Virtual Tour of the Leech Street
Ground Covers:

April 29:
Japanese pachysandra (spurge)

An herbaceous perennial ground cover. Its leaves are evergreen--a tough winter critter for partial to full shade.

May 6:
Creeping Phlox

May 8:
Yellow thimbleweed (Anemone richardsonii hook).

Thimblweed is a bit unusual. It spreads via rhizomes (underground stems) to form a bit of a mat: I don't know how/where I got it since it is an arctic/Canadian plant.

May 8:
Common periwinkle (Vinca minor).

May 11:
Dead nettle (Lamium maculatum).

Lamium can be considered invasive but I like the leaves and it is behaving.

May 16:
Variegated Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)

May 17:
Phlox subulata snowflake

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May 25:
Carpet bugleweed (Ajuga reptans)

Slowly replacing my lawn,

May 31:
Sedum Yellow Stonecrop with Snippet Lime Weigela

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June 22:
Wild strawberry

It colonizes politely, is watered little, has white flowers in spring, and the fruits are small and tasty if the critters don t get them first It s different from the wild strawberry.

June 20:
Blue Star Creeper (Isotoma fluviatilis) with its worker bee.

June 20:
Blue Star Juniper (Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star')