I have a spot in my yard that the sprinklers don't hit properly and it quite brown and ugly looking. It is also right by the driveway. If I planted clover.....
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Dutch clover is nothing new it is a common thing on most lawn around here where people don't sprat for dandelions, over time it will suppress the dandelions.
HeathenFarmer
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Aug 4, 2018
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I keep wondering about relative merits of different groundcovers. Thanks for adding one for me to consider. I just don't like mowing grass. I didn't realize clover varies so much in height, but I went on Amazon and read on the clover seed varieties. Some are actually upwards of 12 inches, way too high. But the low-growing stuff is intriguing. I love that it is also a haven for honeybees and butterflies.
My one worry would be how invasive it might turn out to be to slightly raised flower beds that it would surround. Any thoughts?
MikeInBatonRouge
Level 8
Aug 4, 2018
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I hadn't thought of that. It will need more research.
@HippieChick58 I have a small, North facing, suburban front yard with clay soil. The lawn grows fine, so I know there are nutrients in the top several inches, but is still dence, and virtual Hard-pan just 10 or 12 inches Down. One area I feel confident I CAN use clover without worry is between my front sidewalk and the street. I have a less than ideal large drainage ditch parallel to the street, with a 5 foot swath of grass between ditch and street and another 3 feet between the ditch and sidewalk. It is a bit annoying to get my lawnmower out there. The sidewalk is a good buffer between where clover might grow and the main front yard, so it could be a low risk test area for me. I am painstakingly digging and prepping two raised beds for my 3 dozen roses. (It is backbreaking but important for drainage prep work.) A clover patch to bring more honeybees into proximity could be great. I think I'll go for it. ?
@MikeInBatonRouge That is awesome!! I have the same areas, parking strip areas that I could plant the clover in. My front yard faces south. Part of the parking strip area is bounded on 4 sides: sidewalk, driveway, street, and cement pad for the community mail box. It is about 3x4. I have long considered putting some sort of ground cover there.
Adjust your sprinklers, perhaps?
Surfpirate
Level 9
Aug 4, 2018
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2 years running the sprinker company has told me it's as good as it is gonna get.
@HippieChick58 A drought resistant ground cover might work in that case.
