I live in the SF bay area, California. I have a tree-filled corner in the west side of my yard which only gets filtered sunlight, if any at all. The soil gets waterlogged every winter. I also have a dog, so plants that can tolerate a little foot traffic would be great too.
Would Lily of the Valley work here? I would love something that is green and attractive all year round, possibly with flowers. Right now, I only have a mini Japanese rock garden there, so something that would go with that theme would be even better. Am I asking for too much?
I need ideas for ground cover in shade with soil that gets very wet in winter, probably not draining well..?
I have several ground covers in a woodland garden in my yard. Creeping Charlie, Lily of the Valley both do well. The one I find most attractive however is Perriwinkle. It has a nice dark leaf, can be walked over, spreads nicely and has a puple flower in early spring.
Reply:all answers sound good but u could also skip the ground cover for now and focus on fixin the drainage problem. i have a wet side in my yard too near the woods and it also dosent get good sun but i planted about 4 pussywillows out further towards the sun and i mean it really really helped get the water problem under control. pussywillows have wet feet and are very beautiful i think. just a suggestion.
Reply:vinca minor-it is a vining groundcover that has dark, glossy evergreen leaves, and in the spring (and sometimes again if it%26#039;s cooler in fall) it has little periwinkle blue flowers. Speads by rooting where it touches the ground.
Reply:Try a Creeping Charlie. They are great wholesome plants, and grow up any stick, they love trees. In Washington we had them growing on the roof, They are a large green leaf Ivy, and flower once a year, mostly white small flowers. but you can do anything with them. I%26#039;m not a plant person, except for vegetables, but that%26#039;s my recommendation. Ron Couch
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