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See that bright patch in the photo below?  That's a patch of 'protected' Angelina Sedum that is in the same section of groundcover that I posted about yesterday .  I'm not sure where I picked up the tip, but I take some of our patio containers and tip them on their sides during winter.  In an attempt to keep them from cracking.  The container you can see peeking in the photo on the right side on the stair?  That's the one that I tipped into this bed all Winter.  That means that this bright green patch of groundcover was protected from the Winter temperatures (and snow and ice) all Winter.  Which kept the Summer-color of the Sedum all season long.    If you look at the front edge of this sedum, you'll see similar signs of rabbit damage like what I was seeing in the sedum up front last week . 

The sedum that is planted on either side of our back stoop takes on some oranges and browns during the winter months.  Here's a peek at it below.  Along with some Winter leaf litter.    This Sedum was a volunteer from one of our patio pots and I've transplanted pieces of it (now) on both sides of the stoop.  Here's a look at those beds cleaned up in April of 2025 .   I had some chipmunk problems in these beds over the years, but this Sedum covered up most of the access holes/entrances, so I've failed to solve it permanently.