# Gardening Season 2024

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** gardening\
**Created:** [April 10, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-season-2024/1000107 "2024-04-10T17:50:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-season-2024/1000107/4 "2024-04-10T18:14:37Z")

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I actually started [a gardening related thread today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-planted-about-100-bulbs-yesterday-and-some-critter-dug-up-30-of-them-last-night/1000104/14) in fact.

We’re increasing the flowers in the yard. I have about 2 feet down either side of our walk planted with bulbs and am expecting a delivery of 42 50pound bags of white rocks on Friday. This will cover the bedding and hopefully suppress grass, weeds and dirty digging bulb stealing animals.

We’re putting red wood chips around 4 of our young trees.  
I hope to find some more periwinkle vinca to continue our front yard project between the 2 mature maple trees.

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Any opinions on flowering ground covers?  
Looking for one good in the sun with excellent weed control properties.

I’m thinking Creeping Phlox but interested in what others have used successfully. We’re hardiness zone 7b.

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