Is Sedum Ground Cover Right For Me?

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is sedum right for me

Is Sedum Ground Cover right for me –  Many people are looking at all sorts of garden ideas for the year ahead. They want to find out how to get their outdoor space back into great shape now the cold and wet winter is over. It’s not long now until Spring when plants will start to wake up and get growing.

Opting for sedum is one of the best ways to keep any garden beautiful year-round. The wildlife you need to pollinate your plants will love it too.

What makes sedum groundcover so great?

Let’s look at some of the benefits and any disadvantages of using sedum groundcover: –

Sedum matting production field in May.  The flowers you can see are a mixture of Sedum album and Sedum Sexangulare.  Later in the year the colours will change to the hot pinks of Sedum spurium and the more delicate pinks of S. pulchellum

1. It looks amazing all year round

First there’s the aesthetic element to it, which, after all, is essential to any beautiful garden. Sedum groundcover from Enviromat is made using a variety of sedum plant species and this gives it an attractive look at any time of the year.

During summer, you can expect it to be at its best. But it will flower from April right through to October. Your garden will look incredibly radiant virtually year round.

During the winter months, the leaves will turn a pleasing cherry red. So dreary days can be boosted with a burst of colour.

2. It’s easy to care for

Sedum groundcover is not difficult or time-consuming to look after. If you use sedum matting, it’s quickly and easily laid in any part of the garden…. even in awkward ornamental parts. What’s more, it’s incredibly easy to look after.

This is one hardy plant, one that easily survives the harsh British climate. So you don’t have to worry about any frost-protection measures. Similarly, you don’t even have to mow or prune it. The odd bit of weeding is really all that’s required.

3. Chemical-free and bee-friendly

You’ll also be pleased to learn that sedum groundcover is disease resistant and tolerates dry conditions really well. (not that we have to worry too much about that in the UK).

Your friendly pollinators, the bees and butterflies, that are vital to your garden looking incredible, will come in their droves.

Are there any disadvantages to sedum groundcover?

The only real drawback may be the initial cost, but seeing as how this evergreen groundcover is going to last 15 years or more, it’s entirely more cost effective than buying bedding plants each year – so it works out cheap in the end.

How to plant and care for sedum matting

We hope you’ve got a better idea now about sedum groundcover, there are lots of other blogs here to help you make the most of your sedum.

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