The Blue Rug Juniper is a hardy evergreen ground cover variety with a low trailing habit and short needle-like silvery-blue aromatic foliage. This Juniper is commonly used as foundation plantings, around trees and shrubs, embankment plantings, beds, rock gardens, or planted along and allowed to hang over retaining walls. With an intermediate growth rate a fully mature Blue Rug Juniper will remain less than 1 foot in height while spreading up to 8 feet wide which creates a dense mat.
Typically the Blue Rug Juniper has no issues with pests of diseases and are tolerant of air pollution and resistant to deer. This ground cover thrives when placed in 6 - 8 hours of direct sunlight daily in USDA zones 3a - 9b. Until the plant has matured its soil should remain evenly moist, but must remain well draining. Soggy soil can cause damage to the plant.
Caring for the Blue Rug Juniper is relatively easy and it is often regarded as being low maintenance. The Blue Rug Juniper does not require pruning unless its growth has become unruly or foliage is damaged or diseased. Light pruning can encourage growth and will provide your garden with dense, healthy dark green year round interest. If you choose to prune do so in the late winter or early spring removing any dead and/or damaged foliage.
For a seamless planting, space your Blue Rug Juniper 3 feet apart from plant center to plant center. For space between plantings, plant them 6-7+ feet apart.
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Samuel Bird (verified owner) –
Plants were in perfect shape and meticulously packaged. Everything was fine. Thank you.
Julie Evans (verified owner) –
I did not receive the two I ordered. Instead I received two additional azalea plants. The one juniper I did receive was a nice plant. A mixup when the order was prepared for shipping I guess.
All plants were received in good condition however.
Team PBM –
Customer service has reached out via email. - Christy
Beverly Cooper-Wiele (verified owner) –
The plants arrived in excellent condition and had obviously been packaged carefully. Even in their small, newly-planted state, they add color and texture to ground that was bare and unattractive. I think I need a couple more!
Mary Toedtemeier –
Was very pleased with the 7 blue rug junipers I ordered on Sept. 10,2020. They were well package and arrived in very good shape. They were larger size and shape then I expected. Planted them right away , now hope they will grow.
Linda B Taylor (verified owner) –
Plants arrived in 3-4 days, great shipping crate. They are thriving in our front bed.
Harriet Earley (verified owner) –
These plants arrived quick and in great shape. All were a nice size and look great in our yard.