Ground cover suggestions

hoping4septimus

for an area that gets an decent amount of sun.

I would like something that will take over under my hedge row so I can stop weeding constantly.

I was thinking maybe something like alyssum but does it come back every year?

TarHeels&Rebels

Have you tried using Preen?  It's a weed preventer that you sprinkle on your beds.  It's a miracle product; I've never dealt with weeds like I have at this house where the neighborhood is filled with large lots of forests and fields.  It prevents everything in my beds except one stubborn kind.

calico77

What about Phlox.....I think it comes back every year and it is pretty/bunch of colors and low to the ground.

hoping4septimus

TarHeels&Rebels:

Have you tried using Preen?  It's a weed preventer that you sprinkle on your beds.  It's a miracle product; I've never dealt with weeds like I have at this house where the neighborhood is filled with large lots of forests and fields.  It prevents everything in my beds except one stubborn kind.

I don't put chemicals in my yard. My kids roll around in my yard.

hoping4septimus

calico77:

What about Phlox.....I think it comes back every year and it is pretty/bunch of colors and low to the ground.

I have thought about phlox. It just seems to take a while to take over.

curlydoglover

Alyssum is an annual, so no, it won't come back every year.

We have bugleweed, creeping thyme, creeping phlox and snow-in-summer in our full-sun beds.

nitaw

I'm adding candytuft to my full sun beds. It's evergreen and has white blooms in spring. It doesn't seem to spead fast though. I know that Lowe's has them on sale right now. And added bonus - it does well in zone 7 according to my TN/KY Garden Guide.

hoping4septimus

nitaw:

I'm adding candytuft to my full sun beds. It's evergreen and has white blooms in spring. It doesn't seem to spead fast though. I know that Lowe's has them on sale right now. And added bonus - it does well in zone 7 according to my TN/KY Garden Guide.

Candytuft is what I was thinking of I think... it looks like alyssum.

nitaw

Here's some selections from Bluestone Perennials. I bought the Autumn Beauty from over the fall. My little sprigs held up just fine and a a couple have really taken off. The Autumn Beatuty blooms twice - fall and spring. I bought 4 larger varieties from Lowe's (they were on sale last week for $3 and some chanege). My plan is to move the candytuft I planted in my backyard to my front bed. My plans for a nice backyard bed were dashed by my pug. He peed on everything I planted around my patio. LOL