Six Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip' Plugs Added to Kitchen Curve Border - May 2026
Yesterday, I posted a photo showing the six new Ajuga 'Burgundy Glow' plugs that I stuck in the front of the border by the little colony of Hellebores in our backyard. I talked about how I wanted to 'keep going' on groundcover this year mostly with a mix of Ajuga and Carex. Why? Because those are the two groundcovers that I've had the most success with over the years. I also should list sedum because a few of those have worked, too. #1 on my 2026 to-do list was to 'stop fighting nature' and #15 was focus on repetition vs net-new things and #20 was to 'keep going' on groundcover. When you combine all three of those things what do you get? The answer: more Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip'. There's plenty of reasons to shop at your local nursery over a big box store parking lot temporary nursery, but the prices on their groundcover plugs is NOT one of them. Thanks to the folks at the Home Depot, you can buy a tray of six Ajuga plugs...