{"id":432,"date":"2007-03-29T14:57:36","date_gmt":"2007-03-29T18:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2007\/03\/29\/groundcover-for-sun-and-shade\/"},"modified":"2010-10-03T22:25:27","modified_gmt":"2010-10-04T02:25:27","slug":"groundcover-for-sun-and-shade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2007\/03\/29\/groundcover-for-sun-and-shade\/","title":{"rendered":"Groundcover for sun and shade"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p> I&#8217;ve been asked what kind of perennial flowering plants would grow well on a slope, and at the base of the slope in an area shaded by trees.<br \/>\nGroundcovers work well on slopes.   If the slope is in a full sun area you could try planting St. John&#8217;s Wort  (Hypericum), Vinca minor, Ajuga, Verbena, and Wintercreeper.  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