Ajuga Chocolate Chip Groundcover - Fall Planting - October 2022
Groundcover, groundcover, groundcover. That's one of the things that I've tried to tell myself to focus on when I'm at the nursery. Wisconsin Plantsman Roy Diblik (who I've posted about a bunch of times) along with my other Zone 5 garden inspiration Erin the Impatient Gardener have done a series of YouTube videos this past year that I keep revisiting for ideas. In this one, they talk about a bunch of plants including how Roy has been 'experimenting' with Ajuga Chocolate Chip . He's been planting it on the edge of a path as a groundcover and talks about how it outcompetes weeds. I've looked at some small quart containers at his nursery up in Wisconsin, but haven't pulled the trigger. So, imagine my delight when I saw these small nursery containers of Ajuga Chocolate Chip at Lowes during their 50% off sale. At $2.25, I bought all that they had: five small containers. Here, below, is what they look like in their flat: I'm going to tuck th