![]() Nervously casting his glance about the room, he sheepishly replied, “Um, sometimes I pee over there, where you picked it. “Have you added those leaves to the sauce yet?!” I hadn’t, and asked him why he was so interested. ![]() He nodded thoughtfully and went back to tossing the ball, and I headed for the kitchen.Ībout 3½ minutes later, he bulleted into the house and straight to the stove. The trailing plants spread outward at a reasonably rapid pace, quickly covering large areas of bare ground. Whether you’re ready to replace thirsty turfgrass with a low-water alternative or you just want to give your garden or footpath a unique pop of color, these drought-tolerant ground covers have you covered. Creeping thyme is one of the best ground cover plants for your garden landscape. Observing me, my son asked, “Mom, are you going to use that in our dinner?” I confirmed that was my plan. Landscaping Ground covers are meant to blanket your yard in gorgeous greenery, not wilted brown-ery. Intending to toss it into a sauce I was making, I snipped some oregano from an area near the kids’ basketball goal. Now, mind that you don’t encounter the situation I did with my young son. herba-barona, or caraway thyme, is an edible and ornamental species. One step forward leads you onto a low-growing mat of spicy, lilac-flowering thyme. Build walkways through areas intended for foot traffic before planting a ground cover. Ideally, a ground cover should be dense enough to inhibit weed emergence. Plants that are low-growing (generally less than 12 inches) and spread easily are suitable as ground cover plants. ![]() With luck, you’re already planning which fragrant herbs you’ll install in which areas of your garden. Apby Eleanor Wells Thymus praecox A sweet smell of earthy, herby goodness wafts through the air, welcoming you into the garden. Ground covers help link together ornamental plants. “When you brush up against it with your ankles, it releases a beautiful scent,” she says. Some types of thyme (Thymus) ground cover flower profusely, albeit minutely. The Austin Herb Society’s Judith Craft loves to put some of the more delicate varieties of oregano along a footpath. ‘Betty Rollins’ ( Origanum marjorana ‘Betty Rollins’) grows to a height of 6” and creeping oregano ( Origanum vulgare ‘Humile’) quickly spreads to form a dense mat less than 3” tall. An herbal superstar renowned for its must-have flavor in pizza and pasta sauces, some varieties of oregano also make a durable ground cover.
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