Hostas, Turk's cap, etc.) & shrubs to give interest & texture.
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