Plants to try for boulevards in full sun.

Yarrows (
achillea)                                           
Thymes (
thymus)
Hens-and-chicks (
sempervivum)
Sundrops (
onethera)

Sedums
Lamb's-ears (stachys)
Cinquefoil (
potentillas)
Moss Pink (
phlox sublata)

Plants to try for shady boulevards

Sweet Woodruff
Hostas spp. (be sure to check height)
English Ivy (
hedera helix)*
Spotted Deadnettle (lamium maculatum)


What plants would you suggest for boulevards?

Have you tried a plant that has been a roaring success or a dismal failure?
Where have you found plants?

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You may want to grow native plants, which are plants that have evolved in this area and are well adapted to this region. Use a reputable source for native plants. 
Never take plants from the wild!

Barren Strawberry      Pussytoes
Wild Ginger               Foamflower
Wild Columbine

*Note: some introduced plant species have become invasive in our native ecosystems, woodlands, parks, etc.  Be sure to confine groundcovers so that they do not encroach onto natural areas.

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