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…spring nymph ticks hide in this weedy grass and litter, cleaning up the yard, especially under shrubs, trees and even in ground cover will help lower the risks. (Consider trying a blower.) Also clear trash, leaves and wood piles that may offer mouse…

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…One possibility is to pour a concrete floor over a sealed polyethylene moisture barrier on the floor. For crawlspaces, a ground cover will reduce the moisture coming up through the earth. Insulate perimeter walls if water pipes or heating ducts are in that…

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…Selecting, Final Planning, and Purchasing - Landscape professionals can help you choose and locate new trees, shrubs, or ground cover. Share your drawings and tentative ideas with your local nursery or landscape contractor. As long as you have defined intended…

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…zones with stone walls, patios, swimming pools, decks and roadways. Use rock, mulch, flower beds and gardens as ground cover for bare spaces and as effective firebreaks. There are no "fire-proof" plants. Select high moisture plants that…

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…cooling the passing air. And the generally dark and coarse leaves absorb solar radiation. You might also consider low ground cover such as grass, small plants, and bushes. A grass-covered lawn is usually 10 F (6 C) cooler than bare ground in the…

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…stepping stones in a 3-2-3-2 pattern. Ideally, surround them with round river stones, but crushed stone, mulch, or ground cover will do fine. Add some interesting large rocks, half buried in the ground. Finally, to give a sense of privacy and repose…

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…leaves. Though they may lie atop the ground cover plants now, as winter proceeds, they…
…delicate, soft, undulating choice ground cover is the sophisticated gardener's dream…
…European Ginger - Another very choice ground cover with shiny heart shaped leaves. It…

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