Hi everybody this is Joe Lample the Joe behind Joe Gardner and welcome to the

Joe Gardner show over the past couple of years I think we've covered topics

related to meadow gardens quite a bit many of us are interested in this topic for

several reasons but it is often related to what we can do to reduce or replace our lawns and to track more beneficial insects with native plants.

Those are great reasons to have a meadow garden.

But there's another option that provides some of the same benefits as meadow gardens,

along with some unique advantages, and likely a few areas where this option doesn't compare.

But if you like the idea of a faster start in

establishment, followed by longer lasting results, and minimal work for years to

come, perhaps you need to start a ground cover revolution to replace your existing yard.

That's exactly what our guest today did when she bought her first house.

Kathy Jensen is the author of Ground Cover Revolution,

How to Use Sustainable Low Maintenance, Low Water Ground Cover to

replace your turf. Does that sound appealing to you? If so, this episode will be

right down your alley and even if you are a lifetime lawn person.

I think you'll find this episode interesting and entertaining too.

Kathy Jensen is the author and publisher of the Washington Gardner magazine

based in Washington DC and she's the editor of three Plant Society journals.

Kathy hosts The Garden D.C. podcast and is co-author of the Urban Garden 101 ways to grow

food and beauty in the city.

Kathy's here today to help us learn more about using ground covers as a compliment or

replacement for lawns no matter where you live.

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