15 FRUITING GROUNDCOVERS You Should Be Growing — Ep. 124

Adding a mentioned plant list to the vid descriptions would be really useful.

Oh my. There was once a brook or stream called 'Kinikinick' which meandered through our area. My Grandfather knew it well. In my mid- childhood, the city poured concrete on it's bottom, at a dry time of year. It was never the same again, but now I can imagine what it must have been, lined with red berries. (Added:Thank goodness, I just read that the now crumbling concrete, which didn't function well to control storm water, is being removed. The article states that wild rice used to line the river it once was.) It took 59 years to begin to correct a big mistake. Flock lands and creatures can call themselves very lucky.

1. Amalanchier stolonifera, running serviceberry 4-5ft tall and wide, self fertile but get 2 for cross pollination. 2. Arcostaphylos uva-ursi, "kinikinick" edible when cooked, 6-12 inches tall, 6 ft wide, poor soil/rock garden, shade plant, self fertile 3. Aronia melanocarpa, 'groundhug' edible, blueberry-like, self fertile 4. Cornus canadensis, bunchberry or creeping dogwood, drupes not human edible- for wildlife, slow spreading, can make cuttings, self sterile 5. Fragraria- strawberry, rhizomatous spread, medicinal edible 6. Gaylessacia brachycera, Huckleberry, pest pressure issues getting it established, 1ft by 3ft, self fertile 7. Gaultheria procumbens, Wintergreen, rhisomatous spread but compact, beautiful! 3-6 inches tall, edible wintergreen flavor, leaves to make wintergreen syrup, self fertile, needs shade (my favorite!) 8. Lonicera crassifola, creeping honeysuckle, non native, but possibly beneficial, experimental/potential for invasiveness, not human edible, 6 inches high by 2-3ft wide, self fertile 9. Mitchella repens, 'partridge berry', not human edible, shade loving, self fertile 10. Prunus pumilla var depressa, acidic but edible berries, prostrate prunus species, 12 inches by 3 feet, self fertile 11. Rubus arcticus, arctic raspberry, medicinal, less fruit than other varieties, decent fruit 12. Rubus calycinoides, sprawling, poor soil accepting, tasty berries, non-native 13. Vaccinium angustifollum, 1ft by 2ft, blueberry, acidic soil needed 14. Vaccinium macrocarpum (stevens), cranberry, better in rich soil full sun, doesn't require a bog, medicinal, very tart but edible obviously 15. Vaccinium cities idaea- lingonberries! Not self fertile, tart edible obviously, not native but possibly beneficial Sorry for spelling errors, was typing while listening

Great video Summer, very informative, also I like the fact that you mention is good to offer some food or shelterfor all kind of creatures, me working at a nursery in Colorado, I hear often time people trying to fight those "pesky creatures " and a solution could be offering something to either feed or host ,(and live alone the plants we are looking to harvest or enjoy as a ornamental). As gardener we need them all, the good, the bad, the pretty and the ugly. You are an example of trying to live in harmony with the ecosystem without interfering with chemicals or man made devices. Not sure for large scale agriculture, but if gardeners can make this changes we can make a positive impact in our world, :) Cheers

It took me half the video to realize you were saying "palatable" haha, I've never heard it pronounced like that! Great info and production as always, thank you for sharing with us 🌱🫐

I come here for your plant knowledge and leave very mellow after listening to your soothing voice which is very therapeutic to me - thanks.

Thank you for all the info on these ground covers! My yard has always been filled with our local wild strawberries, and I just LOVE watching the birds,squirrels, and bunnies take full advantage ! I’ve been looking for cranberry plants ,but find it very difficult to get my hands on them, I’m in NY same growing zone , any info for those would be appreciated!

Very nice episode. Really appreciate the effort put into this informative piece.

Thank you for all tips. I am glad that you have discovered lingonberries which are native to my country and culture. A good thing to know is that they hold good preservative qualities and are, for example, great to add when baking bread to prolong the storing capacity of bread substantially. The berries can also be stored well by themselves in a jar, just cover them with water and they will stay fresh for months.

I am stepping up my ground cover game and this information is so helpful!

We love our strawberries! We had to move them around because they can take over a spot easilly. The ever bearing one tastes great. The Yellow Wonder alpine strawberries taste almost like mangoes 😀

When buying more than one of any cross-pollinating plant, it's important to know how they were propagated. Especially spreaders like most ground covers are propagated vegetatively (division or cuttings). What this means is a nursery might have a few benches full of identical plants, because they are all clones of the original stock plant. Thus, planting more than one individual-seeming plant can offer zero cross pollination.

Time stamps and a plant list in the description would be very helpful, especially for a long video such as this one. Thank you

Excellent overview of ground cover plants. Thank you for the interesting video. Good luck to you👍🌻💙

I've been enjoying woodchips as a ground cover. Lots of weed free room for new food sources. Birds bees, and me. Lol. thankyou.

Hi. I left one bed in my front yard grow the wild strawberries as a groundcover. I like it for that. It doesn't let many weeds get in. I did notice this year I had a vine come in on my railing with cute little purple flower with annoying itchy balls that stick to clothing it produced fairly large pretty red berries. I think it is bittersweet not sure though. I've read it's invasive though I really don't want to pull it because the berries are pretty. I love your channel so educational we are not that far from each other so learning about all the plants is fun.

Thanks for sharing all this knowledge and experience guys

Thank you so much guys!!! 🎉

Thanks for this fabulous and info packed video, loved it!!

They are very special plants,so many values,look beautiful ,and then there’s the fruit,great tips. 💚🌱🌵☘️