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Mar 27th, 2007 at 08:08 PM
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I just got this for my 3 year olds birthday party. Once it's got 200 lbs of sand in it, it's not going anywhere. So I'm looking for a good full-shade groundcover that doesn't mind a little foot traffic now and then. I'm sure any/all grass under this thing is going to die. What do you suggest?
Sarah - Zone 5b/6
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Does it do full shade? Dave's Garden recommends full sun to part shade. I love it though. Looks beautiful.
Sarah - Zone 5b/6
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yea im losing it! sorry sarah, lol i was looking at the pic thinking you got part shade there! think i need to start checking my coffee! i think your 3 year old is gonna have a blast playing with the sand, :) i get full shade in parts of my yard and theres moss growing there, not shure what kind. but it grows more in the shade, than in the sun, now that im thinking about it i dont think i realy have any moss in my sunny parts of the yard,
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If you don't mind spreaders, vinca or labrador violets. I have had no luck with Irish Moss.
next time, we're not buying in a forest
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vinca would be good as it will grow in sun or shade. it doesn't spread out as quickly in shady conditions as it will in full sun. i think it would get enough sunlight over the course of the day to do very well under that sand box.
that's a really cool box, too!! your daughter is going to love it!!
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Sarah:  Go to www.STEPABLES.com and take a look. I think you might try the Stepables "Scotch Moss". It takes heavy foot traffic. It grows fast, height is 3 inches and it says you can plant the various plants 12 " apart---they do spread but not so much the first year--but mine from last year is thick & pretty-(& is on the west side of my house, so sun does not bother it.) The label says it can go from part shade with am sun only to part sun & pm sun is ok--it may at least bear looking into.
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^I was going to say to check out stepables. I bought a ton of groundcovers that can tolerate being stepped on a few times a day. I got some labrador violets, creeping wire vine, (I think those will look really neat once they've filled in around my granite rocks that are nearby), and a type of clover plant. For groundcovers, I have been choosing things that can be stepped on, because I'm the most klutzy person on the planet! I can't weed without trampling my flower beds!
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