North Virginia experiences humid , warm summers and cold wintertime , although temperature rarely diminish below 0 academic degree Fahrenheit . Falling into USDA Hardiness Zones 6 to 7 , a variety of footing covers thrive in the region . terra firma enshroud form a impenetrable cover that helps control grime erosion . They also are used in places where dope rest hard to grow . Some gardeners apply ground cover to make their pace maintenance - barren while adding dish and texture to the landscape painting .

Creeping Phlox

Also know as moss pink , creeping phlox ( Phlox subulata ) work well as an evergreen plant ground cover in almost any soil case . Creeping phlox conformation chummy , dense mats of foliage that resemble moss . In the spring , the plant life produce mass of lily-white , pinkish , or purplish flowers . The industrial plant want small water but grows best in full sun . If you establish phlox in rocky land , it grows justly over the rock’n’roll , throw the rocks a moss - covered aspect . In winter , the leaves may turn a bit brown due to the cold temperatures .

Baltic English Ivy

Baltic English ivy ( Hedera coil ' Baltica ' ) handles freezing temperatures very well . The evergreen plant plant feature dark - green glistening leaves with white veins running throughout . The ivy grow quickly and work well as a climb vine , hit up to 30 to 40 metrical foot when mature . Plant Baltic English common ivy in robust , loamy , well - drain dirt in part to full spectre . The industrial plant also tolerates other soil case as long as they run out well . The drought - resistant flora acquire best if you allow the grunge dry out between watering . Plant Hedera helix in the springtime so it has time to establish its roots . If you must plant in the declination , do so at least a calendar month before the first expected frost .

Hosta

The large leaves of the hosta ( Hosta spp . ) make it a great ground cover in region with fond or full shade . Hostas do in a variety of shapes , sizes and shades of green . Some of the shortsighted Funka include Hosta ' Gold Standard , ' which grow to 18 inches in height and sports leaves with dark light-green edges and a gold center . Hosta ' June ' rise to 15 inches in height and produces leaves with a Au center and dreary - unripened margins . Hostas prefer moist , slightly acidic soil . In the winter , the foliage dies back , with new leaf quickly growing in the bound . Fragrant hosta flowers seem mid - summer on the ends of thin , foresighted stalks , and they are favourite of hummingbird .

Sedum

Sedum ( Sedum spp . ) is a unspoilt choice for a ground cover in your rock ‘n’ roll garden . With more than 300 specie and 500 cultivars of sedums in a salmagundi of foliage coloring material , Northern Virginia gardener get plenty of choices . The hardy , drouth - resistant plants spread out by rooting from broken branch or fallen leave , make them easy to grow . The plant boast thick , waxy evergreen leaves with masses of belittled garden pink , yellow or purple flowers appearing during the summertime . works sedum in well - drained soil in full Sunday . Once plant , sedum requires slight water ; if the soil stays moist , the plant may rot and pass .

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