By Kathy Tando, Nebraska Extension Master Gardener
Mother Nature abhors a bare spot. And what does she most readily have to fill it? WEEDS. So beat her at the game. Mulch is one way, but consider others if mulch doesn’t stay due to our winds. You can pack more desirables in, so they block the sun from the ground. Or one of my favorites is using low lying ground covers such as sedums. Sedums are very drought tolerant and don’t crowd out other desirables.