Pineapple Mint, Salvia elegans, like any mint, has a reputation for being invasive. Tough as nails, manzanita flowers in spring, has berries in Fall and is evergreen through winter. Manzanita ‘Emerald Carpet’, Arctostaphylos (CA native) is the one plant I noticed that grows easily on a dry clay bank. They will reseed this way with moisture from winter rains. Lamb’s ear is easy to propagate by laying the seed heads of these trimming down on the ground where you want more. It blooms with insignificant flower spikes so I trim those off in late summer. Lamb’s ear, Stachys byzantina is an ever ‘grey’ furry-leafed low grower that spreads nicely through underground stolons. It has a beautiful color and spiky, piney texture This evergreen juniper will root to the ground where the branches touch. Juniper ‘Blue Star’ or ‘Blue Rug’ is a tough low grower, spreading quickly through a large area. The flowers dry and fall off, rather than it needing deadheading and you can dig a clump and transplant it to spread through a new area in your garden. Germander, Teucrium chamydroides is an absolute favorite, evergreen, needs little water and blooms in June. Lovely iridescent flowers cling to slender stems Geranium spreads through underground runners but is well behaved, rather than invasive in any way. Geranium ‘Rozanne’ is a fragile, airy looking plant that belies its toughness. Ideal for under an errant teenager’s window! To keep it low growing, trim low and pin the low runners to the ground. Beware f the white sap and wash hands it you get it on you.įirethorn, Pyracantha coccinea makes a sturdy, stickery boundary line in the garden, keeping out trespassers and those who would take a shortcut through your property. Dig it out of inconvenient places and trim to keep it full and bushy. It looks best with regular water from drip sprayers in the hot summers.ĭonkeytail spurge, Euphorbia myrsinites will spread by seed throughout the garden and once planted, will pop up in odd places. It’s easy to keep edged, but wear gloves,…it’s stickery.Ĭreeping Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ is notable for needing the least amount of water in summer, once a month! The fact that it blooms twice a year and drapes nicely over walls and slopes make it a foothill favorite.Ĭreeping thyme, Thymus praecox can replace a small lawn area with ease and can take a bit of foot traffic. It need not be mowed like Blue Fescue, but if you like, mow it on the highest mower setting.Ĭreeping phlox, Phlox stolonifera is a surprise bloomer, the first in the garden in February or early March. This is one flower the deer won’t touch in your gardenĬalifornia fescue, Festuca californica (CA native) is an easy care deep green grass that is very drought resistant. This easy care clumping grass can be mowed at the highest mower settingīugleweed, Ajuga reptans blooms a beautiful iridescent blue in early spring. It’s nickname is ‘Pigsqueak!’īlue Fescue, Festuca glauca (CA native) is a good option as a lawn replacement. The leaves are as squeaky fresh as lettuce leaves on this easy to grow ground cover. Looks best in the garden with regular drip irrigationīergenia crassifolia is a favorite since it’s evergreen, and blooms in Winter. It attracts butterflies and visual attention and is resistant to deer, drought, insects, foot traffic and heat.Įlfin Creeping Thyme can be useful in the landscape in mass plantings, in containers or planters, as a border or edger, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas, as a groundcover, between stepping stones and pavers, as a lawn substitute, to accentuate entryways or in small groupings and also in rock or xeriscape gardens, theme gardens, cottage gardens, herb gardens or perennial gardens.Wood strawberry, Fragaria californica (CA native) Plants included in this article: And why I like them!Īrtemisia Powis Castle is an ever’grey’ spreading plant that adds a bit of white to the garden.īee’s Bliss sage, Salvia somomensis (CA native) is perfect for covering a dry clay slope. The foliage is grey / silver and medium green in color. In the spring Elfin Creeping Thyme produces pink flowers. It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun or morning sun with afternoon shade and grows best when planted in sand, loam, clay or silt soil that is well drained. It matures to an average height of 1 inch to 1 foot and an average width of 1 foot to 2 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. Thymus Praecox 'Elfin' is a moderate growing groundcover plant and perennial plant that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5A through 8B.
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