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Alternatives to mulch

Nathan Radabaugh

9 years ago

I live on the border of 6 and 7 in PA. We moved in to our last in late last summer. Out front has several things planted and is mulched I'm black mulch. I've not always been a fan of having as much mulched area as we have. There is a small section that has a bit of short ground cover plants that look really good and I think I want to add more ground cover. Any recommendations for my area? I want something that will stay on the shorter size.

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Deb
9 years ago
I'm with you, Nathan, when it comes to using groundcovers as organic mulch. In Fort Collins, CO, wood mulch blows away, so I'm growing a combination of groundcovers in my front yard--Veronica pectinata, soapwort, prairie winecups and orange carpet hummingbird. All of these plants attract pollinators. As a bonus, V. pectinata and soapwort are both evergreen, adding color to the winter landscape.
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