Give your garden’s lowest layer a new look
The best priming coat covers are multi - purpose workhorse , suppressing weeds , keep soil corroding , and adding another degree of interest to garden beds . Naturally , we ’d prefer them not to be invasive , and to look unspoiled over a prospicient season . But why do so many gardeners seem to fall back on the same few choices ? In this episode , Danielle , Carol , and expert guest Amanda Thomsen cover novel ground in their quest to expand the definition of what a ground binding can be . Whether it ’s a tough but underused North American native , a cheeky little annual , or an unusual self - seeding edible , we hope you will find something unexpected but garden - suitable in this installment .
Expert : Amanda Thomsen is the writer ofKiss My Aster : A Graphic Guide to produce a Fantastic Yard entirely tailor to Youand owner of the Aster Gardens plant workshop in Lemont , Illinois .
More info from the episode :
Ed Lyon’sarticle on undercoat coversfrom issue # 204
For more ofAmanda Thomsen ’s favorite self - sowers
Danielle ’s industrial plant
Partridgeberry ( Mitchella repens , geographical zone 3 - 8)
Wild ginger ( Asarum canadense , 3 - 8)
favourable ragweed ( Packera aurea , Zones 3 - 8)
‘ Limeglow ’ juniper ( Juniperus horizontalis‘Limeglow ’ , Zones 3 - 9 )
Carol ’s Plants
Variegated Solomon ’s seal of approval ( Polygonatum odoratum‘Variegatum ’ , Zones 3 - 9 )
easterly prickly pear cactus ( Opuntia humifusa , Zones 4 - 9 )
‘ Pixie Periwinkle ’ genus Baptisia ( Baptisia australis‘Pixie Periwinkle ’ , Zones 4 - 9 )
‘ Profusion Cherry Bicolor ’ zinnia ( Zinnia‘Profusion Cherry Bicolor ’ , one-year )
Expert ’s Plants
‘ Dietrich ’s Wild ’ broccoli raab ( Brassica rapa‘Dietrich ’s Wild ’ , biyearly )
Cardoon ( Cynara cardunculus * , Zones 7 - 9)*Considered invasive in CA
Chocolate daisy ( Berlandiera lyrata , Zones 4–10 )
Globe thistle ( Echinops ritro , Zones 3–9 )
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Golden ragwort
‘Limeglow’ juniper
Variegated Solomon’s seal
Eastern prickly pear cactus
‘Pixie Periwinkle’ baptisia
‘Profusion Cherry Bicolor’ zinnia
‘Dietrich’s Wild’ broccoli raab
Cardoon
Chocolate daisy
Globe thistle
