Softening Path Edges With Ajuga reptans
Bugleweed, Carpetweed, Common Bugle
Ajuga reptans or Bugleweed has been selected here by Arthur Lathouris, an Australian award-winning landscape designer, to soften the path edges leading visitors to the house through the front garden and around the back garden.
Valued as a wonderful spreader making colorful groundcovers with its dense, attractive leaf rosettes, Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans) is a quick mat-forming grower which will thrive in shady areas where grass won't grow.
Plants In This Garden
Garden Information
| Hardiness |
3 – 10
|
|---|---|
| Heat Zones | 1
– 9
|
| Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, A2, A3 |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade |
| Season of Interest | Spring (Late) Summer (Early) |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil Ph | Acid, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit |
| Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Ground Covers , Pathways |
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard , Informal and Cottage , Traditional Garden |
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Garden Information
| Hardiness | 3 – 10
|
|---|---|
| Heat Zones | 1
– 9
|
| Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, A2, A3 |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade |
| Season of Interest | Spring (Late) Summer (Early) |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil Ph | Acid, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit |
| Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Ground Covers , Pathways |
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard , Informal and Cottage , Traditional Garden |
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