Ground cover under oaks? OMG - something I know about; how did I miss it? Oh yeah, I was sick then ... drrrr

We had an absolutely lovely green ground cover that took years to look so great; sadly it was mostly torn up when the drain field was redone. It was a combination of dwarf mondo grass, jasmine and sedge grass. It is all slowly making its way back. And yes, I dig up weeds and transplant them around my yard.

The neighbor must have planted a mondo grass border 30 years ago and it has slowly spread its way around. It does spread, slowly, and always looks good. Holds up well to traffic and to mowing.

We also have a summer ground cover that is some type of green mini wandering jew looking plant that is not a wandering jew. It does exceptionally well under the oaks and bears traffic well but dies back when the rains stop. I can't get the mimosa to spread under our oaks; but I keep trying.

~Dianne

After hand digging out an acre of common boston fern; I hate ferns in the ground.

Check out the Dwarf Mondo used on the Stetson campus in DeLand.
It was planted in large swaths under oaks in deep shade.
The lush dark green of many plants close together looks absolutely stunning.