gardening question.....

[captainbovine]

I would like a plant that will be excellent ground cover, no more than say 6" high at the most. It has to be able to survive in sun or partial shade, clay soil but it is well drained.

any ideas please?

[ilove2patch]

It seems to like my garden but it's easy to pull off the things I don't want it smothering.:-)

[wizilizi]

What happens if one wants to ask a question about Pussy Willow?

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[leoleoleo123]

:^O

[merc1_clocks]

wizi...you is norty :^O

[chickengrandma-2008]

She likes living on the edge!!!:^O

[lhasa.two]

captain, maybe try geraniums as certain varieties are good ground cover - see below. I planted some small cuttings of "Czakor" and they went Whooosh! :^O

As a rule, geranium foliage is not noted for being aromatic. However, the wonderful evergreen G. macrorrhizum is the exception producing delicious, lemony aromatic leaves – which turn shades of ...'Album' (white), , 'Czakor' (magenta) and 'Spessart' (white).

[heatherwizpod]

Poached egg [ also called scrambled egg.]

Self seeding, Shallow roots so easy to weed out / contain to areas.

It's a green manure so also good for the soil.

Usually yellow and white.....hence the name but also available as a white variety.

Or woodruff .

Both grow well on my allotment which is semi shaded and clay. 

[captainbovine]

ihasa.one....I've got some of that!! now I know what it is:^O

I'd forgotten about the poached egg plant, that's nice I remember that and MYOB too.

thanks guys!

[amandacleggart]

One of my faves is Cotoneaster. http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/cotoneaster-horizontalis/classid.1028/ 

I love it!

[10phizz]

I`ve trimmed mine back as it grows against a wall and got too large but I have a self set in a plant pot which is becoming a natural bonsai..........the leaves being half size. I understand I can reduce the size further by cutting them in half with scissors. (and they come even smaller next year ).........has anyone else heard of this ?

[wilsonhepple]

Campanula? Grows like a weed here.

Isn't that just another name for 'Canterbury Bell'.?

Surely that wouldn't be considered ground cover.?

[ilove2patch]

Different plants Wilson. My Campanula is definitely ground cover, it covers everything!