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What ground cover varieties are good to plant in Minnesota around a pond that is shaded? Are any varieties available in seed form?
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Ground cover for shade areas #866836
Asked May 02, 2024, 9:47 PM EDT
What ground cover varieties are good to plant in Minnesota around a pond that is shaded? Are any varieties available in seed form?
Carver County Minnesota
Expert Response
Hi,
Look at page 22 on this publication (under "exposure" "s" means shade).
https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/51549/08464.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
This page has groundcovers for shade in our zone:
https://www.midwestliving.com/garden/ideas/15-easy-midwest-groundcovers/
See groundcovers on this page:
https://extension.umn.edu/planting-and-growing-guides/gardening-shade
Buying small plants would be more economical in the long run that sowing seeds. Seeds of the plants you want will be competing with weed seeds and it will take a very long time to get established plants.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
