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Plant ID please

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Cramlington567 · 30/04/2023 22:46

Looking at this for ground cover in a border to fill some gaps that weeds are currently winning.

What is it please?

Plant ID please
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Hedgesfullofbirds · 30/04/2023 22:50

Cerastium - also known as 'Snow On The Mountain' - excellent ground cover and will also grow out of walls and tumble down in cascades!

Fizzadora · 30/04/2023 22:53

I call it snow in summer. Gorgeous plant it flowers for ages and it stays evergreen through the winter.

Cramlington567 · 30/04/2023 23:39

Thanks, related to this. I have tried cardboard method of weed suppression. If I plant this in a hole in the cardboard it won't be able to spread.

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MereDintofPandiculation · 01/05/2023 10:35

I would expect the cardboard to rot underneath it. It spreads before it puts roots down, it can spread best part of a foot before rooting, and by the time it’s been there a year the cardboard will have rotted.

Cramlington567 · 01/05/2023 12:49

Thanks. Foxes had a go at my cardboard last night, digging through the mulch bark chippings. Was thinking of covering the border with some netting. Would that work?

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