Groundcover Revolution: How to use sustainable, low-maintenance, low-water groundcovers to replace your...

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Kathy Jentz

Groundcover Revolution

How to use sustainable, low-maintenance, low-water groundcovers to replace your turf - 40 alternative...

Kathy Jentz

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Cool Springs Press
07 February 2023

Gardening: flowers; Landscape gardening; Natural & wild gardening

The vision of an ideal lawn is changing. Once a symbol of status and wealth, perfect lawns are now seen as resource-guzzling, pesticide-laden problems. Homeowners are looking for an eco-conscious option to replace the traditional lawn. They don't want to waste time mowing, nor do they want to turn to chemicals to try to attain a nearly impossible standard. This is where low-maintenance groundcovers come in.

Groundcover Revolution features over 40 alternatives to turf grass that create a drought-tolerant, easy-care landscape. Whether you live in a dry, warm climate or a wet, cold one, there are options available to you. Groundcover Revolution also covers the many additional benefits of these plants (hello, pollinators and biodiversity!), how to overcome challenges like poor drainage, tree roots, and dense shade, and how to install and maintain a groundcover lawn that looks gorgeous all year-round.

By: Kathy Jentz
Imprint: Cool Springs Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 191mm,
Weight: 581g
ISBN: 9780760378151
ISBN 10: 0760378150
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 07 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 WHY REPLACE TURFGRASS LAWNS 2 BENEFITS OF GROUNDCOVERS 3 HOW TO SELECT THE RIGHT GROUNDCOVER FOR YOUR SITUATION 4 INSTALLING AND MAINTAINING GROUNDCOVERS 5 GROUNDCOVER PROFILES Bugleweed Ajuga reptans Pussytoes Antennaria spp. Wild Ginger Asarum canadense Hardy Begonia Begonia grandis Brunnera Brunnera macrophylla Japanese Sedge Carex morrowii Pennsylvania Sedge Carex pensylvanica River Oats Chasmanthium latifolium Green and Gold Chrysogonum virginianum Lily-of-the-Valley Convallaria majalis Epimedium Epimedium spp. Blue Fescue ‘Elijah Blue’ Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ Strawberry Fragaria spp. Cranesbill Geranium Geranium macrorrhizum Hellebore Helleborus spp. Heuchera Heuchera spp. Hosta Hosta spp. Quaker Ladies Houstonia caerulea Mosses Hypnum spp. Dwarf Crested Iris Iris cristata Winter Jasmine Jasminum nudiflorum Creeping Juniper Juniperus horizontalis Lamium Lamium maculatum Liriope Liriope muscari Creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia Dwarf Mondo Grass Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’ Prickly Pear Opuntia spp. Pachysandra Pachysandra procumbens Golden Ragwort Packera aurea Creeping Phlox Phlox stolonifera Solomon’s Seal Polygonatum spp. Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides Groundcover Roses Rosa spp. Creeping Rosemary Salvia rosmarinus ‘Prostratus’ and Creeping Thyme Thymus praecox Creeping Raspberry Rubus hayata-koidzumii Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia spp. Stonecrop Sedum ternatum Lamb’s Ear Stachys byzantina Dwarf Comfrey Symphytum ibericum Wild Violet Viola spp. COVERING GROUND IF NOTHING WILL GROW THERE Sources and Resources About the Author Acknowledgments Photo Credits Index

Kathy Jentz is editor and publisher of Washington Gardener magazine. She is currently the Green Media columnist for the Mid-Atlantic Grower newspaper. She also edits the quarterly Water Garden Journal, the official publication of the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society. Kathy's work has been featured in numerous publications, including the Washington Examiner newspaper, Pathways magazine, and Washington Women magazine. In addition, she appears on regular gardening guest spots on Channel 9, Channel 4, as well as WTOP, WAMU, and WOWD-LP radio stations in Washington, DC.

Reviews for Groundcover Revolution: How to use sustainable, low-maintenance, low-water groundcovers to replace your turf - 40 alternative choices for: - No Mowing. - No fertilizing. - No pesticides. - No problem!

"""Groundcover Revolution is must-have book for anyone who is interested in having less lawn, fewer weeds and reduced mulching. The properties charts will save the reader time and money, the pictures provide inspiration, while the detailed plant portraits give the focused information needed for creating beautiful, functional landscapes."" * C.L. Fornari, GardenLady.com *"