These Living Carpets, the Sole Survivors like light foot traffic...

Image taken from my garden September 1, 2009

These Living Carpets or Sole Survivors like light foot traffic and make great perennial groundcovers. Believe it or not I went to a grocery store and walked out with three Nature's Living Carpets groundcover plants.

They intrigued me and I decided to take the chance and plant a few.

Below I have included the image and description of the three perennials. All of them can withstand light foot traffic, which would make them great for in between pavers or edging around a driveway or walkway.

Try planting them in rock gardens or wall garden crevices. Just make sure to give them adequate water.

I planted this variety of Living Carpet, the Woolly Snow In Summer as a groundcover by the pond...right in-between the stones. Even though the 2009 summer was wet, this groundcover has survived the very moist conditions.

A slow grower, this particular Cerastium is an Alpine perennial and would grow very well in rock and stone wall gardens. It is very easy to tuck this perennial alpine in the tiniest of cracks or openings. Just make sure to water adequately as they dry out very quickly planted in those types of gardens.

Also, the silver gray woolly foliage adds a unique texture accent.

It is adaptable to almost any soil but prefers and sandy, loamy soil.

It is an early bloomer (June-July) with white flowers and enjoys full sun exposure. The average size is about 2" tall and 6" wide.

Another great groundcover that withstands foot traffic making it great for in-between pavers, for edging or borders and rock and wall gardens. The same watering care should be applied to this groundcover as the Woolly Snow.

This perennial has feathery, soft foliage in a bronze black shade. It blooms green flowers (not notable to me) in the summer. Many people comment that this perennial groundcover looks like a very mini fern.

It prefers full sun, but I have mine planted in part shade. Just remember, it does not like to dry out.

This groundcover is a mover...it grows fairly quickly. I have it planted in an area where it has a lot of room to grow. I also noticed that it likes to re-appear in the garden in several spots. The tiny spinoffs are easily picked up and moved.

Also called Ajuga Chocolate Chip this great groundcover boasts pretty blue flowers in early spring, which should be clipped once spent.

This mini Ajuga tolerates all light conditions, sun or shade and prefers a moist soil. I have mine planted in my middle island garden as a groundcover for my Liatris Blazing Star. This mini groundcover has spread quite quickly and is now winding its way toward the Bellflower.

The narrow leaves are overlaid with a chocolate brown color and forms a low carpet mound.

I love that this perennial is rabbit and deer resistant.

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