Now
that the warm days of autumn are coming to an end I thought it would
best to take care of my ajuga creeping bugleweed for winter.
Normally I do not do much with this hardy evergreen groundcover but
last year our winter was brutal and I lost many plants and vegetation
due to extreme cold weather and ice.
This
year I attended to my ajuga plants by removing all of the weeds and
wild grasses that were growing too close and then I applied Scotts
Organics NatureScapes red mulch around the creeping bugleweed.
Ajuga
puts out runners and you do want to cover up the runners. It is best
to allow space in between the plant's leaves and stems. This mulch
will protect the roots that grow close to the soil surface. It will
also protect the plants from becoming uprooted when snow or ice
starts to melt.
Here
are some photographs of my ajuga
gardens:
Did you know that ajuga is one of the top 10 hardy groundcovers? Learn more about ajuga by viewing this YouTube video
