does anyone have any suggestions on ground covering plants that will grow well in south Louisiana. I have a very large live oak tree in the front yard. it is basically all dirt underneath it. Probably about 30x30 in size maybe even a little bigger. I'm wanting to put some landscape timbers around the area then plant some sort of vine or ivy or something. but I also want it to look pretty as well. I don't have a large budget... any suggestions? the area is mostly shaded with very little sun.

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Posted by Shexter

Prairieville

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Posted on 9/20/23 at 1:25 pm to cajunboi03

Iron plants seem to be the go to in Baton Rouge

Jasmine is another common ground cover around oaks

Personally, I have spider plants around my trees. They don't grow as dense as jasmine, but they look great and multiply quickly.

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Posted by Ingeniero

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Posted on 9/20/23 at 3:12 pm to cajunboi03

Put me down as a jasmine hater. It looks good when it's tamed but it climbs, gets sticky, and is hard as hell to kill when you're ready to get rid of it. I hate mine.

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Posted by heatom2

At the plant, baw.

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Posted on 9/21/23 at 9:51 pm to cajunboi03

Piggy backing on this, I have a shaded side of my house that I’m worried about dirt runoff with rain.

Any suggestions specific to that? Make a flower bed area and plant some shade resistant ground cover?

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Posted by jlsufan

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Posted on 9/21/23 at 10:13 pm to cajunboi03

japanese ardisia

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