Whether you're looking for a ground cover plant to suppress weeds, want to make your flower beds more attractive, or fill the ...

The Sedum genus known as stonecrops, comprises 400 to 500 species, many of which are low-growing and well-suited for use as ground cover. Creeping sedum varieties quickly spread, reaching heights of ...

DESPITE all the attention that succulents have received during this record-breaking dry spell, an eco-conscious gardener could shout “Sedum!” with all his might and still be met with a collective ...

Q: I want to try sedums as ground cover on a hot, dry, sunny spot I have covered with an inch or two of small-size bark mulch. Can sedums root and spread through mulch? Or should I remove the mulch ...

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Cut sedum back in spring, trim in early summer, and clean up in fall. Skip pruning in mid-summer and winter to avoid stressing the plant. Pruning keeps sedum strong, compact, and blooming well. Sedum ...

Despite all the attention that succulents have received during this record-breaking dry spell, an eco-conscious gardener could shout “Sedum!” with all his might and still be met with a collective ...

What: Sedum kimnachii is an excellent groundcover plant, particularly for hot, dry sites with poor soil. This variety forms a flat, dense carpet of glossy chartreuse leaves. Clusters of golden-yellow ...

A: The early pruning was to get rid of any left-over dead growth from last year. Some people cut their perennials to the ground in the fall right after frost kills them, but others let all or most go ...

It was 1999, and Becky Sell, of Salem, needed some extra cash to pay for her upcoming wedding. So she took up her mother's backyard hobby of cultivating succulents, and started selling the trendy ...