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Ground Covers You May Not Have Thought About, Part IX

Richard Lyons’ Nursery today continues its survey of plants that are sometimes overlooked in their capacity as ground covers. Bromeliads are another plant family comprising species which function well as ground covers. Terrestrial bromeliads, i.e., those species capable of growing in the soil, can be massed to create very striking, colorful ground covers to complement…
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August 15, 2014 0

Ground Covers You May Not Have Thought Of, Part VIII

Today Richard Lyons’ Nursery today presents the eighth installment of its survey of plants that are sometimes overlooked for their potential as ground covers. Succulents can be deployed to create striking ground covers in sunny, dry areas of your yard. Here are just a few of the species that can help you improve a desolate…
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August 8, 2014 0

Ground Covers You May Not Have Thought Of, Part VII

Today Richard Lyons’ Nursery today presents the seventh installment of its survey of plants that are sometimes overlooked for their potential as ground covers. Bamboo Muhly, Muhlenbergia dumosa, and Pink Muhly Grass, Muhlenbergia capillaris: These closely-related species not only succeed as stand-alone landscape elements, but they also work well as clumping, tall ground covers. M.…
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August 1, 2014 0

Ground Covers That You May Not Have Thought About, Part VI

Today Richard Lyons’ Nursery today presents the sixth installment of its survey of plants that are sometimes overlooked for their potential as ground covers. Variegated Flax Lily, Dianella tasmanica ‘Variegata’: This strap-leafed herbaceous perennial, native to southeastern Australia, including the island state of Tasmania, features an appealing contrast of colors: Green leaves with yellow-white striping,…
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July 25, 2014 0

Ground Covers That You May Not Have Thought About, Part V

Richard Lyons’ Nursery today presents the fifth installment of its survey of plants that are sometimes overlooked for their potential as ground covers. Native Pineland Croton, Croton linearis: This evergreen shrub is native from St. Lucie County south through the Florida peninsula and into the Bahamas, Cuba and Jamaica. Several butterfly species are attracted to…
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July 18, 2014 0