A supplier for barren strawberry ground cover

Looking for a supplier carrying barren strawberry ground cover in Nova Scotia

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**FULL QUESTION** Dear *Gardening Life*, Marjorie Harris wrote about a ground cover called barren strawberry (*Waldsteinia ternata*). I'd like to use it in my garden but I can't find a supplier here in Nova Scotia. Can you help? *—Taki Kostopoulos, Pictou, NS*

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**FULL ANSWER** Taki, *Waldsteinia ternata* is a wonderful little ground cover, thriving in sun or shade and offering a bonus of yellow flowers in spring. You might check in your local garden centre's ground cover section as well as in the perennial section. However, if you have exhausted your local sources, I know of one mail order source: Hortico in Waterdown, ON. 24-Hour Answering Service for Orders: (905) 689-6984. Phone Queries: (905) 689-6984. Good luck! *—Karen York, Botanical Editor* Other questions recently answered by the GL team: When to move irises Maintaining blue spruces The best way to grow gunneras Getting rid of sawfly larvae on roses Eliminating earwigs from clematis flowers Beetle damage to spruce trees Removing whiteflies from hibiscus leaves Building a cactus garden Maintaining redbud trees Maintaining Boston ivy growth Using black walnut leaves for mulch Stopping powdery mildew on maples Planting trees near a swale Growing on a septic field How to battle weeds between flagstone and alternative options Mysterious orange powder on the lawn What to do with end-of-season potatoes on the vine How to control Japanese knotweed What to grow in a dry area The proper way to plant astrantia What is the star flower and how do I manage it? How do I eliminate my ant problem? Preventing red beetles from attacking lilies Vine types to grow on a new pergola Maintaining purple fountain grass Keeping bougainvilllea healthy throughout the winer How to rid invasive green goutweed Good garden uses for fireplace ashes Growing grape hyacinth indoors The best way to convert a lawn into a meadow The proper way to grow rhododendrons Eliminating beetle damage to spruce trees Annual resembling Japanese maple Planting ivy near cedar trees In search of the 'Sundance Kid' sunflower Caring for canna bulbs

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