Every summer visitor wants to have a smooth, clean the lawn with a high tenacity, resistance to trampling and minimal claims on meticulous care.
What can be grown instead of the lawn
All who dare to experiment, be sure to pay attention to three interesting solutions for landscape design.
Trifolium repens
There is perhaps no better alternative than clover! His cover is bright, soft, dense and the air simultaneously. Perennial spreading not only roots, but also the stems, which are able to take root in the interstices. Able to grow to 30-35 cm in height, especially vigorously growing in fertile and moist soils. Blooms in May and continues blooming for 1.5-2 months.
Surprisingly resistant to trampling, but quite slippery (especially after rain or irrigation). Perfectly controlled by holding regular haircuts. It is noteworthy that the clover with their presence improves the mineral composition of the soil and prevents the settlement though any weed neighbors.
Veronica filiformis
Undersized perennial mainly creeping, growth reaches 5 cm. Thin delicate stalks (hence the name "filamentous") are dotted with rounded light green leaves.
Leaves in the sun glare and glitter different tones: ground cover may look coated in white and bright green can clear day. Grass begins to bloom in mid-April and will not stop for 2 months. Flowers small, pale blue tone with dark blue veins remind me-nots.
The grass is growing and developing well in the sun and in the shade, he likes humidity, but is able to tolerate dry periods. Forms an air tight carpet on the site. Threadlike sprouts of grass can take root, so thick carpet is created.
But do not forget that this gentle and harmless herb is a powerful aggressor: very fast growing and suppresses adjacent grass. Therefore, its claim to additional land needed time limit. Veronica perfectly controlled timely mowing. By curbs and edges Veronica filiformis is better to break off manually. Ideal removed by roll assembly.
Sedum false
Or sedum - the perfect representative of creeping perennial garden. Rhizome creeping plants, grass stems up to 10-15 cm, they sit tight and densely incredible beauty of rounded leaves. With so many leaves ground cover fleshy and air to the touch.
A variety of colors of leaves is striking: from the emerald blue-gray to purple and whitewashed. Grass grows quickly, forming a "cap" on the ground. It's hard to call it suitable for walking, rather it is purely decorative mission. Cover slippery.
Stonecrop not picky about soil nutrient environment, not asking fertilizers, but categorically does not like excess moisture.
The best varieties of stonecrop, which can be used when creating a lawn:
- Sedum karneum;
- Sedum styloid;
- Sedum false «John Creech»;
- Sedum false «Bronse Carpet» (leaves with a bronze tint);
- Sedum false «Album»
If you decide to replace the rolls of grass for something more original, consider the above-mentioned three representatives from the world of perennial grasses. They are all quite whimsical, hardy, long flowering period in attracting bees to land, bees and butterflies. All plants garden lawn, these rulers will only benefit.
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