Blue Rug Juniper Plant Spacing

Make the planting hole twice as wide and 2 inches shallower than the blue rug juniper s root ball to reduce the chance of damaging the roots and ensure the proper planting depth.

Blue rug juniper plant spacing.

In winter the foliage turns a purplish color for additional interest. Reduce frequency once established. Prefers sandy soils on the dry side but adaptable to a wide range of well drained soils. They will grow to form a mat that s thick enough to crowd out weeds and provide visual interest all throughout the year.

Although the information say their spread is approximately 6 8 we assume it might be figured differently on slopes about 45 degrees. As a groundcover space plants 5 to 6 ft. Blue rug juniper is certainly a low maintenance plant. Apart to form a dense enough mat to crowd out weeds and control weeds with mulch until the plants cover the area.

We have a 66 long by about 6 8 deep ditch in front of our home that we would like to plant blue juniper rug bushes. If you are growing it as a ground cover for a large site space plants 4 to 6 feet apart. During this period water it every 2 4 days. Works well as a specimen and in rock gardens.

We want good ground cover and our large flat rocks are not keeping the all the weeds down. Water deeply regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system. The blue rug juniper typically takes approximately 6 weeks to establish new roots in the soil. Excellent choice for erosion control on slopes.

As a ground cover space plants 5 ft.