Lawn substitute from evergreen ground cover

Lawn substitute from evergreen ground cover

That is why you should only plant evergreen ground cover

The plants selected for lawn replacement should keep their foliage even in winter. Otherwise the area is not a decorative sight in winter.

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In this case, evergreen does not necessarily mean that the leaves have to be green, but only that they do not lose their foliage in the cold season.

Plant a small area with different evergreen ground cover. This allows you to create very beautiful plays of color, which are a decorative eye-catcher in the garden, especially in dreary winter.

Evergreen plants for lawn replacement

  • Star moss
  • Plumage pads
  • Roman chamomile
  • thyme

Feather cushion is particularly popular with gardeners as a substitute for lawns because the foliage of the perennial cushion takes on a different color in winter. There are several varieties to choose from, each with a wide range of colors.

Roman chamomile is often planted because not only the small flowers smell wonderful. The evergreen leaves also exude the typical chamomile aroma.

Other herbaceous perennials such as thyme, which are also suitable as lawn substitutes, are also evergreen.

Care of the evergreen lawn substitute in winter

Before winter, you should remove fallen leaves from the lawn substitute. Winter protection is only recommended in exceptional cases with very sensitive ground cover and cushioned perennials, as evergreen plants quickly begin to rot under a cover that is too dense.

Evergreen lawn substitute as soil protection

Most evergreen ground covers don't just look beautiful in winter. With their dense foliage, they cover the garden soil and protect it from drying out and erosion.

Weeds have no chance on a dense lawn substitute because the seeds do not get enough light to germinate. This also applies to weeds with runners, for which it is also too dark under the cover to sprout.

Tips & Tricks

A relatively new ground cover is “Lippia Summer Pearls”. It is very fast-growing, so that the ground is covered by a thick carpet within a short time. The small pink flowers of the hardy and hardy perennial bloom from May to autumn.

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