Plants can serve so many functions beyond the one or two you might initially choose them for like food or beauty. These ground cover plants for Florida Ill be showing you can eliminate weeds, reduce watering needs, attract pollinators and beneficial insects, put fertilizer into the soil, produce food, and of course be a beautiful addition to your landscape. Here are 12 of my favorites ground covers for Florida I have planted around my urban Florida food forest. They include native Florida ground covers, ground covers for shade, and more.
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Kudzu Is a good ground cover
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Good evening Urban Harvest. I completely agree that it's definitely better to convert at least a significant portion of one's urban yard to growing edible items – considering how many edible plants and weeds are out there: Dandelion, purslane, Sheep Sorrel, Curly Dock, Chickweed and Plaintain among them – a great way to properly preserve our sustainable resources. That being said, have a wonderful weekend and thanks for sharing a tour of your lovely garden. ππππ