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  • From: "B. K. Earl" <bearl@xnet.com>
  • To: gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [gwl-g] Re: container gardening
  • Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 18:28:10 -0500

Nancy,

Why not plant some inexpensive plants between the fieldstone that you
can walk on and will keep the dirt at bay?. Since you have shade why
not a carpet of Lysimachia nummularia Aurea (golden moneywort) whose
golden foliage forms a mat 2 or 3 inches tall. Aggressive? Yes. But
it's easy to keep it within bounds. Other choices might be Mazus
reptans with it's dense mat of tiny green leaves and a violet-blue
flower bonus in summer. Or even moss -- Sagina subulata. For acidic
soils Mitchella repens (partridge berry) is a possibility.

Take a look at www.stepables.com for some good choices.

Betty







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