Contradictory information on ground cover plants...

[Anonymous]

OP, you’ve gotten some good input here from others- and i would just emphasize that any landscaping company recommending English Ivy and/or Vinca is completely ignorant about gardening so please look around for another one.
Those 2 plants are both on the invasive species list at least for Maryland (probably Virginia as well).
People in my local gardening FB group are absolutely fanatical about how much they love their Packera aurea.
I recommend trying to find a native plant FB group for your local area/town/county, if you are on FB. People love responding to people’s requests for help/ideas. And people will give you free Packera aurea if you ask—it grows well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Geranium macrorrhizum ingwersen's variety. I have a path in my front yard. It is gorgeous right now. Nothing can compete with them once established. It is not native but easy to pull up if you want a change.

https://www.theimpatientgardener.com/geranium-macrorrhizum/?v=7516fd43adaa

https://www.theimpatientgardener.com/geranium-macrorrhizum/?v=7516fd43adaa

I have Bevan’s, which are pinker flowers and concur. Not native but is easy to manage. Mine is in terrible soil.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have pachysandra and don't find it invasive--if it goes beyond its border, it's easy to trim or pull out. But I'm not sure if it would ward off poison ivy.

+1. I don't find pachysandra to be a problem at all. It's one of the only things that can help suppress weeds on my steep slopes.

+1 not at all invasive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have pachysandra and don't find it invasive--if it goes beyond its border, it's easy to trim or pull out. But I'm not sure if it would ward off poison ivy.

+1. I don't find pachysandra to be a problem at all. It's one of the only things that can help suppress weeds on my steep slopes.

+1 not at all invasive

It is on the Rock Creek Park invasive list. We are paying tax dollars to try to remove it. Planting it on purpose is counterproductive.

https://mgnv.org/plants/invasive-plants/japanese-pachysandra/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have pachysandra and don't find it invasive--if it goes beyond its border, it's easy to trim or pull out. But I'm not sure if it would ward off poison ivy.

+1. I don't find pachysandra to be a problem at all. It's one of the only things that can help suppress weeds on my steep slopes.

+1 not at all invasive

Incorrect. This is not an opinion question. Just because it’s contained in your yard doesn’t mean it’s not invasive. It’s on the non-native invasive list in Maryland. It should not be planted or sold in this area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you’ve gotten some good input here from others- and i would just emphasize that any landscaping company recommending English Ivy and/or Vinca is completely ignorant about gardening so please look around for another one.
Those 2 plants are both on the invasive species list at least for Maryland (probably Virginia as well).
People in my local gardening FB group are absolutely fanatical about how much they love their Packera aurea.
I recommend trying to find a native plant FB group for your local area/town/county, if you are on FB. People love responding to people’s requests for help/ideas. And people will give you free Packera aurea if you ask—it grows well.

I had to look that up and recognize it from some of the beautiful gardens around the Smithsonian museums.
https://gardeninacity.com/2021/05/06/let-us-now-praise-golden-ragwort/