plants

"Ground" Covers

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Edible Gardens--unexpected locations

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A Seattle Organic Garden

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indoor: Air Plant

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indoors: winter blooming Heather

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Olive Tree

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Kokedama

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Indoor: Pilea or Pancake Plant.

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Bluestem grass has tiny seeds for birds in winter.

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“Pomegranates symbolize fall in Mediterannean climates,” Marken writes. “Like early Christmas ornaments, the fat, round red fruits hang heavy on spindly branches along with small leaves turning an autumn yellow. For a container, look for a dwarf variety such as ‘Nana’, displaying fall foliage and tiny red fruits if you’re lucky.”

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silver carpet (Dymondia margaretae, a low-growing walkable ground cover planted between the poured concrete pavers, Also shown here: foxtail ferns (Asparagus densiflorus ‘Myers’, blue chalk sticks (Senecio cylindricus, tree aeonium succulents (Aeonium arboreum, and leucadendron (Leucadendron ‘Jester’.

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between the concrete pavers. : Scotch moss (Sagina subulata ‘Aurea’, zones 4 to 8) and Corsican mint (Mentha requienii, zones 6 to 9)

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Use between pavers in walkways: ‘Dragon’s Blood’ stonecrop (Sedum spurium ‘Dragon’s Blood’, zones 3 to 9), a low-growing, spreading ground cover that thrives with little maintenance in shallow, rocky soils.

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Sweet Box, Doghobble Shade

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Doghobble

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