Plant Aubrieta in a sunny spot in well-drained soil. Add a little organic fertilizer to the planting hole. Water weekly throughout the first spring and summer, but don't let it sit in soggy soil. Keep the area around Abrieta well-drained by adding a light layer of gravel on top of the soil. Shear the plant back after it blooms, using garden scissors or bypass pruners, and you may get another round of flowers in summer.
Shearing also keeps the plant looking tidy.
Combine Aubrieta with yellow-flowering plants, as well as other blues. Aubrieta doesn't grow well in warm climates but is a perfect choice for cold and mild climates, U.S.D.A. Hardiness Map zones 4 to 8. Inc. How things get done. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy .