I've been tasked by my community association to find a bush (or ground cover) that can meet these requirements:
- Stays green all year long
- Can grow in Atlanta area (7b) heat, cold, dry spells, and rainy seasons
- Slow growth rate
- Survives in full sun and in partial shade
- Requires little maintenance
- Never looks "neglected"
We have 9 entries into the various subdivisions that all have tacky-looking "shrubbery." They are about 50' long and 4' wide surrounded by a concrete gutter with asphalt outside of that.
We need a solution that will keep the entries looking tidy, but without a whole lot of maintenance. The
plants will have to endure some summers that might have weeks of no rain, and other times of the year that will rain 40 times in two months. The concrete and asphalt that surrounds the 50'x4' plots of dirt tends to soak up and then store heat during the summer.
We have had some suggestions so far: Indian Hawthorne, Yucca, and Liriope.
Any info that solves our problem will be greatly appreciated.