How should ground cover plants be obtained?

Hertle, B.

1998

TASPO Gartenbaumagazin 7(7): 22-28

How should ground cover plants be obtained?

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Kim, Y.J.; Lee, J.S., 1978: Studies on the exploitation of shade-tolerant ground-cover plants. (1) Growth of several ground-cover plants under controlled shading. The growth, internode length and leaf length of Hedera rhombea increased progressively as the light intensity was reduced from 100% through 63 and 38% to 18%. Ficus stipulata and Saxifraga stolonifera made best growth at 38% light intensity, altho...

Kolb, W., 1982: Costs of rose cultivation. Ground cover roses can positively compete with other ground covering plants. The labour and operations needed to maintain cvs of 3 rose types, viz. 13 Rosa floribunda [cluster-flowered] cvs, 4 hybrid tea cvs and 5 ground cover cvs (including Snow Ballet and Pink Star), in a 2-year trial are graphically presented. Labour wa...

Morey, D., 1977: Strawberries--a sweet new ground cover. I. A new series on ground cover ideas and innovations of interest to the landscaping field. Landscape industry: 22 (6 ie 5) 34-36

Hudak, Joseph, 1984: Plants that can cover a lot of ground. American Nurseryman 160: 6

Wyman, Donald, 1956: Ground cover plants

Thomas, Graham-Stuart, 1990: Plants for ground-cover

Leach, G.J.; Rees, M.C.; Charles Edwards, D.A., 1986: Relations between summer crops and ground cover legumes in a subtropical environment. 1. Effects of a Vigna trilobata ground cover on growth and yield of sorghum and sunflower. The effects of V. trilobata, used to provide additional ground cover, on the growth and yield of sorghum cv. Texas 610SR and sunflowers cv. Hysun 32 sown in Oct. and Jan. at 10 and 15 plants/msuperscript 2 (sorghum) and 5 and 2.5 plants/msuperscri...

Motsinger, Re, 1973: Diseases of ground cover plants

Moulton, Mk, 1969: Gardening with ground cover plants. Spring 5 (1) 1-5

Gault, Sm, 1972: Ground cover plants for roses