The
April shower continued through May and now my low growing groundcover
has become invasive and needs
to be divided and transplanted.
I
grow three groundcovers in my yard; Baltic ivy, Vinca flowering vine
and Liriope lilyturf
which is a low growing
grass like plant that flowers in the fall.
Know that in late winter I did trim back the liriope but the spring rain made it grow in twice the size that it was before and now husband says we need to thin it out and shape it before it takes over the entire front yard. I agreed and added this garden project to my list of things to do.
Know that in late winter I did trim back the liriope but the spring rain made it grow in twice the size that it was before and now husband says we need to thin it out and shape it before it takes over the entire front yard. I agreed and added this garden project to my list of things to do.
The
best time to tackle this garden project would be on a cloudy day.
Today was cloudy so I
started to thin out the liriope
with my spade. I
selected large clumps
and dug them up. Then dividing
the clumps and
transplanting to grow
around my mature oak tree. (the photo you see above was taken in the fall when the flowers were blooming)
I
was able to remove six feet of the plants before calling it a day.
The mosquitos were very bad, and my repellent did not seem to keep
them away. Even the
citronella fire torch did not keep the biting bugs away so I called
it a day and went inside.
View this youtube.com video to learn more about dividing and transplanting liriope.
If you are interested in growing liriope in your garden then I would recommend that you ask your friends if they are transplanting and if they can spare to give you some plants. Otherwise you can buy groundcover plants at any of the following online stores.
eBay.com
greenwoodnusrsery.com
gardenerdirect.com
ckassygroundcovers.com