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Show The Sail For those hard Editor s Note tun Association I j oer vice c tte at Naffer men ana jnuscape contractors s cooper ating J th The Soft Lone Tr bone to bring vou oertlrenT eely guraen ntor morion rhis s on ground cowers for those hard fp maintain spots in the Qaroen J By Genevieve H Folsom Tribune Garden Editor Ground covers are versatile plants mat will grow where no other plant eems to do well If you have a steep slope where nothing seems to look well, or a bare spot under a big tree just, you can t get any color M or you would like to have some plant that would cas- cade over your stone wall to adcU softness and beau-- ' ty, then ground Mrs. Folsom overs are the answer Once established, they will take over and will require very little maintenance Keep them watered along with the rest of the garden Many of them can be kept neat and beautiful simply by mowing them once or twice a year Some will bring delightful color and others are evergreen for winter enjoyment While most of the ground covers are perennials and will last for a long time in the garden, there are some annual ground covers for a temporary cover Portulaca is a good example with its attractive foliage and delightful little blooms that resemble small roses, hence its common name, moss rose Creeping Jenny Notmng is more beautiful than a lovely ground cover around a pool Creeping Jenny with its round, shiny foliage and dainty buttercup-lik- e blooms of bright yellow is excellent for this purpose It has the added advantage of being evergreen most of the winter Prepare your soil by digging and then incorporating some humus as you would when you do other plantings If you plant small single plants, they will take longer to become established and cover than if you planted larger clumps of the ground cover The ivies make beautiful ground t -- lovers espeCiallv in the shadv areas One thing to remember about ivv is it will taxe three years before it is well established ana will grow slowiv ter that pervXl it will grow rapidly It will do best in a ruh soil on the moist side Spaie ivv plants about 12 uuhes apart Like creeping Jenny Sweet Wood ruff hkes a moist soil but you should incorporate plenty of humus into the soil The lacy foliage is fragrant and the clusters of tiny white flowers in spring and early summer add beauty Plant this one around the pool or it will do well in shady locations under the trees or in front of shrubs If you have an evergreen where the lawn won t grow beneath it. try this ground cover It can be started easily from seed Space plants about a foot apart Native Ground Covers The native ground covers are becoming very popular as they adapt well to our gardens Native Plants Inc has introduced some wild strawberry ground covers that are beauti- maintain garden spots v- i - a blue t V' V . 4. 7 . v. f. !t I.,- - - v low Mav 7 Voiding Keegan - I homa- - 1 sm.ri and bloom in i t blat k be! lts in fit t al For .pr i g d l.ght flam i'h,o su bulala or i reepmg pni.n. !ignw'-tb nit hes la.l and spreads into i n pt t like mounds Ii thrives in the un n well drained soil and has dairuv Mow ers in pink white lavender oi ted For Hot Lik atom Lambs ear will toleiale poor soil and will thrive in a hot lot ation if (he soil is well drained Foliage is woollv ' Mother ground covei tor a drv area and pooi soil is blue fesi ue It forms compact mounds of blue white foliage Plant it in sun or shade Flow er clusters come in blue pink or white Plant thyme between stepping stones or anvwhere there is well drained soil It will do well in poor soil and a dry location It is an evergreen with colorful flowers Pachvsandra is a low growing ground cover This evergreen likes a rich soil on the moist side and will cover well in shady places Another silvery-graplant is Artemisia or silver mound It should be soil in the planted in sun Sedums are plants that have thick foliage and will do well in poor soil foPotentil'a has straw berry-lik- e liage and bright yellow blooms ful While not usually thought of as a ground over, the sweet smelling violet maxes a lovely ground cover indeed You can plant violets in the sun y or in a location The fod and a lovely liage is green color Violets will spread rapidly, so place them where you want a large bed Violets will bloom in the spring Another fragrant ground cover is lily of the valley with the sweetblooms Give it smelling a soil rich in humus and space about apart These can be planted on the shady north side of the house Cround Cover Shrubs Some shrubs, like cotoneaster, make excellent ground covers The foliage is oval, shiny and evergreen Some have white and others pink flowers in the spring and an abundance of red berries m the fall It will do well in sun or shade It needs a lot of space to grow If you have a steep slope, you might want to use Halls honeysuckle, another shrub-lik- e ground cover that and spreads grows to about 2 feet-tal- l Julia Heagan and William Plumas were married April 2U Mi v une Mansion Mr and Mrs Thomas reception was given afterward bride a daughter of Mrs Frances Reagan, Tulsa. Okla helped establish and practices at the Birth and Family Center Salt Lake Citv A The , The bridegroom a son of Mr and Mrs Jim Thomas Salt Lake City, is a controller at Kennecott Copper Corp Manage face daily y semi-shad- heart-shape- well-draine- d g Strawberries can be an attractive ground cover and provide tasty, edible fruit. d rapidly It is an evergreen and will thrive in almost any soil For a compact, ground cover, try Ajuga reptans It has shiny foliage with flower spikes in the spring The foliage forms flat rosettes Evergreen Cover Creeping mahoma or Oregon holly grape is an evergreen shrubby ground cover which doesnt grow too tall The foliage is holly-lik- e in appearance and the color is green with During dieting, your skin can lose some of its firmness A daily massage can help soften and lubricate skin Use an ultra-ricskin treatment made to provide your skin with mois ture and emollieney h blue-lavend- HURRY IN NOW While Selection EVERYTHING MUSYGOi WICKER ONLY AT & WILLOW East South 700 535(Across Square) 534-068- 7 from Trolley Special Sale Hours: Fri.- - G In Sun. 10-- 7, 12-- 5 Mon.-Thur- Mothers Day Snider The tomily of Ernest L and Mlkfred lag their parents at on Open House Wedding Anniver sarv on Saturday Mav 11, 1985 from 300 pm to 600 o m at the Sons of Sat. 10-- 6 s. 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