The following was received via email: I have heard of , and cannot for the life of me, remember the name of a type of ground cover that you can plant in amongst flowers or on its own, and animals will not walk on it. It seems to me it is a type of nettle but it is a groundcover and so does not grow more than 1-3" high. I assume it is prickly; that being the reason that animals will not walk on it. If you could please provide me with the name of it I would greatly appreciate it, as I am having alot of trouble with animals in my flowerbeds. Thanks so much.