Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Jet Black Sweet Potato Vine As Groundcover - May 2025
I've posted a number of times about groundcover and how I've evolved as a gardener when it comes to planting groundcover. It was (for me) an afterthought. (Unfortunately...the same could be said about conifers, but I've begun to change that fact). The first groundcover that I 'got to know' and planted was Ajuga 'chocolate chip'. I've planted it in a number of spots and will continue to add it when I can find it. Over the years, I've added some sedums ( Angelina, a variegated variety and something that I've grown to love: John Creech Sedum . But, I've also begun to get smarter about using annuals as bedding plants over the years. And, thanks to some of the garden tours I've watched on YouTube has lead me to think about annuals as groundcover. I've done *some* of that with Coleus. And... #6 on my 2025 to-do list was to use more coleus as a bedding plant. And, #16 on my list was to 'keep going on groundcover'...