Blue Rug Juniper Plant Spacing

Apart to form a dense enough mat to crowd out weeds and control weeds with mulch until the plants cover the area.

Blue rug juniper plant spacing. Although the information say their spread is approximately 6 8 we assume it might be figured differently on slopes about 45 degrees. In winter the foliage turns a purplish color for additional interest. We want good ground cover and our large flat rocks are not keeping the all the weeds down. Blue rug juniper is certainly a low maintenance plant.

If you are growing it as a ground cover for a large site space plants 4 to 6 feet apart. During this period water it every 2 4 days. Prefers sandy soils on the dry side but adaptable to a wide range of well drained soils. Blue rug juniper juniperus horizontalis wiltonii is a low growing creeping silvery blue evergreen shrub with dark blue berry like cones.

Works well as a specimen and in rock gardens. As a ground cover space plants 5 ft. They will grow to form a mat that s thick enough to crowd out weeds and provide visual interest all throughout the year. Make the planting hole twice as wide and 2 inches shallower than the blue rug juniper s root ball to reduce the chance of damaging the roots and ensure the proper planting depth.

Apart or closer for faster coverage. We have a 66 long by about 6 8 deep ditch in front of our home that we would like to plant blue juniper rug bushes. Excellent choice for erosion control on slopes. Water deeply regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system.

Reduce frequency once established.