Today, colorful and variegated lawns, on which a variety of ornamental plants or flowers grow, often replace the traditional green lawns on personal plots. Compared to lawns, they do not require much maintenance or constant pruning. As a rule, these plants grow spontaneously and are distinguished by their hardiness to any weather conditions. However, it is impossible to walk on such a natural surface without disturbing its appearance. Nevertheless, experienced gardeners are ready to argue with such a statement, since recently there are a huge number of carpet-type garden crops that are able to withstand constant exposure to their surface along with other grass lawn varieties of plants.
Characteristics of Decorative Green Carpets for Walking
Some of the most common undersized plants grown in gardens are vibrant ground covers. They have the ability to create spectacular patterned carpets and look very delicate and soft. However, such crops only seem to be delicate and fragile, in fact, these tiny inhabitants of the garden are rightfully considered the most adaptable and stable perennial flowers. Ground covers can develop freely in any unfavorable environment and do without food and moisture for a long time. For their reproduction, it is enough to have a small amount of free soil. Along with high regenerating characteristics, such varieties are distinguished by decorativeness and abundance of flowering. Ground covers will easily take walks and will continue to bloom when used most often as paths or an area for active family games.
In any case, the impact on the living green carpet of flowering perennials should not exceed reasonable limits. These plants are not recommended for decorating areas in the garden, which are used more often than others. These include the main paths leading from the gate to the house, or recreation areas, where the owners will visit daily and, therefore, gradually trample. Still, beautiful flowers must be placed in places that will decorate the garden, create a romantic and cozy atmosphere. Creeping undersized flower beds will be a wonderful embodiment of fashionable landscape design.
The most successful place for placing openwork plant rugs is considered to be secondary paths and remote hinterlands of the garden, which are least used. Unlike the main areas on the site, they will not be regularly stressed. Additional paths that run along the hedge and lead to the flower beds are easy to arrange with flowering pochvokrovniki. They will close empty gaps, fill in glades and add decorative effect to vast meadows or tiny meadows.As a result, you can not only hide any defects on the site and make a bright framing for any functional areas, but at the same time balance the overall landscape picture.
Varieties of low-growing flowering perennials
There is a huge variety of non-trampling different crops that can create a dense cover and completely replace the traditional lawn. Among them you can find not only beautiful flowering plants with high wear-resistant qualities, but also finicky varieties. They are only suitable for occasional walks. The lowest and most creeping plants on the ground are considered the most resistant to physical stress. On such unassuming green carpets, you can safely walk until late autumn.
Flowers that reach great heights during development, of course, look much more attractive compared to other ground covers and will be a real find for arranging a garden. However, they can only transfer a minor impact on the horizontal plane. These crops include Roman chamomile, Potentilla, Zyunderman's dryad. All flowers exude a dizzying and delicate aroma that resembles a sweet, cloying bitterness. Plants can reach a height of about 15 cm and are able to retain foliage for the winter. With the onset of spring, the vegetative green parts of the plant are renewed. An elegant and colorful cascade of flowers soon appears. The abundance of flowering is observed almost throughout the season. This property completely balances the capriciousness inherent in these varieties.
The rest of the hardy creeping perennials are found in many garden areas, for example, creeping thyme. It easily withstands regular loads and is great as a decorative decoration that fills lawns, meadows or paths. Sometimes dirty leptinella is planted. This plant has another name - kotula. Such miniature ground covers are characterized by common properties. They only grow up to 5 cm, have the ability to quickly recover and look great in horizontal landscaping. The longest flowering, which can take a couple of months, is distinguished by the fragrant wall cymbalaria and the original creeping Mazus. The latter species must be carefully covered for the winter, since the plant is quite thermophilic and does not tolerate sudden changes in temperature. The flowers of the creeping mazus are arranged asymmetrically and form a soft carpet.
The role of perennial creeping groundcover in garden design
These crops are not only intended to create living meadows or lawns. They enrich the land and increase its fertile properties, as well as cover vacant space and landscape defects.
One of the functions of perennials is to supplement paved paths or playgrounds. Dwarf flowers or simple herbaceous forms can do with a minimal layer of soil and can easily germinate even between cracks, cracks in paving slabs and stones. Thanks to their presence, they create unique and harmonious completed compositions. Paths and lawns are covered with grasses and flowering framing. Such a natural natural decoration will smooth out sharp lines and will organically fit into the overall landscape design... Thanks to planting, the interior of the garden will look symmetrical and beautiful. Having stepped on green paths and grounds, you do not have to worry about the safety of plants. They are distinguished by their endurance, like any artificial turf, and are suitable for moving equipment.
Perennials that are resistant to trampling are considered the best option for growing in gardens. Their role is to hide boundaries or to coalesce diverse plant groups into a coherent whole.The soft transitional contours of the ground cover will provide an opportunity to create an attractive curb along the gravel path and a kind of boundary line for the main surface. These perennials can replace expensive stone, concrete or forged curbs, they are suitable for filling the transitions between flower beds and sites. At the same time, they will not allow the grass to grow and spoil the appearance of the green carpet, while maintaining resistance to trampling. It will not be difficult to take care of flower beds, since they do not require special attention and care and are not afraid of close contact.
Low-growing creeping perennials are used for control of harmful weeds... Cultural plants fill the voids, so wild-growing species simply have no chance of survival. This property becomes most important when it is necessary to get rid of weeds between the slabs and stones on the garden path.
