Controlling Groundcover
Landscaping & Design, Lawn Care, Lawn and Garden, Video by Danny Lipford
Groundcovers are a great solution for hard-to-grow areas of the yard, but they are often hard to contain once they take off. Many of these plants spread by runners and roots, so you have to create a barrier both above and below the soil to adequately control them. The solution is garden edging and there are a number of materials and products that can be used to do the job. There are a number of plastic edging products available that you either dig or press into the soil at the borders of the beds. The plastics are inexpensive, flexible and available in a number of styles and sizes. Another more permanent and more classic approach is to use solid brick pavers for this chore. The bricks can be dug in horizontally or vertically to create the barrier you need to control your groundcovers.
