Planting ground cover on your property requires careful
consideration of the best type of plant for the location. Ground covers might
be the perfect plant for tough locations but they do require maintenance. To
perform the correct function of beautifying your landscape, these plants
require fertilizing, mulching and weeding like any other plant in the landscape.
Enhancing the Soil
Plant care begins with soil preparation. The best case
scenario features adding peat moss, compost or another type of soil conditioner
to the garden bed before planting the ground cover. If not, don't panic. You
can still carefully stir up the soil between juvenile plants to add organic
matter to the soil. Use a rake, hoe or wheeled cultivator between plants.
Strain out and remove any weeds during this process.
