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groundcover layer
sweet woodruff
galium odoratum
the deep-shade solution: a hay-scented carpet that thrives where even grass gives up, knitting the forest garden floor closed against weeds.
functions
ground covermedicinal
light
shade tolerant
moisture
moist
soil
leafy woodland floor
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for sweet woodruff — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
see sweet woodruff on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around sweet woodruff
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- groundcover
- sweet woodruff — the anchor
- groundcover
- ramsons (wild garlic)
- canopy
- silver birchenglish oak